It helped that Blizzard determined to bring D2R to PC

In the GDC 2021 speech, Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse (previously Mihoyo) outright admitted that the method used to create characters was focused on generating maximum amount of capital from its viewers. For example, the D2R Items Raiden Shogun and Kokomi characters reruns that took place in March 2022 alone brought the company more than $33 million in revenues.

The moment was immortalized in videos and mockery, most that was due to failed audience expectations: Fans attending BlizzCon 2018 had been hoping for "Diablo 2 Resurrected" announcements. But it also came from the stigma that still surrounds smartphones and games played in the West which is where the adoption of smartphones as a gaming platform has been slower than in the majority around the globe.

Since it's launch, "Diablo Immortal" has gained a reputation boost, since test results from beta and alpha versions proved that the game is a full-throated old-fashioned Diablo experience. (It helped that Blizzard determined to bring D2R to PC.) The Diablo series is among the most influential aspects of contemporary game design, introducing gameplay loops that are centered around the acquisition of random "loot" to improve your role-playing characters efficient. "Diablo 2," which was recently remastered, cemented this loop, and "Diablo 3" which Cheng also worked on, was streamlined and refined it.

The 2018 year was difficult for Cheng and the team, he added that it only strengthened their resolve to make "Immortal" is a worthy game for the Diablo series, especially since its game is completely free to play on mobile, which brings the series to its largest possible audience to date. The game is scheduled to launch on June 2.

Cheng's enthusiasm about the project was evident in an interview he recently conducted. "I do believe that 'Diablo: Immortal' is going to change a lot of players' perceptions of what they consider to be a mobile game," Cheng told The Washington Post. "That was our goals from the beginning. Let's elevate the standards for what gamers can expect from an online game."

"I have three kids and they're all teenagers and they don't make the same distinction between console, PC , or mobile devices," Cheng said. "They enjoy playing games on a variety of platforms."

The game will be able to have a simultaneous launch on PC that includes full keyboard and mouse controller support, as well as cross-play and cross progression with mobile support at the launch. This choice was made following a Beta test where gaming content creators expressed they'd have to play the Diablo 2 Resurrected Items to display it on their channels according to Rod Fergusson, general manager of the Diablo franchise.