Diablo IV is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, with the Lord of Hatred expansion included
Diablo IV is officially confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2, and it will arrive bundled with the Lord of Hatred expansion. Taiwan's ratings board issued an age classification for the Switch 2 version in late April 2026 — a move that typically signals a release is close — and Indonesia's equivalent body had already logged a similar rating weeks earlier. Blizzard made the announcement formally on April 19, 2026, just days before Lord of Hatred launched on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on April 28.
Six years between Nintendo releases
Diablo III came to the original Switch in 2018 and sold well enough to be considered one of the better ports on the platform. Since then, Blizzard hasn't shipped a single Diablo title on Nintendo hardware. Switch 2's upgraded specs change the calculus: the new hardware can run Diablo IV at feature parity with other platforms, including support for mouse mode — a control option that suits the isometric ARPG's click-heavy combat better than a standard thumbstick setup.
The Switch 2 version will launch with Lord of Hatred already included, which means new players pick up the base game and its first major expansion together. That's a meaningful package given the expansion adds a full new act, a new class, and significant endgame content. Whether Blizzard prices the Switch 2 edition differently from the Standard or Deluxe editions on other platforms hasn't been confirmed yet.
What to expect, and when
Blizzard hasn't pinned down a specific release date — per GameRant, the window is described as "later in 2026," which points to a Q4 launch. That timing lines up with the holiday window, when big third-party releases tend to land on Nintendo platforms. No PEGI or ESRB listings have surfaced yet, and no pre-order pages have gone live in the US or UK.
For Switch 2 owners who skipped Diablo IV on other platforms, the wait looks like it will end before the end of the year. The official announcement confirms the port is real — exact pricing and a firm date are the only things still outstanding.
