Mobile version of Diablo 4

Can you play Diablo 4 on mobile?

In June 2022, Diablo's Community Manager, Adam Fletcher, said that Diablo 4 was built "strictly" for PC and consoles [1]:

With such clear wording, it's safe to assume there's no Diablo 4 mobile version. Blizzard may also be trying to distance Diablo 4 from the poor reception Diablo: Immortal has received for its perceived pay-to-win model.

Could a mobile phone's hardware handle Diablo 4?

No. Seeing that the Nintendo Switch isn't in Diablo 4's list of confirmed release platforms either (due to hardware limitations), it's no surprise that a mobile phone (Android or iOS) can't play the game. Also, Blizzard hasn't announced any plans to release a pared-down version of the game for any platform.

Best mobile phones for gaming

As of early 2023, the concensus among tech review sites is that Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max is the best gaming phone (and likely best overall phone).

iPhone 14 Pro Max

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• 6.7-inch OLED
• 14hr battery

ASUS ROG 6 Pro

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• 6.8-inch AMOLED
• 16hr battery

OnePlus 10 Pro

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• 6.7-inch AMOLED
• 12hr battery

These phones share a few things in common: large, clear screens, long battery lives, and plenty of processing power. Diablo: Immortal should perform spectacularly on any of them.

Diablo Immortal fills mobile void

First announced in late 2018, Diablo Immortal was developed by Blizzard and Chinese gaming company, NetEase, specifically for the mobile platform [2]. It aimed to bring the most true Diablo experience as possible to cellular phones. The game released on June 2, 2022 [3], roughly a year before Diablo 4's release date of June 6, 2023, so it's unlikely that Blizzard would want to take (mobile) focus away from Immortal.

Diablo Immortal cross-play on PC

In a surprising move, Blizzard announced that Diablo Immortal, first thought to be mobile-only, will now also be launching on PC [4]. Both versions of the game will allow cross-play and cross-progression, meaning that if you play your character for ten minutes on your cell phone, take a break, and then open up Diablo Immortal on your PC, you can pick up right where you left off from your phone. This works vice-versa as well, and you can party with anyone playing the PC or phone version.

While this worked for Immortal, it won't work for Diablo 4. Taking a less demanding game engine (Diablo Immortal) and porting it to a more powerful hardware platform (PC) is much easier than the inverse: adapting a highly demanding game engine (Diablo 4) to a much less powerful hardware platform (mobile).