14 DAY TRIAL // As expected, Blizzard confirmed it will run an open beta for Diablo II Resurrected this month. Players can take part by pre-ordering Diablo II: Resurrected or the Diablo Prime Evil Collection on PC or eligible consoles.
The early access to Open Beta starts on August 13 at 10 am PDT and only those who pre-order the game will be able to play Diablo II: Resurrected. However, come August 20, the Open Beta weekend will be open to everyone on a supported platform.
Speaking of supported platforms, the Open Beta will be available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. Keep in mind though that on console platforms, the Early Access Beta will be available to download from within the player’s owned game library.
Starting August 18, PC players will be able to pre-load the Open Beta via the Battle.net client. On Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 players will be able to pre-load the Beta from August 17 after the Early Access Beta ends from the store pages across the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store.
Furthermore, on August 20 at 10 am PDT PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 players will be able to play the Diablo II: Resurrected Open Beta, which is available to anyone in the general public who wishes to participate on a supported platform.
More importantly, the Early Access weekend test will run until August 17 at 10 am PDT, while the Open Beta weekend will run until August 23 at 10 am PDT.
Blizzard also confirmed that during Early Access to the Open Beta you will need Xbox Live Gold to access multiplayer features on Xbox platforms. However, Xbox Live Gold will not be required to play during the Open Beta (non-Early Access) on Xbox platforms, and the same goes for PlayStation Plus, which will not be required to play during Early Access or the Open Beta.
