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Diablo 4 is reportedly hitting Switch 2 on September 15, and the version making the trip is the full Age of Hatred Collection. Base game, both expansions, one purchase.
That date is doing a lot of work
September 15 lands two days after BlizzCon, which runs on the 12th and 13th this year. Before that, gamescom takes over Cologne from August 26 to 30, with Opening Night Live on the evening of the 25th. So there are two very convenient stages for an official reveal, and if I had to bet, I would take the German one. The Switch port of Diablo 3 got its unveiling at gamescom in 2018, and nothing from the series has touched Nintendo hardware since.
Three years is a long wait for a port. The game went out in June 2023, the console arrived last June, and in between Blizzard had a second expansion to finish, which showed up in April. Put like that, the delay stops looking like neglect.
What is in the package
The Age of Hatred Collection covers Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred and Lord of Hatred, which is everything released so far. Anyone starting fresh on Switch 2 would be level with the rest of the player base on day one. The leaked price tag is $69.99.
The catch? The physical edition is a box with a download code inside, no cartridge. Shelf collectors on this console know that routine far too well by now.
Where this is coming from
The name behind it is billbil-kun, the leaker attached to French deal site Dealabs, who flagged the port itself at the start of August. Back then he was torn between September 15 and 18 and could not say whether the expansions were coming along. Both gaps are filled in now. Blizzard has confirmed absolutely nothing, so this is still a rumour, just one from a source with an irritatingly good hit rate.
Still unanswered
Nobody has said whether seasons on Switch 2 run in step with the other platforms, and there is not a word about carrying progress between machines. For a game people live inside for years, that second question beats any resolution argument.
Personally, I am sold on the concept. An isometric demon blender fits the Joy-Con mouse mode better than most things that have reached the handheld, and clearing dungeons on a train ride sounds great. The awkward bit is paying again for something already sitting in my library. Would you double dip for the portable version, or is one copy enough? Let us know in the comments.
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