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Diablo 5 is learning from Resurrected
Blizzard is using Diablo 2: Resurrected as a living guide for what Diablo 5 should carry forward.
In brief
Blizzard is using Diablo 2: Resurrected as a living guide for what Diablo 5 should carry forward. Diablo 2 still shapes Blizzard because Resurrected lets the team study its old strengths in a modern game context. Originally reported by TechRadar.
Old roots, new sequel
Diablo 5 will borrow ideas from Diablo 2 and its 2021 remaster, Diablo 2: Resurrected, as Blizzard shapes the next mainline entry.
Fans kept it alive
Joe Shely says Resurrected exists because players never stopped caring about Diablo 2. That ongoing love gave Blizzard a fresh way to study it.
“The reason that Diablo 2: Resurrected exists is because of the continued passion of players”
A modern reference point
The team is not only looking back at a 20-year-old classic. Resurrected sits beside Diablo 4, so its lessons feel current.
“we can look at it through today's lens”
Loot leads the way
Blizzard is drawing from Resurrected's itemization, including weapons, armor, and loot systems, as it thinks through Diablo 5's design.
Lessons from today
Shely says Diablo 5 can carry forward what worked in Diablo 2 while also learning from how Resurrected functions for players now.
“We can bring lessons from D2, but lessons from today.”
The wait is long
Diablo 5 is still in development, with a planned Spring 2029 launch. Blizzard is already framing it as a sequel built from the series' long memory.
The main idea
Diablo 2 still shapes Blizzard because Resurrected lets the team study its old strengths in a modern game context.
