With Diablo 4 Season 10 marking the final season of 2025, the roadmap for the year is nearing its end. On the horizon is Diablo 4's next major expansion, which Blizzard plans to release in 2026, though a specific window is still unknown. However, fans eagerly awaiting news about this expansion may not have to wait much longer, as the developer has recently teased something big coming near the latter part of Season 10 that could end the year with a bang.
Following a recent leak that suggests the fan-favorite Paladin class will be added to Diablo 4 in the near future, speculation surrounding what the next expansion could have in store has reignited the discussion surrounding a potential release date. The wish list of improvements for Diablo 4's second expansion seems a mile long just over a year after Vessel of Hatred overhauled some of the game's core systems. With a laundry list of to-dos on top of a new class and story arc, news about the next Diablo 4 expansion has never been more necessary.
News on Diablo 4's Next Expansion is Being Teased for the End of Season 10
Diablo 4 Season 10 is already poised to be an exciting era for the game, with additions like Chaos Armor and Chaos Perks creating build options never before possible and addressing a longstanding criticism of the game's increasingly stale meta. Despite these features only lasting for the length of the season, Diablo 4 fans may still want to anticipate the end of Season 10, as it seems Blizzard will have a treat in store around that time.
A recent video posted to Diablo 4's official social media accounts covered some of the community's burning questions along with responses from the Diablo 4 developers. In this video, Diablo 4's Class Designer Charles Dunn is asked which season is his favorite, and instead of responding with one of Diablo 4's past seasons, he says he's really looking forward to late November/early December this year in a somewhat cheeky response.
As the final question of the video, this response stands out as a potential tease at a significant announcement coming during that timeframe, which is also around when Season 10 is expected to end. Without a clear roadmap for Diablo 4 beyond 2025, the end of Season 10 seems like the ideal opportunity to formally announce plans for 2026, potentially including the first trailer for expansion 2. Although nothing is outright confirmed by this video, the recent leak hinting at the Paladin class coming to Diablo 4, along with Dunn's coy response to his favorite season, suggests that fans could finally see what the next expansion has in store by the end of Season 10.
When Diablo 4 is Most Likely to Announce Expansion 2
Based on the late-November/early-December range Dunn gives as a response to this question, it seems like there is no set date for Diablo 4 expansion 2's reveal. Previously, Vessel of Hatred was revealed during Blizzcon 2023, but with the next Blizzcon slated for September 2026, it doesn't seem like this will be the venue for Blizzard to reveal this next expansion. However, The Game Awards falls right within this window, given its December 11 air date, making it a possible candidate for the reveal of Diablo 4 expansion 2. Otherwise, it's entirely possible that Blizzard simply drops an announcement trailer around this timeframe with little other pomp and circumstance as an early Christmas present for Diablo 4 fans.
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