BODY: Diablo turns 30 this year, and Blizzard is celebrating in the game players are still grinding. Diablo IV's anniversary season starts on September 16 at 1:30 a.m. JST (September 15, 9:30 a.m. PT). Its Japanese title is ใ็้บ็ถๆฟใ, which roughly means "Infernal Inheritance."
The season arrives on every platform the game supports: Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. The anniversary theme looks back to the original Diablo, which came out at the end of 1996 and started one of the longest-running action RPG series in games.
The biggest change for veterans is a new feature that converts Eternal Realm characters into Seasonal characters. Until now, it only worked the other way. Seasonal heroes moved to the permanent Eternal Realm when a season ended, and anyone who wanted the new seasonal content had to start a fresh character. The new option should help players who have spent a lot of time on a favorite build and want to use it in seasonal events without leveling from scratch.
GAME Watch's report also covers the rest of the season's content and anniversary extras. Players may want to finish any Eternal Realm projects before launch day so they can decide which characters to move over.
The insider take
In Japan, Diablo has usually been a niche PC series that sat in the shadow of homegrown action RPGs. Diablo IV has changed that more than any earlier entry, mostly through consoles. The Switch 2 version matters a lot here, because many Japanese players game on handhelds during long train commutes. The 1:30 a.m. launch time is familiar to local fans. Western live-service games almost always go live in the middle of the night in Tokyo, so players either stay up late or read spoilers on X over breakfast. The new character conversion feature fits Japanese players well. Many of them play a single main character for years and don't like starting over every few months.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).
I wrote this from the title and summary you gave me and didn't open the full GAME Watch article. So I left out features, rewards and the official English season name instead of guessing. "Infernal Inheritance" is my own rough translation. Check Blizzard's English name for the season before publishing.