
““It's like video game archaeology, learning how these things work,” said Vicarious Visions design director Robert Gallerani. Blizzard and Vicarious Visions are “fully remaking every minute” of Diablo 2’s cinematics, which amounts to roughly 27 minutes of pre-rendered video.

Cinematics, however, can’t simply be up-rezzed. And like Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and LucasArts’ Special Editions of Monkey Island 1 and 2, you can press a button to switch back and forth between the original game and the remastered version. Underneath, though, is the original game, at 800圆00 resolution. Cross-progression will be supported on any platforms that choose to enable it, according to Blizzard. On the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 families of consoles along with the Nintendo Switch, it will run at lower resolutions. PC will also support ultra-wide monitors and gamepads. On PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X, the remaster will run at 4K and 60fps. We wanted the game.” Diablo 2 Resurrected has a modern 3D layer on top that features particle-based rendering, dynamic lighting, and, where appropriate, upgraded visuals and sound. And, he was clear, “it’s a remaster, not a remake. PlayStation Plus isn't needed for either.“It’s a great time to bring back Diablo 2,” Diablo franchise executive producer Rod Fergusson told IGN, referencing last year’s 20th anniversary of Diablo 2 and this year’s 30th anniversary of Blizzard itself. Xbox Live Gold is necessary for the early access portion, though the open beta is free to everyone. While the first alpha was only on PC, this beta is also coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Diablo 2 Resurrected Beta on PS4 or Xbox? However, the second is an open beta available to everyone. The first beta is only available for those who've pre-ordered Diablo II: Resurrected.

As for the second? That ends on August 23rd. The first beta runs until August 17th, though we don't know when specifically that ends. Diablo 2 Resurrected Beta End Date & End Time The second takes place on August 20th at the same times. The first Diablo 2 beta, known as the "early access" beta, begins on August 13th at 9am PST (1pm EST/6pm BST). Read more: Diablo 2 Resurrected: Release Date News & Everything We Know So Far Diablo 2 Resurrected Beta Start Date & Start Time
