We already covered how Diablo IV players will be able to unlock a Geralt-themed cosmetic by purchasing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past. The new official announcement gives that crossover considerably more context. CD Projekt Red is bringing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered to Battle.net on September 29, while Blizzard is bringing part of The Continent into Diablo IV. More importantly, CD Projekt Red describes this as the way the two companies are “kicking off a partnership”.
The Witcher 3 Is Coming to Battle.net on September 29
According to the official Blizzard and CD Projekt Red announcement, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered launches through Battle.net on September 29. The updated version includes visual and gameplay improvements together with both major expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.
Geralt is also returning in Songs of the Past, a brand-new Witcher 3 expansion that sends him to the land of Letten to deal with another ancient evil that has presumably failed to notice that hiring Geralt tends to end badly for ancient evil. When pre-purchases for that expansion become available, anyone who pre-orders it — or purchases it after launch — will receive access to the Geralt-themed Diablo IV skin.
It is an unusual crossover because the Diablo cosmetic is effectively attached to buying content for another RPG rather than purchasing something from Diablo IV's own shop. Considering Diablo IV has recently been experimenting with different ways of distributing cosmetics, including mysterious free shop items appearing for selected players, this is another slightly different approach to getting new armor into Sanctuary.
Blizzard and CD Projekt Red Say More Is Coming at BlizzCon
The sentence worth paying attention to is at the end of the Diablo IV section. Blizzard and CD Projekt Red say their teams have created something special for fans of both franchises and that they “can't wait to share more information at BlizzCon this September.”
That could simply mean a proper reveal of the Geralt armor, pricing details and information about exactly which Diablo IV classes can use it. But when the same announcement explicitly describes this as the start of a wider partnership, there is at least room for something more ambitious.
BlizzCon is already becoming unusually important for Diablo IV. Blizzard deliberately withheld portions of Season 15 from its public test, something we discussed in our Season 15 PTR evaluation, because additional seasonal content is being saved for the September convention. There is also continuing speculation around whether Blizzard is saving a potential Diablo IV Switch 2 announcement for BlizzCon.
Now Geralt is joining the queue.
The Witcher and Diablo Are an Almost Suspiciously Natural Match
As videogame crossovers go, this one requires less explanation than most. Geralt travels through miserable villages, investigates supernatural horrors, mixes potions, upgrades increasingly dangerous weapons and gets paid to remove monsters from places where monsters have become inconvenient.
Diablo players have been doing approximately the same thing for decades, although usually with less concern for local politics and considerably more enthusiasm for opening every barrel in the building.
That does not mean we should immediately expect Ciri as a Rogue, Yennefer wandering around Kyovashad or a Diablo boss appearing somewhere in The Witcher. Nothing beyond the Geralt-themed skin has been confirmed for Diablo IV.
But the language Blizzard and CD Projekt Red are using makes this worth watching beyond a single cosmetic.
Geralt coming to Sanctuary is now confirmed.
What “the beginning of a partnership” actually means is apparently a question for BlizzCon.
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