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Diablo 4 gets 10-hour free trial on Xbox this weekend

Xbox players can give Diablo 4 a lengthy try for free and get a taste of the game's newly released Season of Blood.

TJ Denzer

October 19, 2023 11:00 AM

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Diablo 4’s second season, the Season of Blood, has just launched, and alongside it, Xbox players that haven’t jumped in can try the game for free this weekend. Xbox announced Diablo 4 as part of its Free Play Days Weekend, allowing players to play the game for up to 10 hours. No Game Pass subscription is required and progress will transfer over to the main game if players buy Diablo 4 afterwards.

Xbox announced Diablo 4 as part of its Free Play Days program this weekend on an Xbox Wire blog post. This weekend’s games include Diablo 4, as well as NBA 2K24, Lawn Mowing Simulator, and Hokko Life. Players are not required to have a Game Pass subscription in order to access the Free Play Games. However, players will be limited to 10 hours of play before the trial shuts down. That’s store more than enough time to dig into Diablo 4, start up your class, and get an idea what the game’s questing and loot are like. Plus your character, achievements, and gamerscore will be intact if you buy the full game after.

Diablo 4’s Free Play Days on Xbox come as Blizzard launches the game’s Season of Blood. As such, it’s been a big week for the game as Blizzard aims to win back goodwill after a rough first season. Diablo 4 came to Steam and has been Steam Deck Verified as well. Putting Diablo 4 on Xbox’s Free Play Days is a good way to let Xbox players that have been cautious about the game test the waters before buying.

With the Free Play Days running from now through the weekend on Xbox, if you’d like to check out Diablo 4 for free and get a sample of what the Season of Blood has to offer, now is the time. Stay tuned for further Diablo 4 news as it drops.

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.