Diablo 4 may have actually made more money in a week than Diablo Immortal did in a year

In some surprising news, it looks like Diablo 4 has already made Blizzard more money than immortal devil, which has been available for a year. Activision Blizzard recently revealed that Diablo 4 brought in over $666 million in sales alone after just five days.

While we don’t have hard numbers on Diablo Immortal’s revenue, it’s estimated that players spent $525 million on the free-to-play game in its first year.

That is according to data from Data.ai (as seen by PCGamesN), which estimates that Diablo Immortal’s 22 million player base has collectively invested more than $525 million in the game, making it the 24th largest mobile game in the world, in terms of revenue.

However, the data comes with some important caveats. For starters, the numbers do not include the PC version of Diablo Immortal, available through the Battle.net launcher. They also do not include third-party Android launchers anywhere in the world, including China.

China is a major player in the mobile market, with Chinese gamers being the largest in terms of lifetime spending on Diablo Immortal, at an estimated 37%, compared to 24% for the US. popularity of Android in China, there is likely to be a lot of revenue not included in this report, not to mention revenue per PC.

In fact, it’s pretty hard to compare a premium game with a minimum of $70 on consoles and PC to a free product aimed at phones and also available on PC. Diablo Immortal has been criticized for its excessive monetization, and player sentiment has largely focused on that.

But Diablo 4 is also a premium product that includes microtransactions from day one and promises a battle pass in the near future, so the balance is not quite even. However, we shouldn’t read too much into those figures, particularly as interests change.

For example, the hype around Diablo 4 likely boosted Diablo Immortal’s numbers as the most modern iteration of the storied franchise, something Data.ai points out could be behind a sharp increase in US gamer spending on the game. game. However, as more people pick up Diablo 4, those who haven’t invested in Immortal yet will be leaving it.