The wait for a mainlineDiablogame is finally coming to a close, with the release ofDiablo 4on July 29, 2025. In the meantime, there are a few ways to playDiablo 4early. Apublic beta begins March 17ththat’s open to anyone that pre-orders the game orbuys the right KFC sandwich, and an open beta begins on the 24th for anyone that wants to tryDiablo 4before they buy.
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Players that opt for the pre-ordering method may miss out on some “finger-lickin’ good” chicken, but they’ll get a handful of delectable bonuses instead. There are three editions available: Standard, Digital Deluxe, and Ultimate. Each offers a suite of bonuses not just forDiablo 4but forother Blizzard gamesas well. This guide covers each edition in detail to see how they compare.
How Each Edition Compares
Every edition ofDiablo 4comes with the base game (except for the Collector’s Boxavailable elsewhere) and a set of bonuses. These bonuses come in the form of in-game items, early access privileges, and battle passes. The in-game items can be forDiablo 3or4,World of Warcraft, orDiablo Immortal. The standard edition, for example, comes with one item for each game. To get more in-game items forDiablo 4, players will have to preorder the Digital Deluxe or Ultimate editions.
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Standard Edition
The Standard Edition comes with a neat set of quality bonus content, which helps to soften the blow of the$70 price tag games have taken on recently. Players that purchase the Standard Edition get two mounts, a handful of cosmetics, and access to the Early Beta. All in all, it’s not a bad deal, especially for players that play all four of these games.
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Digital Deluxe Edition
The Digital Deluxe Edition costs $90 and comes with a few more bonuses. For an extra $20, players can get two more items forDiablo 4(Temptation Mount and Hellborn Carapace Mount Armor) along with a Battle Pass and 4 days of early access toDiablo 4’slaunch. It’s a reasonable offering, given thatthe Battle Pass alone will cost $10.
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Ultimate Edition
The Ultimate Edition is a whopping $100, and it comes with much the same as the Deluxe Edition but with some improvements. Most importantly, the Battle Pass gets upgraded to an Accelerated Battle Pass that includes 20 Tier Skips and a bonus cosmetic.The Battle Pass itselfwill only be useful for as long as the first Season of the game, but to sweeten the deal, Blizzard threw in an Emote called “Wings of the Creator.”
All three editions will get players into the Early Access Beta, where they can play through Act 1 as the Sorcerer, Rogue, or Barbarian. PC players will use Battle.net to install and play the beta when it’s available, but console players need to keep an eye on their email.Blizzard will send them a codethey can use to access the beta. The bonus items that come with each edition will be delivered to players’ accounts as they become available.
Diablo 4launches June 6 on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, and PS5.
