How to download the Diablo 4 beta

How to download the Diablo 4 beta
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Knowing how to download the Diablo 4 beta is essential if you want a hands-on preview of this much-anticipated hack and slasher, as well as earning some rewards that will carry over to the full game of Diablo 4 if you progress far enough. If you have any concerns about how to access the Diablo 4 beta and whether you qualify to take part then don't worry about it, because the Open Beta weekend is available to everyone with no restrictions for trying it out. Now that the Diablo 4 beta preload times have been reached, you're able to install it to be prepped and ready for launch, so if you have any questions regarding the process then here's everything you need to know about how to download the Diablo 4 beta on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.

How to download the Diablo 4 beta on PC

Characters gathered around a fire in Diablo 4

(Image credit: Blizzard)

If you qualified for the Early Access beta, then you'll have already been sent instructions for how to download the Diablo 4 beta on PC along with your access code. However, if you're looking for the Open Beta then this is where you get it:

  • Open your Battle.net client
  • Find Diablo 4 at the top of the list on the All Games page
  • Open the Diablo 4 Game Page
  • Open the 'Game Version' dropdown and select 'Diablo 4 - Beta'
  • Click the blue Install button

You can then click Play to launch the Diablo 4 beta once it's available. Note that if you've already installed the Early Access beta then you can also use that for the Open Beta, so no further download is required. Don't forget that Diablo 4 crossplay is available during the beta as well as in the full game, so you can team up with any console owning friends.

How to download the Diablo 4 beta on PlayStation and Xbox

Diablo 4 official keyart showing Lillith

(Image credit: Blizzard)

As with PC, if you were part of the Early Access beta then you'll already have received a code to redeem on your console store, along with instructions for how to download the Diablo 4 beta on PlayStation or Xbox. If you don't have that access, then here's how to find the Open Beta:

  • Open the PlayStation or Xbox Store
  • Search for 'Diablo 4 Open Beta'
  • Select the beta from the results
  • Hit the Download button

Once you've downloaded the Diablo 4 beta on PlayStation or Xbox, you may see a countdown against it confirming when is the Diablo 4 beta start time, and you may not be able to launch it – or receive an error message if you try to access it before the Open Beta period. Again, if you previously installed the Early Access beta then that will also run the Open Beta, so no further download is needed.

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Iain Wilson
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Iain originally joined Future in 2012 to write guides for CVG, PSM3, and Xbox World, before moving on to join GamesRadar in 2013 as Guides Editor. His words have also appeared in OPM, OXM, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, and SFX. He is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’, due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware, and he now has over 750 Platinum pots weighing down the shelves of his virtual award cabinet. He does not care for Xbox Achievements.

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