Taiwan's game ratings authority has classified Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred for Nintendo Switch 2, marking the second time a regional board has rated the expansion for a Nintendo platform and adding fresh weight to long-running port speculation.
A second rating surfaces
A Nintendo Switch 2 version of the expansion has been rated in Taiwan - specifically for Lord of Hatred, one of Diablo IV's expansions. Technically the rating appeared at the very end of April, but it either went unnoticed or was made publicly available in the database only recently.
This is not the first regional classification to stir interest. Alongside the launch of Overwatch on Switch 2, a rating for Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred had already surfaced on Indonesia's rating board, with "Nintendo Switch" listed in the platform section alongside Xbox, PlayStation and PC versions. The Taiwan classification is therefore the second body to register the expansion for Nintendo hardware, after Indonesia's board did so in April.
The Taiwanese board associated a release date of 28 April with the listing - the same date Lord of Hatred launched on PC, PlayStation and Xbox - though that date passed without any Nintendo version being released or announced.
What the expansion adds
Lord of Hatred is the second major expansion for Blizzard's action RPG, in which players face Mephisto across the Skovos region. It adds two new playable classes - the Paladin and the Warlock - alongside a new campaign and reworked endgame content.
| Platform | Launch Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox | 28 April 2026 | Available |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | TBA | Unconfirmed |
Rod Fergusson's earlier comments
The ratings trail is not the only indicator of intent. Rod Fergusson, who oversaw the Diablo franchise before leaving Blizzard last year, previously said that a Nintendo Switch 2 version of Diablo 4 would be "something to look at". Fergusson said the Switch 2's hardware was not the obstacle, framing the challenge instead around live services: "It's nice the Switch 2 has the performance that can run a game like Diablo 4, so yeah, it's something to look at for sure. I think the challenge is less around the hardware and just about how we... live services on Switch have been a little bit challenging in the past. So I'm hopeful that as they launch this June and as we look to the future, that becomes easier and easier."
The Nintendo context
Overwatch already has a native Switch 2 version, although its launch was troubled by performance issues. Diablo III, meanwhile, was a genuine success on the original Switch, demonstrating that an ARPG of that scale could work as a portable experience. Diablo III: Eternal Collection hit the Switch in 2018 and sold well, and Diablo II: Resurrected launched on the platform alongside every other version in 2021.
Although ratings boards have a habit of revealing game announcements ahead of schedule, listings can sometimes be inaccurate. That said, Indonesia's rating board was the same one behind recent leaks tied to 007 First Light and Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced.
As it stands, Blizzard has made no official announcement about bringing Diablo IV or Lord of Hatred to any Nintendo platform. Two regional classifications in the space of two months are harder to dismiss than one, but they remain pre-announcement evidence rather than confirmation. If a Switch 2 port does materialise, it would almost certainly bundle the base game and both expansions - making it the most complete version of Diablo IV available on any single platform.
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