Ratings boards have a long history of spoiling announcements before developers are ready, and Indonesia's IGRS may have just done it again. Diablo IV has appeared in the board's public database with Nintendo Switch listed as a supported platform alongside PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, suggesting Blizzard Entertainment could be preparing a handheld version of its ARPG.
What the Indonesian rating actually shows
The Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS) is the same body that previously surfaced listings for 007: First Light and an Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake before either was officially announced. This time the information is publicly accessible rather than leaked, and anyone can search the IGRS database to find the Diablo IV entry with a general game description and the Switch listed plainly among its platforms.
Here's the thing: the listing references the original Nintendo Switch, not the Switch 2. The IGRS typically treats the two consoles as separate entries in its database, which makes the original Switch designation a bit of an odd detail. That could mean a port targeting both generations, or it could simply be an administrative quirk in how the board processes submissions.
Diablo and Nintendo go back further than you might think
Blizzard and Nintendo have a surprisingly solid track record together. Diablo 3 launched on Nintendo Switch in 2018 and became one of the more successful ports of that era, proving the franchise translates well to handheld play. Diablo 2 Resurrected followed in 2021, releasing on Switch day-and-date with every other platform rather than as a belated afterthought.
That history makes a Diablo IV port feel less like wishful thinking and more like a logical next step. The key here is that Lord of Hatred, the game's second major expansion, drops on April 28 and brings the new Paladin and Warlock classes, a fresh questline, new endgame activities, and 8 additional difficulty tiers. A Switch announcement timed around that release window would make a lot of marketing sense.
Why the timing lines up
Blizzard has been aggressively expanding Diablo IV's audience since launch. The game director recently acknowledged it is "really hard for players to keep up" with the pace of changes, which suggests the team is aware of accessibility barriers. Bringing the game to Switch, particularly alongside a major expansion, would put it in front of a platform with tens of millions of active users who never played the PC or console versions.
The Switch 2 angle is worth watching too. Several high-profile ports have been confirmed for Nintendo's new hardware, with Elden Ring and Overwatch 2 among the titles already making the jump. A Diablo IV Switch 2 version running at higher fidelity than the original Switch could potentially be announced separately, even if the IGRS listing only references the older hardware.
For now, Blizzard has not commented on the rating. With Lord of Hatred less than two weeks out, any official word would need to come soon if a Switch launch is planned alongside the expansion. Keep an eye on gaming news for any Blizzard announcements, and check out the latest reviews if you want to know whether the base game is worth jumping into before the expansion lands.
