Hollywood actress and television host Whoopi Goldberg has put herself in a bit of a pickle after purchasingDiablo 4without first looking into the game’s supported platforms. Though Activision Blizzard has successfully supported a wide array of devices from multiple hardware generations, it appears that some have been left behind this time around, affecting the game’s mass market outreach.
Broadly, it’s difficult to argue against thesuccess ofDiablo 4, with the game smashing records immediately upon coming out. With widespread critical acclaim and obvious broad appeal, it is poised for success in both the short and long term, but that’s not to say that Blizzard’s done a perfect job in getting the game to all applicable platforms, as Goldberg herself recently explained.
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Specifically, Whoopi Goldberg purchased a copy ofDiablo 4without checking whether the game would run on her Mac computer, only to discover that this isn’t the case, much to her chagrin. Goldberg has long been a fan ofDiablo, and she expected to be able to play the new title the same as she could with all the previous games. After figuring out that this wouldn’t work, she took to social media, where she implored Blizzard to work out a port: “This is Whoopi,” she said. “You know how much I loveDiablo. I would like y’all to let those of us who use our Apples to play.”
It’s easy to see why Goldberg would be excited about the newDiablo, of course. Not only would its release be a big deal for a franchise fan such as herself, but there’s also the fact thatDiablo 4is a genuinely great ARPG. At the same time, Goldberg did not do her due diligence and check whether Mac is supported as a platform, having bought the game blind.
On the flip side of things, it certainly is possible to playDiablo 4on MacOS using Apple’s new game compatibility layer. The process is generally quite similar tohow Steam Deck owners installDiablo 4, in a broad sense, and it shows great promise for Mac gamers such as Goldberg. Odds are good that she’ll get acquainted with the process soon enough, as it’s unlikely Blizzard will sanction a full-fledged port to MacOS as it currently stands.
Of course, this does mean that Goldberg may miss out on some ofDiablo 4’s live-service features, though these may not even be her cup of tea, depending on how interested she is in such content. It remains to be seen how, exactly, Blizzard may handleDiablo 4’s temporary content over a long period of time, and the extent to which FOMO may be leveraged to optimize the game’s post-launch earnings.
Diablo 4is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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