Whoopi Goldberg lambasts Blizzard for not releasing Diablo 4 on Mac: 'This really pissed me off!'

THE VIEW- 3/29/23 - Maurice Benard is a guest on The View on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The View airs Monday-Friday, 11am-12 noon, ET on ABC.
(Image credit: Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images)

In a video reminiscent of a recorded speech from an exiled political leader, Whoopi Goldberg has criticised Blizzard for not releasing Diablo 4 on her "favourite gaming system": the Mac.

In a clip posted to Instagram yesterday, seemingly shot in Goldberg's cavernous armoury of shoes, the actress and comedian made clear that, although there are more pressing crises affecting mankind right now, she was a little miffed at Diablo 4's sudden absence from Apple platforms. She castigated Blizzard for not giving sufficient warning to Mac users that—unlike Diablo 3—Diablo 4 wouldn't be available on any desktop platform but Windows. "I use Apple computers, that's what I've always used to play Diablo," said Goldberg, "and suddenly now Diablo 4 is not available to me on my Apple computer!"

"I already bought Diablo 4!" lamented Goldberg, before imploring Blizzard to do Apple fans a solid: "Blizzard Entertainment, this is Whoopi, you know much I love Diablo. I would like y'all to let those of us who use our Apples to play, allow us to play on the Apple! Take Diablo 4 and let us do it and have a great time!"

She's not asking for much, in fairness, she even says she'd be okay with it if Diablo 5 wasn't on her beloved Mac, so long as she knew about it ahead of time. "When you do the next launch, then you can say to everybody 'We're not gonna have you playing if you're an Apple person who is not gonna change to something else'". But Goldberg apparently only realised D4 wouldn't run on her Mac after she bought it and tried to boot it up. "I'm telling you, this really pissed me off!" chuckled the actress.

Goldberg's plea has already got a response, although not the promise to immediately port Diablo 4 to Mac that she might have hoped for. Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson tweeted his surprise at the sight of the actress complaining at Blizzard on Instagram.

I suspect Whoopi Goldberg has enough cash squirrelled away to afford a gaming laptop, if I'm honest, but I sympathise with her plight anyway. As someone who (whisper it) only has a MacBook for all my portable computing needs, I've enjoyed more than a few evenings away from home playing Diablo 3 on the thing. 

Plus, while you and I might understand why Blizzard decided not to dedicate the resources necessary to make a Mac port for D4, Whoopi Goldberg probably isn't the only Mac user out there baffled as to why Blizzard has pulled a rug out from under them.

Maybe they don't have to worry, though. If Apple's Proton-esque compatibility tech catches on, maybe Mac users will be able to enjoy games like Diablo on their iThings without companies like Blizzard having to do much work at all. If not, well, maybe Whoopi would like Death Stranding?

Diablo 4 guide:Diablo 4 mount: 
Diablo 4 level unlocks: Diablo 4 Altars of Lilith: Diablo 4 Murmuring Obols:

Diablo 4 guide: Everything you need
Diablo 4 mount: Race across the map
Diablo 4 level unlocks: New vendors
Diablo 4 Altars of Lilith: Stat boosts and XP
Diablo 4 Murmuring Obols: Get Legendary gear

Joshua Wolens
News Writer

One of Josh's first memories is of playing Quake 2 on the family computer when he was much too young to be doing that, and he's been irreparably game-brained ever since. His writing has been featured in Vice, Fanbyte, and the Financial Times. He'll play pretty much anything, and has written far too much on everything from visual novels to Assassin's Creed. His most profound loves are for CRPGs, immersive sims, and any game whose ambition outstrips its budget. He thinks you're all far too mean about Deus Ex: Invisible War.

Read more
Diablo leers from the cover of Diablo 1.
The best way to play Diablo 1 on pretty much anything just got an update for a 20-year-old Apple OS that runs on a dead chipset, one lunatic somewhere presumably rejoices
Several adventurers in World of Warcraft Classic's hardcore server crying over the death of a fallen comrade.
Blizzard plans to revive WoW Classic Hardcore characters 'at our sole discretion', after DDOS attack puts major streamer guild OnlyFangs in the ground
Avowed - Kai crosses his arms
'It's nice to have options': Blizzard thinks Avowed's new cross-buy feature is breaking down barriers
Diablo 4 screenshot
Diablo 4's second expansion won't be out until 2026
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 13: Elon Musk attends the 2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Elon Musk admits account-boosting on PoE2 and Diablo 4 but says deal with it: 'What would I be apologizing for?'
CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, speaks onstage during "Managing Excellence: Getting Consistently Great Results" at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 19, 2016 in San Francisco, California.
Bobby Kotick reckons the Warcraft film was 'a terrible idea' for Blizzard, and in the end 'was one of the worst movies I've ever seen'
Latest in RPG
The heroes are attacked by monsters
Pillars of Eternity is getting turn-based combat to mark its 10th anniversary, and that means PC Gamer editors will soon be arguing about combat mechanics again
Junah beginning a battle in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Today's RPG fans are 'very sensitive to feeling like they wasted time' when they die, says Metaphor: ReFantazio battle planner—but Atlus still made combat hard anyway
Image of Cersei Lanniser from Game of Thrones: Kingsroad Steam early access trailer
A new Game of Thrones RPG is coming to Steam today with a cast of 'familiar faces,' which is good because it's really the only way to tell it's a GoT game at all
A Viera looking confused in Final Fantasy 14.
Old armor continues to fall victim to Final Fantasy 14's bizarre two-channel dye system, unless you're super into changing the colour of teeny-tiny eyelets: 'Why even bother at this point?'
Starfield: Shattered Space
By the time Bethesda was on Starfield, you'd 'basically get in trouble' for breaking schedule, says former dev: 'A lot of the great stuff within Skyrim came from having the freedom to do what you want'
Sphene applauds in Final Fantasy 14's patch 7.2 story.
I'm not yelling 'we're so back!' yet, but Final Fantasy 14's patch 7.2 story could be the first sign the MMO is returning to what made it so critically-acclaimed
Latest in News
A mech awakens.
Mecha Break developer is considering unlocking all mechs following open beta feedback
Lara Croft Unified Art
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics lays off 17 employees 'to better align our current business needs and the studio's future success'
A long bendy arm stealing money from people in a subway car
'You're a very long arm. You steal things. It's a comedy game,' explains developer of comedy game where you steal things with a very long arm
The heroes are attacked by monsters
Pillars of Eternity is getting turn-based combat to mark its 10th anniversary, and that means PC Gamer editors will soon be arguing about combat mechanics again
Image of Ronaldo from Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves trailer
It doesn't really make sense that soccer star Ronaldo is now a Fatal Fury character, but if you follow the money you can see how it happened
Junah beginning a battle in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Today's RPG fans are 'very sensitive to feeling like they wasted time' when they die, says Metaphor: ReFantazio battle planner—but Atlus still made combat hard anyway