Diablo X265 Jun 2026

The next time you want to watch a Let’s Play of the original Diablo , look for the x265 tag. You’ll be preserving the pixel art the way it was meant to be seen: dark, gritty, and gloriously sharp.

We often think of game preservation in terms of ROMs and source code. But we also need to preserve the experience of watching these games. When a YouTuber uploads a Diablo retrospective in x265, they are doing more than saving bandwidth—they are ensuring that the subtle artistry of the original artists (the flickering of a wall sconce, the dripping of blood from a goatman’s axe) survives modern compression. diablo x265

Using the open-source x265 implementation solves these limitations through structural efficiency improvements: The next time you want to watch a