usually stood for "Pirate DVD" or "Premium DVD" — depending on who you ask. In the early 2000s, before digital distribution (Steam, Battle.net), game pirates would burn cracked games onto CDs/DVDs. "Diablo PDVD" typically refers to a bootleg DVD release of the original Diablo (1996) or Diablo II (2000) that:
The DVD menu (if any) was usually horrendous: A looping GIF of Diablo with a flame background, techno music ripped from Blade , and options like “Play Game” (silent), “Crack” (runs a patch), or “Extras” (opens a folder of .exe files). diablo pdvd
A PDVD release wasn’t just the game. You’d get: usually stood for "Pirate DVD" or "Premium DVD"