Blizzard making a move to Consoles? That could be a BIG Yes...

Blizzard coming to consoles...

It looks like it could very well come true folks!!!

Interesting though, I can not see using a gamepad for a Diablo game would work.. They need to use a mouse and keyboard..

Cross platform may be very interesting idea too.

"We haven't really decided to take the [console] plunge," he continued "We've really come to the conclusion that it's probably the best fit because the control scheme is actually not that incompatible. So if we were to make that decision, Diablo would be the natural choice."

Besides, we already know that Blizzard have been trying to make the console plunge, only with original games like Starcraft Ghost. I wouldn't hold my breath on a Diablo 3 port.

NOOO!!! That'll make the PC versions worse. Just concentrate on PC, Blizzard!Zhengi

How so? If a developer sacrifices one version for another, then they are not making games for the right reasons.

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]NOOO!!! That'll make the PC versions worse. Just concentrate on PC, Blizzard!SpruceCaboose

How so? If a developer sacrifices one version for another, then they are not making games for the right reasons.

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"]

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]NOOO!!! That'll make the PC versions worse. Just concentrate on PC, Blizzard!Zhengi

How so? If a developer sacrifices one version for another, then they are not making games for the right reasons.

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Make the PC version, then port. PC does not suffer, console gamers get to play the game (albeit not the "preferred" one).

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Zhengi

What do controls have to do with anything ?Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Gamer4Iife

What do controls have to do with anything ?Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

Cause they'll simplify it for the noobs and casuals on the consoles ;)

"If we did it, we would want to do a really high quality version--we wouldn't just want to do a port," Wilson said. "We would never make that decision if we thought we had to compromise the overall quality...we could probably do it at any time, we could release the game and then decide we wanted to do a 360 version or a PS3 version."

They sound like they are putting some serious thought into it though...

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Gamer4Iife

What do controls have to do with anything ?Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

If its multiplat it usually always will be.. But I think it iwll only come out for the PS3 sense it can use mouse and keyboard. Diablo games just don't work with game pads plain and simple.. And graphics won't be dumbed down, Diablo 3 looks great, but its nothing like crysis and will run fine on the console.

We all remember how great Diablo 1 was for the PS1.death919

or sc on... em whatever console it got on (n64 was it or?)

but the ad for it was amazing :D

[QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Zhengi

What do controls have to do with anything ? Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

Cause they'll simplify it for the noobs and casuals on the consoles ;)

And why would that affect the PC, again ? You do realize that they can just make Diablo III the way they originally intended, and then afterwards, change the controls for the console versions only ? :| We're talking about a port, not a simultaneous development.

[QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Gamer4Iife

What do controls have to do with anything ? Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

Cause they'll simplify it for the noobs and casuals on the consoles ;)

And why would that affect the PC, again ? You do realize that they can just make Diablo III the way they originally intended, and then afterwards, change the controls for the console versions only ? :| We're talking about a port, not a simultaneous development.

Not to mention Diablo 3 is alreadey less "hardcore" than D2 .... the new mechanics, the simpler attitude towards death penalties ect ect...

I wouldn tbe suprised if they will allow you to respec your skills anytime, theyre bloody doing that in WoW now :roll:

Not to mention Diablo 3 is alreadey less "hardcore" than D2 .... the new mechanics, the simpler attitude towards death penalties ect ect...

I wouldn tbe suprised if they will allow you to respec your skills anytime, theyre bloody doing that in WoW now :roll:

PC360Wii

Thats kind of a good thing.. I have to admit it got very lame when you screw up a build or accidently mis-spend the point that you were forced to remake the character (if you were power gaming of course).

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"]

Not to mention Diablo 3 is alreadey less "hardcore" than D2 .... the new mechanics, the simpler attitude towards death penalties ect ect...

I wouldn tbe suprised if they will allow you to respec your skills anytime, theyre bloody doing that in WoW now :roll:

sSubZerOo

Thats kind of a good thing.. I have to admit it got very lame when you screw up a build or accidently mis-spend the point that you were forced to remake the character (if you were power gaming of course).

Indeed, but all im saying is, if you want hardcore difficutly and depth that some PC franchises are known for, the last place you want to look is Diablo , consoles could do it, I doubt it would be as good.... but its easily done.

[QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

PC360Wii

What do controls have to do with anything ? Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

Cause they'll simplify it for the noobs and casuals on the consoles ;)

And why would that affect the PC, again ? You do realize that they can just make Diablo III the way they originally intended, and then afterwards, change the controls for the console versions only ? :| We're talking about a port, not a simultaneous development.

Not to mention Diablo 3 is alreadey less "hardcore" than D2 .... the new mechanics, the simpler attitude towards death penalties ect ect...

I wouldn tbe suprised if they will allow you to respec your skills anytime, theyre bloody doing that in WoW now :roll:

I thank god you are not in the business of making games because you sound utterly clueless.

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"][QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Khansoul

What do controls have to do with anything ? Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

Cause they'll simplify it for the noobs and casuals on the consoles ;)

And why would that affect the PC, again ? You do realize that they can just make Diablo III the way they originally intended, and then afterwards, change the controls for the console versions only ? :| We're talking about a port, not a simultaneous development.

Not to mention Diablo 3 is alreadey less "hardcore" than D2 .... the new mechanics, the simpler attitude towards death penalties ect ect...

I wouldn tbe suprised if they will allow you to respec your skills anytime, theyre bloody doing that in WoW now :roll:

I thank god you are not in the business of making games because you sound utterly clueless.

Good Job I stoped taking anything you say seriously a good 6 months ago.

Interesting though, I can not see using a gamepad for a Diablo game would work.. They need to use a mouse and keyboard..

sSubZerOo

That's crazy hermit talk!

"If we did it, we would want to do a really high quality version--we wouldn't just want to do a port," Wilson said. "We would never make that decision if we thought we had to compromise the overall quality...we could probably do it at any time, we could release the game and then decide we wanted to do a 360 version or a PS3 version."

They sound like they are putting some serious thought into it though...

jasonheyman

Indeed, it sounds more to me like they are dropping hints that they ARE doing it. They are with Actvision now, afterall. Diablo III on either PS3 or 360 would be killer.

NOOO!!! That'll make the PC versions worse. Just concentrate on PC, Blizzard!Zhengi

no way.....i'd rather enjoy their games and not have to worry about spending tons on my computer....plus i have much more friends that i could play co-op with on consoles....XBL + Diablo 3= EPIC #### WIN!!!!

"We would never make that decision if we thought we had to compromise the overall quality...we could probably do it at any time, we could release the game and then decide we wanted to do a 360 version or a PS3 version."

Sounds like PC version first console version later, but they did say that they would have to get around some console limitations to do the trick. Wonder what those are, they even said that they don't want to compromise the overall quality of the games, if the console version has to get too much toning down..it won't be done.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

Interesting though, I can not see using a gamepad for a Diablo game would work.. They need to use a mouse and keyboard..

xsubtownerx

That's crazy hermit talk!

tough choice .............

Oh diablo 3...so what blizzard needs money :P Al3x_n90

[QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Zhengi

What do controls have to do with anything ?Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

Cause they'll simplify it for the noobs and casuals on the consoles ;)

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

Interesting though, I can not see using a gamepad for a Diablo game would work.. They need to use a mouse and keyboard..

jaisimar_chelse

That's crazy hermit talk!

tough choice .............

ZOMG! Yes because making Diablo work with a controler would be SOOOOOO hard and all. I mean just look at how this game's combat has never been seen on consoles before!

[QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

PC360Wii

What do controls have to do with anything ? Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

Cause they'll simplify it for the noobs and casuals on the consoles ;)

And why would that affect the PC, again ? You do realize that they can just make Diablo III the way they originally intended, and then afterwards, change the controls for the console versions only ? :| We're talking about a port, not a simultaneous development.

Not to mention Diablo 3 is alreadey less "hardcore" than D2 .... the new mechanics, the simpler attitude towards death penalties ect ect...

I wouldn tbe suprised if they will allow you to respec your skills anytime, theyre bloody doing that in WoW now :roll:

[QUOTE="PC360Wii"][QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="Gamer4Iife"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]

Because they'll have to simplify the controls and graphics to make it work on the inferior consoles and the PC version will suffer ;)

Nerkcon

What do controls have to do with anything ? Why would the PC version be affected by what they do on consoles ?

Cause they'll simplify it for the noobs and casuals on the consoles ;)

And why would that affect the PC, again ? You do realize that they can just make Diablo III the way they originally intended, and then afterwards, change the controls for the console versions only ? :| We're talking about a port, not a simultaneous development.

Not to mention Diablo 3 is alreadey less "hardcore" than D2 .... the new mechanics, the simpler attitude towards death penalties ect ect...

I wouldn tbe suprised if they will allow you to respec your skills anytime, theyre bloody doing that in WoW now :roll:

Nope i not a Blizz fanboy, I dont even like Starcraft as much as some other RTS/Strategys, but I will defend WOW from rapid burnt out guys... ;)

I love diablo, but its hardly a hardcore game,

[QUOTE="jaisimar_chelse"][QUOTE="xsubtownerx"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

Interesting though, I can not see using a gamepad for a Diablo game would work.. They need to use a mouse and keyboard..

xsubtownerx

That's crazy hermit talk!

tough choice .............

ZOMG! Yes because making Diablo work with a controler would be SOOOOOO hard and all. I mean just look at how this game's combat has never been seen on consoles before!

I love it how you can instantly tell when someone has never played a Diablo game before.

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"][QUOTE="jaisimar_chelse"][QUOTE="xsubtownerx"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

Interesting though, I can not see using a gamepad for a Diablo game would work.. They need to use a mouse and keyboard..

cobrax75

That's crazy hermit talk!

tough choice .............

ZOMG! Yes because making Diablo work with a controler would be SOOOOOO hard and all. I mean just look at how this game's combat has never been seen on consoles before!

I love it how you can instantly tell when someone has never played a Diablo game before.

I still own Diablo II. You FAIL! I also love how hermits think Diablo is impossible on consoles. :lol:

I still own Diablo II. You FAIL! I also love how hermits think Diablo is impossible on consoles. :lol:xsubtownerx

Diablo went to consoles a long time ago. Besides, this is nothing more than speculation.Vandalvideo

Blizzard will be the next company to move on to consoles.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Diablo went to consoles a long time ago. Besides, this is nothing more than speculation.nVidiaGaMer

Blizzard will be the next company to move on to consoles.

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"]I still own Diablo II. You FAIL! I also love how hermits think Diablo is impossible on consoles. :lol:Vandalvideo

Thats not what they said...

"the game's control scheme would work rather well on consoles."

[QUOTE="nVidiaGaMer"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Diablo went to consoles a long time ago. Besides, this is nothing more than speculation.Vandalvideo

Blizzard will be the next company to move on to consoles.

Diablo was on the Playstation. Starcraft was on the N64. Now Diablo 3 will go to consoles in 2009.

Thats not what they said..."the game's control scheme would work rather well on consoles."jasonheyman

i dont think blizzard would be any sucessfull in consoles. console gamers fight about graphics kings, play whatever is trendy for a bit and then move on etc etc. blizzard games are nothing like that.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="nVidiaGaMer"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Diablo went to consoles a long time ago. Besides, this is nothing more than speculation.nVidiaGaMer

Blizzard will be the next company to move on to consoles.

Diablo was on the Playstation. Starcraft was on the N64. Now Diablo 3 will go to consoles in 2009.

so all your hopes are based on ports that happened a decade ago? blizzard has changed a lot since that.

Diablo was on the Playstation. Starcraft was on the N64. Now Diablo 3 will go to consoles in 2009. nVidiaGaMer

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"]I still own Diablo II. You FAIL! I also love how hermits think Diablo is impossible on consoles. :lol:Vandalvideo

Crazy hermit talk again. I think you seriously underestimate Blizzard's capabilities at control scheme design. You guys can keep trying to convince me otherwise but it won't work. Seeing as how I'll be playing this game regardless of what happens to it in terms of platforms. Gotta love Blizzard when it comes to system requirements..