If Starcraft 2 goes to the consoles, will it weaken it's fanbase or increase it?

If Blizzard actually manages to port Starcraft 2 to the consoles will it strengthen the already huge fanbase or weaken it? Well id just like to know your opinions about this and also I do know that Blizzard as of now has no plans on porting to the consoles.

I wish it would but it won't dude.

Besides it gives me a reason to get a better PC.

Depends on a lot of variables. If they release their PC version as planned then later release a console spin off ala Starcraft 64, it'll probably increase it.

If they try to make it a PC/console multiplat at release arguably the game's quality could suffer, and potentially decrease the fanbase.

This is all based on speculation however. 

How would it weaken it ? It will only continue to grow,

How would it weaken it ? It will only continue to grow,

kage_53

Some PC gamers feel some of their classics (Elder Scrolls, Call of Duty, C&C) have suffered being made for both PCs and consoles to the point where the game is simplified. 

It actually would decrease it if they worked the game to work on consoles, which means the PC version gets gimped.  Korea gets disappointed and stick with the original Starcraft for tournaments. 

If Blizzard actually manages to port Starcraft 2 to the consoles will it strengthen the already huge fanbase or weaken it? Well id just like to know your opinions about this and also I do know that Blizzard as of now has no plans on porting to the consoles.

Zero_Fate_

don't worry about it. the game won't be on consoles so why even make a thread about it.

neways it will decrease it's fanbase because if an RTS is on consoles it will have to dumb down it's gameplay. look at LOTR and CNC3. There's no micro involved in those games.

If they dumb it down so they can put it on consoles, they've just lost a fan and i'll continue playing SC1. 

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How would it weaken it ? It will only continue to grow,

Danm_999

Some PC gamers feel some of their ****cs (Elder Scrolls, Call of Duty, C&C) have suffered being made for both PCs and consoles to the point where the game is simplified. 

So long as the game is made with PC in mind, I don't see how it could decrease the fanbase by releasing it on consoles.

RTS games really don't belong consoles anyway. It's too micromanagement intensive and a controller isn't suited for it.

Listen, I'm starting to think no one here has played SC.

Fans of the PC series will not buy the console version for obvious reasons.

SC2 on consoles could draw in new people, but the game is just plain better on PC no matter what