Who knows if Diablo III will hit a console?

Yikes, both Too Human and Diablo 3 on the 360 ?

Don't laugh, it could happen...........or not.

The answer to question of Blizzard taking Diablo III to a console is mired in a bit of a mess right now. CVGis reporting on an interview with Blizzard's COO Paul Sams and The Guardian about a release on either the PS3 or the Xbox 360, and the answer is unclear.

When asked directly, Sams replied fairly shakily.

I don't know yet. A lot of it depends on whether we think the gameplay experience will be the same on console, especially regarding the controls. Also I'd like to keep our audience together.

When you are developing for multiple platforms you sometimes have to compromise. We aren't willing to compromise. We have relationships with all the console manufacturers. I know they would love to have us on their platforms, ideally on their own and not their competitor! But it's all about the game experience.

Furthermore, I find it laughable that Blizzard is probably going to be willing to take the time to make Diablo III Macintosh compatible, but the idea of going to a console is just to silly. SecretPolice

...why? all of their games have been Mac compatible since the dawn of time. and hell, it's not like you're using a different control scheme at all.

battlenet? on a console?

i think not.

Yikes, both Too Human and Diablo 3 on the 360 ?

Don't laugh, it could happen...........or not.

The answer to question of Blizzard taking Diablo III to a console is mired in a bit of a mess right now. CVGis reporting on an interview with Blizzard's COO Paul Sams and The Guardian about a release on either the PS3 or the Xbox 360, and the answer is unclear.

When asked directly, Sams replied fairly shakily.

I don't know yet. A lot of it depends on whether we think the gameplay experience will be the same on console, especially regarding the controls. Also I'd like to keep our audience together.

Sams then went on to comment on the give and take developers face when porting a game onto a console.

When you are developing for multiple platforms you sometimes have to compromise. We aren't willing to compromise. We have relationships with all the console manufacturers. I know they would love to have us on their platforms, ideally on their own and not their competitor! But it's all about the game experience.

For quick reference on the whole matter, I got out my copy of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and rapidly starting killing rats in a cellar. I can now personally confirm that Diablo III's action will translate to a console. For future review, I think I will try running across the city map in GTA IV. I assume that hitting the "A" button that many times in succession is bound to give me an even better idea of the Diablo III experience.

Doesn't this just seem like Blizzard is trying to be inclusive for the sake of it? I can certainly understand how it would be troubling to port a game designed specifically for the mouse and keyboard, but many developers have succeeded in this regard. Furthermore, I find it laughable that Blizzard is probably going to be willing to take the time to make Diablo III Macintosh compatible, but the idea of going to a console is just to silly. SecretPolice

I really want it on the 360 I know that for **** And it would be very smart to do so on they're part... Well, its not like they don't have money

confirmed for 360:

http://diablothree.ytmnd.com

not gonna happen

When you are developing for multiple platforms you sometimes have to compromise. We aren't willing to compromise. PaulSams

blizzard will never make a game for a console. Lemmywinks_360

Well there was Diablo 1 for PSX, Warcraft 2 for PSX, and Starcraft for N64. But, they made one again for the consoles...I wonder why.

not gonna happen

[QUOTE="PaulSams"]When you are developing for multiple platforms you sometimes have to compromise. We aren't willing to compromise. naval

If forced to bet cold hard cash, I'm with ya on that but MS seems to be acting pretty sly about what they have to show & tell for E3 and I would not be "overly " shocked if something like a agreement with Blizzard dev'ing Diablo 3 for 360 should be one of those secrets yet to be revealed.SecretPolice

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]If forced to bet cold hard cash, I'm with ya on that but MS seems to be acting pretty sly about what they have to show & tell for E3 and I would not be "overly " shocked if something like a agreement with Blizzard dev'ing Diablo 3 for 360 should be one of those secrets yet to be revealed.AdrianWerner

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]If forced to bet cold hard cash, I'm with ya on that but MS seems to be acting pretty sly about what they have to show & tell for E3 and I would not be "overly " shocked if something like a agreement with Blizzard dev'ing Diablo 3 for 360 should be one of those secrets yet to be revealed.AdrianWerner

Given the recent merger, and the very nature of Diablo, I'd be willing to say that D3 does have a good chance of ending up on the PS3 and the 360. From a tech standpoint, there is no reason that the game wouldn't play just fine on either system, and as far as the elistist "dumbing down" argument, this is Blizzard, and Diablo we are talking about. Its not Baldur's Gate or Supreme Commander.

On the PS3 side, I see no problems with the PS3 connecting to battle.net, it uses the same sever/client game mechanics as any gaming PC, and the PS3 already supports a mouse, if you would choose to play Diablo by clicking instead of mashing your buttons. Diablo 1 was on the PS1 and played just fine, albeit without battle.net

All that aside, i think the recent merger with Activision is the most telling in this situation. This is a huge game, and im sure the publishers would like to see it in as many homes as possible, and as long as the gameplay isnt compromised , I dont think Blizzard would have a problem porting it, or allowing it to be ported.

What I'd really like to see if this does happen is cross platform play on battle.net, like the way you play cross platform in Final Fantasy XI. Now that would be epic.

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]If forced to bet cold hard cash, I'm with ya on that but MS seems to be acting pretty sly about what they have to show & tell for E3 and I would not be "overly " shocked if something like a agreement with Blizzard dev'ing Diablo 3 for 360 should be one of those secrets yet to be revealed.killab2oo5

I still remember early OXM issue where in rumor sections they said Blizzard is workinf on 5 exclusive Xbox games :D

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"][QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]If forced to bet cold hard cash, I'm with ya on that but MS seems to be acting pretty sly about what they have to show & tell for E3 and I would not be "overly " shocked if something like a agreement with Blizzard dev'ing Diablo 3 for 360 should be one of those secrets yet to be revealed.AdrianWerner

I still remember early OXM issue where in rumor sections they said Blizzard is workinf on 5 exclusive Xbox games :D

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"][QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]If forced to bet cold hard cash, I'm with ya on that but MS seems to be acting pretty sly about what they have to show & tell for E3 and I would not be "overly " shocked if something like a agreement with Blizzard dev'ing Diablo 3 for 360 should be one of those secrets yet to be revealed.killab2oo5

I still remember early OXM issue where in rumor sections they said Blizzard is workinf on 5 exclusive Xbox games :D

Why is it not PS3 compatible,because you're a lemming?

Also Dark Alliance is not indicative of Diablo being able to work on consoles. You have clearly not played Diablo 2 or you would realize how fast paced it is and it would be unplayable without the fast precision of the mouse.

Sorry to crush your dreams,but Blizzard knows that the PC is the only platform that can cater to their top notch games.

Why is it not PS3 compatible,because you're a lemming?

Also Dark Alliance is not indicative of Diablo being able to work on consoles. You have clearly not played Diablo 2 or you would realize how fast paced it is and it would be unplayable without the fast precision of the mouse.

Sorry to crush your dreams,but Blizzard knows that the PC is the only platform that can cater to their top notch games.

stepat201

The picture is from the news story, not me. :lol:

I'm a gamefan that happens to enjoy the 360 - not the other way around !

[QUOTE="stepat201"]

Why is it not PS3 compatible,because you're a lemming?

Also Dark Alliance is not indicative of Diablo being able to work on consoles. You have clearly not played Diablo 2 or you would realize how fast paced it is and it would be unplayable without the fast precision of the mouse.

Sorry to crush your dreams,but Blizzard knows that the PC is the only platform that can cater to their top notch games.

SecretPolice

The picture is from the news story, not me. :lol:

I'm a gamefan that happens to enjoy the 360 - not the other way around !

[QUOTE="stepat201"]

Why is it not PS3 compatible,because you're a lemming?

Also Dark Alliance is not indicative of Diablo being able to work on consoles. You have clearly not played Diablo 2 or you would realize how fast paced it is and it would be unplayable without the fast precision of the mouse.

Sorry to crush your dreams,but Blizzard knows that the PC is the only platform that can cater to their top notch games.

SecretPolice

The picture is from the news story, not me. :lol:

I'm a gamefan that happens to enjoy the 360 - not the other way around !

From that post,do I sound like a cow? I was merely wondering why that picture said that. It doesn't matter really seeing as it is not 360 compatible either. ;)

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="stepat201"]

Why is it not PS3 compatible,because you're a lemming?

Also Dark Alliance is not indicative of Diablo being able to work on consoles. You have clearly not played Diablo 2 or you would realize how fast paced it is and it would be unplayable without the fast precision of the mouse.

Sorry to crush your dreams,but Blizzard knows that the PC is the only platform that can cater to their top notch games.

AdrianWerner

The picture is from the news story, not me. :lol:

I'm a gamefan that happens to enjoy the 360 - not the other way around !

The PS3 is on it's own when it comes to dev'ing and has created it's all by it's self dev. cycle.

Thank Sony. ;)

Given the recent merger, and the very nature of Diablo, I'd be willing to say that D3 does have a good chance of ending up on the PS3 and the 360.

evilross

the merger means very little since Blizzard's owners prior to the merger (Vivendi) now control both them and Activision.

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="stepat201"]

Why is it not PS3 compatible,because you're a lemming?

Also Dark Alliance is not indicative of Diablo being able to work on consoles. You have clearly not played Diablo 2 or you would realize how fast paced it is and it would be unplayable without the fast precision of the mouse.

Sorry to crush your dreams,but Blizzard knows that the PC is the only platform that can cater to their top notch games.

SecretPolice

The picture is from the news story, not me. :lol:

I'm a gamefan that happens to enjoy the 360 - not the other way around !

The PS3 is on it's own when it comes to dev'ing and has created it's all by it's self dev. cycle.

Thank Sony. ;)

The relationship between the PC and the 360 is that the 360 gives better versions of their games to the PC in exchange for watered down PC ports.

Blizzard won't even bother with this though. Seriously why would they waste their time? They're a very very rich company,they don't need extra cash.

Just to be clear.

I never ever thought that D3 was coming to a console - just happen to spot this story and figured it was SW material.

That's all folks. :)

Oh and I would love to see it happen but don't really hold high hopes of it actually happening.

Just to be clear.

I never ever thought that D3 was coming to a console - just happen to spot this story and figured it was SW material.

That's all folks. :)

Oh and I would love to see it happen but don't really hold high hopes of it actually happening.

SecretPolice

I don't understand why anyone would want this to happen. Seriously your PC can probably run Diablo 3 when it comes out. That's the beauty of Blizzard games.

TC you do realize that what you posted was essencially a list of reasons from a community manager as to why Diablo 3 was unlikely to appear on consoles?

not only that, but you do realize that the president of Blizzard has come out and said that there are not only no plans for Diablo 3 on consoles....but no plans for any console game in general.

TC you do realize that what you posted was essencially a list of reasons from a community manager as to why Diablo 3 was unlikely to appear on consoles?

not only that, but you do realize that the president of Blizzard has come out and said that there are not only no plans for Diablo 3 on consoles....but no plans for any console game in general.

cobrax75

"CVG is reporting on an interview with Blizzard's COO Paul Samsand The Guardian about a release on either the PS3 or the Xbox 360, and the answer is unclear."

If your unclear about COO - means "Chief Operating Officer"

Furthermore it states:

When asked directly, Sams replied fairly shakily.

"I don't know yet. A lot of it depends on whether we think the gameplay experience will be the same on console, especially regarding the controls. Also I'd like to keep our audience together."

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

TC you do realize that what you posted was essencially a list of reasons from a community manager as to why Diablo 3 was unlikely to appear on consoles?

not only that, but you do realize that the president of Blizzard has come out and said that there are not only no plans for Diablo 3 on consoles....but no plans for any console game in general.

SecretPolice

"CVG is reporting on an interview with Blizzard's COO Paul Samsand The Guardian about a release on either the PS3 or the Xbox 360, and the answer is unclear."

If your unclear about COO - means "Chief Operating Officer"

Furthermore it states:

When asked directly, Sams replied fairly shakily.

"I don't know yet. A lot of it depends on whether we think the gameplay experience will be the same on console, especially regarding the controls. Also I'd like to keep our audience together."

intresting how you missed the rest of the interview.

"I don't know yet. A lot of it depends on whether we think the gameplay experience will be the same on console, especially regarding the controls. Also I'd like to keep our audience together. One question mark I have is whether the console owners would allow PC players to play against console gamers. I think the answer gets a lot easier if the console owners say yes. But at the moment they do like to have closed systems. But you know, I think what it really it comes down to is the game itself. We want to deliver what is the best experience possible so the controls and everything else have to be perfect. When you are developing for multiple platforms you sometimes have to compromise. We aren't willing to compromise."

and this entirely.

http://kotaku.com/5020577/just--forget-about-diablo-iii-on-a-console-mmkay

I think this game would be perfect on consoles and I would love to see this on PS3. Hope it happens. Anyway this game problaby won't make it until 2010.-Renegade

You know the computer you're typing on right now? Chances are it can play D3.

Seriously, why do people want it on the consoles so bad when they can have a much better experience on their pc.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

TC you do realize that what you posted was essencially a list of reasons from a community manager as to why Diablo 3 was unlikely to appear on consoles?

not only that, but you do realize that the president of Blizzard has come out and said that there are not only no plans for Diablo 3 on consoles....but no plans for any console game in general.

SecretPolice

"CVG is reporting on an interview with Blizzard's COO Paul Samsand The Guardian about a release on either the PS3 or the Xbox 360, and the answer is unclear."

If your unclear about COO - means "Chief Operating Officer"

Furthermore it states:

When asked directly, Sams replied fairly shakily.

"I don't know yet. A lot of it depends on whether we think the gameplay experience will be the same on console, especially regarding the controls. Also I'd like to keep our audience together."

and Diablo III LEAD DESIGNER Jay Wilson said they won't be doing a console version.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

TC you do realize that what you posted was essencially a list of reasons from a community manager as to why Diablo 3 was unlikely to appear on consoles?

not only that, but you do realize that the president of Blizzard has come out and said that there are not only no plans for Diablo 3 on consoles....but no plans for any console game in general.

cobrax75

"CVG is reporting on an interview with Blizzard's COO Paul Samsand The Guardian about a release on either the PS3 or the Xbox 360, and the answer is unclear."

If your unclear about COO - means "Chief Operating Officer"

Furthermore it states:

When asked directly, Sams replied fairly shakily.

"I don't know yet. A lot of it depends on whether we think the gameplay experience will be the same on console, especially regarding the controls. Also I'd like to keep our audience together."

intresting how you missed the rest of the interview.

"I don't know yet. A lot of it depends on whether we think the gameplay experience will be the same on console, especially regarding the controls. Also I'd like to keep our audience together. One question mark I have is whether the console owners would allow PC players to play against console gamers. I think the answer gets a lot easier if the console owners say yes. But at the moment they do like to have closed systems. But you know, I think what it really it comes down to is the game itself. We want to deliver what is the best experience possible so the controls and everything else have to be perfect. When you are developing for multiple platforms you sometimes have to compromise. We aren't willing to compromise."

and this entirely

Ya see, I don't read it that way at all when the paragraph you posted starts off with "I don't know yet" nor would anyone versed in the English language but......

Carry on. ;)

... read my previous post. The COO wasn't "confirming" or even implying anything. He was just speaking his personal opinion. There have been numerous other statements from other people in Blizzard saying, no, consoles aren't going to be worked on within Blizzard because we want to focus on making great PC games.

... read my previous post. The COO wasn't "confirming" or even implying anything. He was just speaking his personal opinion. There have been numerous other statements from other people in Blizzard saying, no, consoles aren't going to be worked on within Blizzard because we want to focus on making great PC games.

horrowhip

Sams said all this, not me. :)

Haha no way!

Sorry consoleites.

[QUOTE="horrowhip"]

... read my previous post. The COO wasn't "confirming" or even implying anything. He was just speaking his personal opinion. There have been numerous other statements from other people in Blizzard saying, no, consoles aren't going to be worked on within Blizzard because we want to focus on making great PC games.

SecretPolice

Sams said all this, not me. :)

just because he said something in an interview doesn't mean ANYTHING about what Blizzard actually plans.

Blizzard doesn't have any reasons to and, all the things he said a port would be contingent upon cause problems.

Blizzard would absolutely require the ability to have cross-platform. And they would require cross-platform through Battle.net

MS would never allow that. End of story. MS wouldn't open up their platform like that. So, 360 is out of the question

Now, a port the PS3 won't happen because too many resources would be required. Any port to come would require so little effort on Blizzard's part before it is even considered that it wouldn't effect development at all. If they have to even divert 10 people to a console port, they wouldn't do it. They just want to release the game. Console port would be completely contingent upon the ease of porting. PS3 is out of the question there.

What is left? Wii port? That wouldn't even really HAVE online and would certainly not be fully featured if it did have online, and that is one of their big things with Diablo 3. That is out of the question.

That leaves PC and Mac as the only viable platforms for what Blizzard wants to do.

Maybe I am wrong, maybe I am missing something, but based upon Blizzard's comments on their philosophy and their feelings about different things.

Unless Blizzard goes way out into left field on this, the likelyhood of a console port of Diablo 3 is lower than the likelyhood of me winning the lotto 3 times in a row.

Even more interesting as you take the interview in totality to say: NO.

Ya see, I don't read it that way at all when the paragraph you posted starts off with "I don't know yet" nor would anyone versed in the English language but......

Carry on. ;)

SecretPolice

This news story and "who woulda guessed" me think you have that 180 degrees outta phase since the PC/360 share much more in the way of architecture then does the PS3.

The PS3 is on it's own when it comes to dev'ing and has created it's all by it's self dev. cycle.

Thank Sony. ;)

SecretPolice

With all due respect to those still feeling the need to fight me on this:

Who Knows If Diablo III Will Hit A Console ?

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That Sounds Strangely Familiar. :)

anyone who plays diablo on consoles is a newb.

anyone who plays diablo on consoles is a newb.

humber_matus

True !

Because it would be the first time it ever happened, ever ! :lol:

[QUOTE="humber_matus"]

anyone who plays diablo on consoles is a newb.

SecretPolice

True !

Because it would be the first time it ever happened, ever ! :lol:

Diablo 1 was on PS1.

Unlike RTS games like Starcraft, Diablo could work very well on a console. There was only ever right click, left click, and a couple hotkeys needed. A pad would easily do it. Prob won't happen though.