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Diablo III Will Only Go To Consoles If It Requires "No Compromises"

Posted on Monday, March 26 @ 09:44:57 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

Diablo III is one of the biggest releases of the year, so it's no wonder that when console-port rumors surfaced it was the talk of the town. However, despite a seemingly clear confirmation earlier in the year, Blizzard has only strongly considered a port at this point. It turns out that the deciding factor will be whether or not the game would suck to play on a console.

Blizzard COO Paul Sams addressed the rumors of a console version of Diablo III head-on in a recent interview with CVG. He expressed his studio's interest in making a port, but also some caution with how well that dream would translate into reality.

Same with the console; we don't decide up front that we want to make a console product. We just want to make a great game. If the best experience involves a mouse and a keyboard, we'll put it on PC. If it plays better with a controller, that's the route we'd take. If it works on both, and we don't have to make any meaningful alterations or compromises to the experience, we'd make it for both.

He concluded:

 If we feel we can have a game on multiple platforms, then we'll do it. We're not afraid to - that's for sure!

TLDR: If a controller doesn't work well with Diablo III, a console version isn't happening.

Truthfully, if any Blizzard game were to make the leap, it'd be from the Diablo series since both Warcraft (including World of Warcraft) and StarCraft simply require way too many inputs. In addition, the entire business is about making money and making a game available on more platforms (especially such a high-profile game) is a great way to drive revenue. With that said, the fast-paced nature of Diablo III might be the greatest barrier for console fans looking to play the game.

So is Diablo III coming to consoles? Nobody can be too sure, but Blizzard are clearly interested in doing it, and as long as Sony and/or Microsoft don't get in the way, it's a serious prospect.

Related Games:   Diablo III
Tags:   Diablo 3, Blizzard


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  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Mar 26th, 2012 at 10:45 am
    All the press coming out for this game makes it seem like Blizzard has abso****inglutely no idea what they're doing.
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 26th, 2012 at 11:55 am
    "No Compromises" = Diablo III NOT coming to consoles
  • warmaster670
    warmaster670

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Mar 26th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
    How? nothing about diablo 3 says it cant be ona console, diablo was multiplat and it was just fine, and that was on the freaking ps1.
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Mar 26th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
    Torchlight the diablo clone works perfectly on 360. Jus' sayin'...
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 27th, 2012 at 12:01 am
    Bite little fishies bite.
  • warmaster670
    warmaster670

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Mar 27th, 2012 at 1:54 am
    keep making yourself look more like a fool, it looks good on you.
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 27th, 2012 at 2:51 am
    Oh don't be mad. Just be glad I don't live nextdoor to you.
  • Squiggy
    Squiggy

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 26th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
    If they brought Diablo 3 to consoles, Sony and Microsoft should allow the option to play the game with a mouse. But we know that won't happen either. They'll BOTH insist that tacking on Move and Kinect support is a better idea.

    Really, if not the current consoles, then the next generation should have support for mouse and keyboard play. If it really ruins the balance of multiplayer games, then just make three different matchmaking groups. One for gamepads only, one for mice only, and one for both, for people who really don't care (or want to attempt to prove superiority of one input over the other).
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 26th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
    Deathspank worked very well on consoles. They could take their cues from that
  • sg4real
    sg4real

    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Mar 26th, 2012 at 7:02 pm
    To me, Diablo series belong on PC.
  • Valois
    Valois

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Mar 26th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
    They some how ported Starcraft to the N64 back in the day. If they made that work, I'm sure they can figure out something for Diablo.
  • Odbarc
    Odbarc

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Mar 27th, 2012 at 10:06 am
    Diablo 1 on PSX was amazing.
    I wish we had a D2 on PS2 or something.

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