Diablo III on PS3/Xbox 360 not likely

Sangria - 551 days ago

Same here. The game not coming on PS360, it's not really a problem because Diablo is that kind of game that plays only on PC, but i wonder if my PC can runt Diablo 3. I hope so 'cause i already love it.

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BoneMagnus - 551 days ago

Baulder's Gate Dark Alliance was a Diablo clone, and it worked great on consoles...LAST gen.

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Relcom - 551 days ago

so i can start upgrading my comp

Baulder's Gate Dark Alliance was Sh1t compared to D2, it was a mindless lootfest. Diablo has Magic Find which = smart lootfest

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DR-IVO - 551 days ago

what makes the game any better on PC then it would be on console?

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Sangria - 551 days ago

Gameplay. Some games can only be used with mouse and keyboard. Some genre like god-games (Spore, Black & White) have a gameplay that we can only feel true with a mouse and/or a keyboard.
I'm waiting for the development of MMORPGs on 360 and PS3 to see how they manage to fit mouse gameplay + keyboard shortcuts (1 to 0 button, sometimes F1 to F9, I for inventory, E for Equipments, S for Statistics, etc....) in simple controller.

FPS was also a genre that plays typically with mouse and keyboard, but we managed to fit simplest gameplays in a controller. However, games like S.W.A.T. should be hard to play on a console, so yes, some genre needs to stay on PC, and IN MY OPINION Diablo is that kind of genre. I will maybe never have the same hardcore pleasure playing a Diablo on console, except if it is compatible with keyboard and mouse.

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donator - 550 days 23 hours ago

They had Diablo 1 for Playstation 1. It was pretty fun.

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mepsipax - 550 days 22 hours ago

I've got a gforce 8800, quad core, 3.2 ghz cpu, 4 gigs of ram so I don't think I'm gonna need to worry about this, all I can say is bring it on!

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ThanatosDMC - 550 days 20 hours ago

I bet the PS3 can handle it easily. Porting it is another story. I dont care if they have to force us to use a mouse and a keyboard. Diablo 3 will be AWESOME!!!

http://www.eurogamer.pt/tv_...

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JsonHenry - 550 days 19 hours ago

That sucks for console only kiddos. Although on the PS3 it would not be too bad if they made full keyboard and mouse support.

The only reason I continue to game primarily on my PC is because of the Keyboard and mouse controls. The day that consoles support (fully) keyboard and mouse I will be not be gaming on a console anyway. It will just be a PC by that point.

Probably we are only 1 or two generations away from a console being nothing but a standardized gaming PC that plays nice with your TV.

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proArchy - 550 days 18 hours ago

If they can make Red Alert, or World in Conflict work on a console then they can almost certainly make Diablo3 work. It is totally possible to narrow down the control scheme to work on a gamepad, while still leaving full keyboard support for the more hardcore players. My PC has seen many moons, and couldn't handle this game, even at its lowest settings I'm sure. A console version is probably the only way I'll get to play this game. Here's hoping they open their eyes to the fact that there are a combined 30million plus 360/PS3's out there and maybe, just maybe a couple of those owners might buy this game.

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ThanatosDMC - 550 days 8 hours ago

No, the only way to play D2 is with a mouse and keyboard. There is no way in hell can you survive by using the d-pad to hotkey most spells in Diablo.

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Jpinter - 551 days 1 hour ago

That was the PR's answer when asked about a PS3 and xbox 360 version of the game.

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Masta_Killa - 551 days ago

http://www.blizzard.com/dia...

This is where I read that exact sentence, minutes before I saw this article. Hmmmm....

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Jpinter - 550 days 22 hours ago

dude...it's a PR....they use the same script.

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proArchy - 550 days 18 hours ago

Please show your work jpinter, lest you hurt your credibility. From an audience's perspective it looks like you just copy/pasted Blizzard's FAQ and claimed it was your own research. Not pointing fingers, just saying that a phrase like "We don't comment on rumors and speculation" being spammed by PR is completely believable, but an almost exact print copy of a awkward sentence like "Yes(, this is PC/Mac). As with all of Blizzard Entertainment's recent releases, Diablo III will ship for both Windows and Mac simultaneously." could be seen as a little suspect.

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KLEPTOMANIAC - 550 days 12 hours ago

if i did come tho. ahhhhhh

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ThanatosDMC - 550 days 20 hours ago

Point and click RPG with a story. Go to IGN.com

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proArchy - 550 days 15 hours ago

Ever play Dungeon Siege or Neverwinter Nights? That's the best I can come up with.

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Rageanitus - 551 days ago

The Sims and all the mmorpgs, and ALL the fps's and rts's that come out make the pc gaming industry...

Ill keep saying this..... pc gaming has evolved out of the old genres and into mmorpgs' which have proven to be very profitable. Hence is pc gaming truly dead I think not.

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Kigmal - 550 days 22 hours ago

It seems that the majority of N4G does not own a gaming PC. Why would you want to play Diablo III on consoles? Are you kidding me?

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ThanatosDMC - 550 days 20 hours ago

"The one console to real them (games) all" idealogy. If my console can handle, why cant we have the game rather than spend more money upgrading our PCs.

I'm pretty sure my graphics card is sufficient but im not sure about my CPU... and if i have to change my CPU, i might also have to change my mobo.

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ThanatosDMC - 550 days 20 hours ago

Play Diablo 2 first. For Diablo 1, just read something for the story.

D2 is $39.99. If you get lucky at half price bookstore in the states, then you might be able to get the whole package for $14.99

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Charlie2688 - 550 days 18 hours ago

Buy the Battlechest its cheap and I HIGHLY doubt your PC or laptop wont be able to run it...and play both...in order

http://www.amazon.com/Blizz...

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Pornlord - 550 days 23 hours ago

You make a valid point, but I disagree. From a business standpoint, wouildn't it make sense to broaden your audience and release a game like this to console players. I'm not a PC gamer anymore, so if they don't release it on the PS3 or 360, I won't play it. I love the series though, I wore out the first 2 and anything that played like it (Balders gate series) and I would do it again, I'm just not into sitting in my computer chair and playing my games anymore, I'm into drinking with my buddies and playing co-op games or taking turns with Strategy RPG's.

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ban fans - 550 days 23 hours ago

I don't understand why some people (BigKev45,below) are so against it staying PC only. The more systems it is on, the more people play it, the more fun for all. Even if they delay the release for a while after the PC version comes out, I would still pick it up for my console. As I said below, I will not upgrade my computer just for one game!

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dktxx2 - 550 days 21 hours ago

Blizzard don't care about the money that Diablo makes. They have WoW for that. To them, it's about making a great game for the fans. Blizzard only has one business tactic, WoW, and it works great. SO they do what they want, which means no console version. Theres a slim chance that it can come to the ps3, because of free internet, mouse and keyboard support, and the hard drives, but if they don't want to, then they wont.

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Pornlord - 550 days 23 hours ago

I agree and bubbles for even saying it. I don't know if my comp could run it. It probably could, but I'm not putting anything else in my case for a while. Plus I like to have The Simpsons or Futurama or Aqua Teen Hunger Force playing on my computer while I play PS3 on the big screen, it's just my tastes in gaming I guess. I really hope this comes to PS3.

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Odion - 550 days 23 hours ago

people do you realize that blizzard makes more money in a then 88 other countries in the world? They can't be bought, they have always been PC and they always will be PC

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thehitman - 550 days 23 hours ago

you scared of something lol?? Who said buy them?? I just said influence meaning cut a deal no company turns down a good deal and Im sure blizzard wouldnt deny Sony idc even if it releases a year after the pc version it will be still good Id might even pick up the ps3 verion after.

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Pornlord - 550 days 22 hours ago

I'm not trying to push anyone's buttons by suggesting this go to consoles, I'm merely stating that MY WISH is for it to release on PC, and then port to consoles. Timed release sort of thing. It's just wishful thinking, but still I'd love to play the game, and I'm afraid I won't if it comes out on PC only.

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Rageanitus - 550 days 22 hours ago

Blizzard has never really made a graphically impressive game.

The system requirements for blizzard games are not that harsh.

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ThanatosDMC - 550 days 20 hours ago

Think of the Pirates! Unless they go with Steam on this i dunno, what else could prevent people from making cracks and whatever else. If it did go to the PS3, they cant pirate or bootleg it.

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ElementX - 550 days 15 hours ago

If anyone, MS should jump on this. The coding for 360 is similar to PC and Blizzard wouldn't need Sony to send anyone to teach them how to program for the PS3. Furthermore, it's a known fact that 360 gamers buy games and it would be sketchy to release on PS3 exclusively.

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ban fans - 550 days 23 hours ago

More money and a bigger gamer base is always a good motivation! I agree, it would be hard for them to port to the consoles, but even if they took another year or so, they could attract a lot more fans.

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Odion - 550 days 23 hours ago

who is to say the console market would like this type of game, and D2 sold 16 million units, this one will sell prob even more, another million or 2 on top of that doesn't warrant the effort it will take to redo all the controls, make some kind of working battle-net for consoles and a whole ton of extra crap.

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 550 days 23 hours ago

This game will undoubtedly be released for the PS3, Diablo III and the award winning (FREE) PSN network would be a great partnership for gamers and enthusiasts alike. The xBox 360, however, would be incapable of running Diablo III due to inferior hardware architecture and a lacklustre Laggy/Costly online network which would make the game technically impossible for that system to handle

;)

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Ali_The_Brit - 550 days 23 hours ago

I LOL'd so hard at zhuks unbelivable denile and stupidity, your in line with pp and pos3 myfriend, mother must be proud ;)

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XGamer - 550 days 22 hours ago

as it "ONLY" says NO PS3 VERSION.

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Jack The Lad - 550 days 21 hours ago

why do these xbox owners talk like they are 85 years old. they sound like bill gates & microsads. Zhuk u should marry XGamer grandads. xbox is juat a old p.c it couldnt run this game

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XGamer - 550 days 20 hours ago

OH, you mean why do we speak with an educated flair? Because I actually try in school and am educated. You? Naaaaaaaa!

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SIXAXISofEVIL - 550 days 15 hours ago

i hear people say stuff like this all the time. rather than attack you, i'll ask you to explain the technical differences in the 360 and ps3 since you seem to understand them so well. why exactly would the 360 be able to run it and the ps3 not?

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SonySoldierEternaL - 550 days 15 hours ago

be quiet, the 360 doesn't even have Keyboard/Mouse support.

the only console which has KB/M support is the PS3

thus, it's more reasonable for the Diablo 3 to be released for the PS3

nice try though.

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juuken - 550 days 14 hours ago

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XGamer...you're a jackass. Please say no more.

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KBDuB - 550 days 13 hours ago

Actually, the 360 has the controller/keypad. So, I think that Diablo would work on the 360 better than the PS3. If you want to use straight keyboard and mouse, then why not get it for the Pc? With the 360 controller-pad you can still use every button on the pad, if they chose to do so, with the movement and attacks on the controller. Wouldn't be to hard to do.

And, before you say that not everyone has the controller-pad. Not every one has a computer and therefor not everyone has a keyboard and mouse. And, plus, the controller-pad would be cheaper to buy then to buy a good keyboard and mouse.

And, by the way, SonySoldierEternaL, thanks for the PM. -.- It seems the Ps3 already owns your life, eh?

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SonySoldierEternaL - 550 days 12 hours ago

get off my nutz

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XGamer - 549 days 23 hours ago

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KBDuB - 550 days 13 hours ago

Neither console, PS3 or 360, has inferior hardware. As you can tell by the way games look and run on both consoles.

The only thing inferior was the way the 360 was put together.

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ThatCanadianguy420 - 550 days 14 hours ago

Amen.

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