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Diablo 3 now a 'theoritical possibility' on consoles

Despite a previous straight-out denial about Diablo 3 being on consoles, semi-contradictory reports have been leaking out in the press stating otherwise. A couple of days ago Blizzard COO Paul Sams told the Guardian he "do(esn't) know yet."
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Published: 538 days ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | Industry News | Dev News
 
 

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Chris Hansen - 538 days 2 hours ago
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Knowing Blizzard and the looks of the gameplay trailer, Diablo 3 will probably run on a crappy 1GHz CPU and 512MB ram computer. I'm sure everyone will be able to play it on their computers, so a console port is quite pointless. Why the hell would anyone want to play Diablo using a controller anyway? I guess it might work for PS3 since it supports keyboard and mouse...

Dateline NBC,
Chris Hansen
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Adriana Lima - 538 days 2 hours ago
1.1 - *nervous look*
I swear, I didn't touch her.
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Chris Hansen - 538 days 1 hour ago
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@Adriana Lima

Sir, why don't you take a seat, right over there.
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Baba1906 - 537 days 23 hours ago
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i would love it on ps3. my pc hates games.
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rakgi - 537 days 22 hours ago
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The Diablo series is great and I would love to play it on my PS3...btw omg that was hilarious Chris BUBBLE
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Scarfy - 537 days 20 hours ago
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"Why the hell would anyone want to play Diablo using a controller anyway?"

1) Wireless
2) Couch
3) 32" HDTV

Seriously, that beats sitting hunched over, two feet away from a PC monitor screen any day.
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aftrdark21 - 537 days 19 hours ago
1.6 - I'll play it on my PS3
Played the first one on PS1 and loved the co-op. If they bring it to consoles w/online co-op I'll be all over it.
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ThanatosDMC - 537 days 16 hours ago
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I'd rather have it on the consoles rather than PC since pirate rapes are rampant. Also, keyboard and mouse support for the PS3...
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morganfell - 537 days 15 hours ago
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Scarfy,

You do realize Sony supports keyboard and mouse and that decision is left to the developer to decide? You know this, correct?
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Obama - 537 days 14 hours ago
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I would rather play it on my comp. Haven't upgraded it since 5 years ago but I think it can handle diablo 3 fine. P4 1024 ram, x800.
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mepsipax - 537 days 14 hours ago
1.10 - well
I don't really care as long as it's a port and nothing but, it should have same interface same controls on the pc and I'll be happy, I think it would be great if it went to consoles, more money for blizzard to make better games, but can someone tell me how diablo worked on PSX? did you directly control the character with the directional pad, or did you control a cursor?
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Bordello1900 - 537 days 22 hours ago
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He goes on to say it depends on whether "console owners would allow PC players to play against console gamers"

Well, I guess that rules out the X360 then.
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Ghoul - 537 days 22 hours ago
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yes and no

with live anywhere (if its going to work ever) they would ahve a pretty solid base for crossplatform playing.

BUT blizzard has its own battle.net and wont let them be forced by ms to give it up for a live service

on the other hand the ps3 is an open plattform allowing mouse and keyboard.

we will seee, no matter where d3 will arrive i will play the crap out of it :D
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Rooted_Dust - 537 days 21 hours ago
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I don't think it's too much of an issue about playing against. You did have the ability to pvp a little bit, but there was no serious player vs player fighting. The multiplayer game is mostly for co-op. In which case console gamers should be happy to have players that can control the characters better with the mouse and keyboard control scheme.
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XGamer - 537 days 20 hours ago
2.3 - ??? You mean that rules out the ps3, don't you.
as we all know that PC VS Xbox 360 games are being made and are already out, but no such thing for the ps3.

So you were wrong bordello 1900.
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morganfell - 537 days 15 hours ago
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Xgamer, you do realize that Blizzard has solidified that cross platform would only occur is all things were equal on both platforms and they specifically mentioned controls. That means unless MS decided to provide an update to the 360 to create keyboard and mouse compatibility in games then it won't happen. No cross platform on the 360 and no stand alone.

Remember that keyboard and mouse is something MS wouldn't let their own internal game studios do for Shadowrun. The odds of them instituting for a 3rd party are so far down the rung I can't see that bottom step. They wouldn't let mod support in for UT3 and decided 5 maps was a great tradeoff. KB/M? Not a snowball's chance in hell.
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fermcr - 537 days 22 hours ago
3 - Don't care...
I don't care if it goes to consoles... i just want the damm game on my PC, and the sooner the better :)
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Rooted_Dust - 537 days 21 hours ago
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I don't care if they put it on consoles. This is one developer that I don't have to worry about them making the game mediocre for the PC. Plus this game is going to sell like crazy, so monetary gain isn't a huge issue.
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SixTwoTwo - 537 days 21 hours ago
4 - Just keep it on the PC
At least for now so they can focus and optimize for that platform and make Diablo III the best game it can be. I know Blizzard is Blizzard but we see it time and time again that when a developer focuses on one platform the games come out better.
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BoneMagnus - 537 days 20 hours ago
5 - Why turn away from a ton of guaranteed sales?
Diablo 3 would be a huge hit on consoles, and could even be GOTY material.
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aftrdark21 - 537 days 19 hours ago
5.1 - Yep!
I know I'd buy it! Got like 2-4 friends I know would get it too for online co-op.
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Gun_Senshi - 537 days 19 hours ago
6 - Diablo 3 should stay on PCs
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AliC - 537 days 16 hours ago
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I agree
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Tyrael - 537 days 19 hours ago
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Every game is a "theoretical possibility" on consoles, but I have my money on a PC-only release
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gamer_70 - 537 days 18 hours ago
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Guess nobody is aware that u can use mouse & keyboard with the 360 aswell! yea it works.. surprise!
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gamer_70 - 537 days 18 hours ago
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I'm buying this for my PC anyways.
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longbug - 537 days 18 hours ago
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Played the 1st one on PC many moons ago, didn't like it. The 2nd one must have been special considering the furor over platforms on the 3rd one. Hope it comes to console just for comfortable playing environment. Mind you, not worth overheating my 360 for going by the 1st one.
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Kick The Ass - 537 days 18 hours ago
11 - Wait a sec!
When was the last time Blizzard made/ported a console game?
Anybody?
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kazuma - 537 days 18 hours ago
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back in the days of the ps1/saturn/n64 a few games made by blizzard appeared on consoles
diablo1-ps1
warcraft2-ps1,saturn
starcraft-n64
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Voiceofreason - 537 days 18 hours ago
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Diablo on consoles? No thanks. Using a controller would suck for one. Sure you can Mouse/keyboard but if you think sitting at a desk for hours is painful how will trying to sit a mouse and keyboard in your lap while you sit on the couch going to be any more comfortable?? Not to mention playing this game from far away is going to suck. Even with a big screen TV. Its the kind of game you play up close. I really hope they dont limit this game by trying to put it on inferior products like consoles.
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longbug - 537 days 18 hours ago
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Consoles are hardly inferior products, just a different target audience. A primarily PC developer such as Blizzard would not compromise their game for the console market. More likely outsource if there were to be console versions. Comfort is laid 2 feet away from a large LCD telly, controller in hand with Jack & coke within easy reach. I'll stick with Astropop on the PC.
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