Diablo 3 vs. PS3 and XBox 360?

Blizzard, the creators of Diablo 3 are hinting towards something that could dramatically change the face of the game for the rest of its existence.  It is possible that Diablo 3 going to be released on the PS3 and the XBox 360!  

According to an interview that MCV had with CEO Mike Morhaime, “We are looking for a couple of console developers, yes.  At this stage though, it’s basically an investigation to see if it makes sense for Diablo to be a console game as well as a PC game.”  Morhaime also stated “We haven’t made any decisions yet, but a lot of us feel that if ever there was a Blizzard franchise that could play as well as a console game, then [Diablo’s] probably it.”

This rumor isn’t news though because Blizzard had posted an ad on their website looking for a senior producer with top level console experience last month.

I know that this may come as a shocking surprise to the PC gamers who have been true and loyal fans of the franchise since the beginning of time but I honestly thing that this could either make or break the game.  The thought of it being not as exclusive to the PC may ruin the look of the game and the developers may change a few key elements that make Diablo what it is.  Though on the flip side, it’s slightly exciting to be able to play it on a console.  If Diablo 3 gets integrated into console format I will definitely be picking it up solely because this would be my first PC to console game that I’ve ever played.

Also, I’ve read that a lot of PC gamers are complaining about the lack of exclusive titles to the PC that they get to play.  Though I challenge them to turn around and take a look at their hard drives because PC gamers have been allowed to be a part of the most popular MMORPG’s of all time, World of Warcraft.  There are also a dozen other titles that are exclusive to the PC, hopefully Blizzard makes this jump.

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Activision Blizzard: New MMO?

What’s the first game that you think of when you hear MMO?  My automatic response would have to be World of Warcraft and the people who made that MMO monster possible, Activision Blizzard, are set to be releasing a new MMO in late 2013.  The new game is titled under a code name, Project Titan and we have a feeling that it will be an extremely anticipated MMO for the year 2013.  

Blizzard want to remind everyone that this game is not trying to replace WoW and it’s also not going to be another expansion to WoW, it’s simply something new and fresh.  “There are over 12 million global paying subscribers that are active in our game.  We are not going to turn our back on them and we intend to continue to support that franchise for many many years to come.  As to our new unannounced game, we believe that it will be more complementary than competitive.  And while people do have a limited amount of free time that they can devote to these types of games, we do think that people will want to check out the new and the old.  We think the new one is very compelling and is going to capture a lot of hearts and minds and will be very successful for us.  But we also believe that many people will continue playing World of Warcraft because they have such a huge collection of friends and community.  We have taken some of our most experience developers and put them on this project.  We believe we have a dream team.  These are the people who made WoW a success.  We are going to blow people’s minds.”

In November of 2010, a document had leaked online that showed what Blizzard was going to be up to for the upcoming years and that’s where the code name Project Titan arose from.  Regardless of whether the document was legit or not, the vice president of Blizzard certainly had no problems with confirming that the project was underway but refused to release any further details.  But of course we couldn’t leave you with just that…

Blizzard’s chief operating officer is now saying a few words about the upcoming MMO, and when we say few we really mean he’s being as vague as humanly possible.  “We really try to learn what we’ve done in the past,” Paul Sams says.  “When you architect the game, you architect it with the vision that exists at that time.  We’ve got some vision for what is coming and how gaming has evolved.  Some of the new things that maybe we would want to do, we can’t do as elegantly because of the way we’ve architected the old game.  It’s easier if we are starting fresh.  So with that being said, we are doing that sort of thing and it’s also not the same game.”

With that being said, Blizzard has definitely proven that they are capable of shattering sales records and engulfing/drawing players into their fantastic fantasy worlds, but with Paul Sams sentence, “We are going to blow people’s minds,” let’s see if they’re able to do it a second time.

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