Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 20:32 BST
Blizzard not ruling out console development in the future
Blizzard has said it would consider developing a console game in the future, and it has been keeping itself “up-to-speed” on the current platforms.
Speaking with MCV, the firm’s VP and MD of internal operations Michael Ryder said with a past steeped in creating console games, something similar in the future would not be out of the question.
“Our heritage actually goes back to console,” said Ryder. “In the early years, Blizzard made console games. It’s not the heritage, it’s the design decisions and what we think is best for our players.
“In the more recent years it has been PC and online orientated. But we play all kinds of games at Blizzard. We try to learn wherever we can. We play console games and we are up-to-speed on the console platforms. And if we see an opportunity where the game design would work well on the console, then maybe we will go that way.
“We just haven’t announced anything yet.”
Blizzard’s StarCraft II launched yesterday, and WoW’s latest expansion Cataclysm is expected later this year, with Diablo III still a ways off.
The developers are also working on an unannounced MMO, which we’re betting won’t be revealed at BlizzCon this year.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot, MMO, PC, RPG, Strategy
Tags: diablo III, Michael Ryder, starcraft II, wow
12 comments
#1
fdelfino
28/07/10, 8:41 pm
How about stop frowning and announce Diablo III already?
#2
Gekidami
28/07/10, 8:42 pm
They already did announce Diablo III.
#3
LOLshock94
28/07/10, 8:51 pm
didnt they make a star craft on xbox which was a third person action game
#4
Gekidami
28/07/10, 8:55 pm
That (Starcraft Ghost) never came out in the end. Warcraft 2 and Diablo have been on console though.
#5
keko
28/07/10, 8:56 pm
@3
Starcraft Ghost was never released.:(
#6
Phoenixblight
28/07/10, 9:34 pm
@4
You are also forgetting Starcraft on the N64.
#7
Gekidami
28/07/10, 9:43 pm
Didnt know it was on N64. But yeah, quite a few Blizzard games are on consoles counting their older ones.
#8
Blerk
29/07/10, 9:29 am
I’d very much like console Diablo III, please.
#9
Freek
29/07/10, 11:29 am
They did say the Ghost was putt on hold rather then completly canceld and that they may revisit the idea in future.
#10
SplatteredHouse
29/07/10, 12:42 pm
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before!
#11
frostquake
29/07/10, 1:34 pm
I played the StarCraft Ghost Demo on Xbox 1, it was very good, and was saddened when they killed it. I really wish they would do a console game, because they are always about High quality game play!
#12
Phoenixblight
29/07/10, 1:35 pm
@9
So 20 years later maybe since the Starcraft team is busy making the next part in the franchise.