Thu, Nov 15, 2012 | 22:05 GMT
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition headhunted by Sony
Sony made a bid to secure a PlayStation Network release for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Beamdog boss Trent Oster revealed.
“We were approached by Sony to bring the game to PSN,” Oster told Shack News.
“So I counter-proposed what I thought it would cost for us to do it right. For me, to make Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition a good experience on a console would require a very heavy redesign for the entire control and input scheme.”
Oster said he just wants the game to be great on all formats, and a great console conversion would require “a large scale effort”.
“Sony decided not to proceed. I believe they wanted to proceed with a quality product, but we just couldn’t make the numbers work,” he said.
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition arrives on iPad, Mac and PC on November 28 having been delayed from an expected September launch. It’s an overhauled HD re-release of a classic BioWare title.
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Posted in: Mac, PC, RPG, iPad
Tags: Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Editiion, Beamdog, Trent Oster
6 comments
#1
Erthazus
15/11/12, 10:09 pm
Now this is a gorgeous move by Sony.
Dust 514 and this is fantastic.
I will play Baldurs Gate:Ench edition on my PC but for the PS3 owners they should visit this fantastic old classic. I think Sony should try and help them.
#2
TD_Monstrous69
15/11/12, 10:17 pm
For once Erthazus, I agree with you. Hope Sony tries working with them, and makes this happen.
#3
Greek God
15/11/12, 10:27 pm
is this game like Diablo with loot and stuff ?
#4
KodyxDestroyer
15/11/12, 10:58 pm
@3 No, it is much closer to Dragon Age. Dragon Age was called the spiritual successor to the Baldur’s Gate series.
#5
Greek God
16/11/12, 9:02 am
thx
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The_Red
16/11/12, 5:31 pm
What on earth? This is the last thing I expected to hear about Baldur’s Gate. Also, I don’t think it’s suited for console play. Maybe Vita but that one has a really small screen for this type of game.