At BlizzCon this week, Blizzard president Mike Morhaime and Diablo 3 director Jay Wilson were considerably more receptive about bringing Diablo 3 to consoles. Until now, Blizzard has been steady in its dismissive tone towards a console port. In early July, COO Paul Sams said said it was “theoretically possible” but would “compromise … the game experience.” Now, it appears that attitude has changed.
Here’s what Morhaime said in a recent interview with Shacknews:
Every game we have the discussion about which platforms make the most sense. As Diablo 3 takes shape, I think we’ll do an evaluation. I think there is a pretty good argument to be made that that type of game might work very well on consoles. There might be some technical limitations though that we might need to get past.
Wilson was non-committal, but at least engaged the idea. He said that even though the control scheme isn’t compatible, a console Diablo would be “the natural choice.” Personally, I don’t see the problem. Yeah, the controls will have to be tuned, but Diablo isn’t well known for its diverse and robust button combinations and hotkeys.
What do you guys think? Is a console Diablo possible? Would you choose a console port of Diablo 3 over the PC version?
[via 1UP]
