Once again Blizzard have been teasing the console market with the possibility of returning to develop games for PS3 and Xbox 360. In a statement to MCV, Blizzard Entertainment’s VP Michael Ryder harks back to the early ’90s when the company was cutting its teeth on console games like Rock’n’Roll Racing and The Death and Return of Superman.
Ryder says to MCV UK;
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… 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.
Given Xbox Live’s incompatibility with the MMO format, it seems unlikely we’ll see a WoW clone coming to the 360 at least. But Blizzard could be keeping an eye on Final Fantasy XIV’s performance on PS3 before making any formal announcement.
What do you think? Are Blizzard letting Square Enix test the console MMO waters, or could they be thinking about a return to their traditional action based console game?
Source: MCV UK
cc_star
Obvious move really.
With the MMOs coming it would be odd if the biggest player wasn’t involved
teflon
Give us Starcraft Ghost!
That game would have been brilliant if they hadn’t messed about with it too much developer wise…
hazelam
yeah, ghost would be a great way to re-enter the console market.
fokkusu
Yeah one Ghost here too. I bought GameCube just for that game. And they just had to cancel it.. :'(
TTP
Please be StarCraft II for PlayStation Move.
Please.
Really.
YOURMUMANDME
Diablo III-Diablo III-Diablo III.
Please be Diablo III !
jenkosz
Station browser added a new comment. DiabloWiki where speculating that rumour also! Got a jah or ber ft? lol.
Kennykazey
That would be devilishly great!
PROJECT(84)
Yes please, that would be awesome. Especially considering that if it doesn’t come out on a console, I likely won’t be able to play it =[ stupid crappy computer and lack of money to get a decent one…
JoshHood
As much as StarCraft 2 would totally not fit, Diabolo 3 could work.
jenkosz
I noticed something along those lines on DiabloWiki today!
Kaminari
“We play console games and we are up-to-speed on the console platforms.”
Naughty Dog, take note!