A Blizzard community manager has confirmed that the upcoming action RPG Diablo 3 will be appearing on consoles as well as the PC, confirming the worst-kept secret in the history of gaming.
Posting to microblogging service Twitter, Blizzard community manager Micah Whiple responded to questions surrounding the existince or otherwise of a console release with the simple message: 'Yup. Josh Mosqueira is lead designer for the Diablo console project.'
Spotted by the eagle-eyed types over on Eurogamer back on the 10th of January, Whiple's post has since been deleted from Twitter. In a follow-up, Whiple explains: '"Yup" wasn't meant to be an announcement. We're still exploring a console version, but more importantly working on the PC/Mac version.'
Blizzard has been hinting at the existence of a console Diablo 3 release for some time, posting job vacancies for console developers, but has yet to officially confirm or deny its plans; and it looks like Whiple's statement is simply more kindling for the rumour-fire.
Blizzard has already come under fire for its decision to implement always-on internet-based digital rights management (DRM) technology in Diablo 3, which will require the player to have an active internet connection during both multi-player and single-player gaming sessions.
Are you concerned that Blizzard's apparent cross-platform development stance will result in a poor port for PC players, or are you hopeful that the company will be able to make something both console and PC gamers can be proud to play? Share your thoughts over in the forums.
Posting to microblogging service Twitter, Blizzard community manager Micah Whiple responded to questions surrounding the existince or otherwise of a console release with the simple message: 'Yup. Josh Mosqueira is lead designer for the Diablo console project.'
Spotted by the eagle-eyed types over on Eurogamer back on the 10th of January, Whiple's post has since been deleted from Twitter. In a follow-up, Whiple explains: '"Yup" wasn't meant to be an announcement. We're still exploring a console version, but more importantly working on the PC/Mac version.'
Blizzard has been hinting at the existence of a console Diablo 3 release for some time, posting job vacancies for console developers, but has yet to officially confirm or deny its plans; and it looks like Whiple's statement is simply more kindling for the rumour-fire.
Blizzard has already come under fire for its decision to implement always-on internet-based digital rights management (DRM) technology in Diablo 3, which will require the player to have an active internet connection during both multi-player and single-player gaming sessions.
Are you concerned that Blizzard's apparent cross-platform development stance will result in a poor port for PC players, or are you hopeful that the company will be able to make something both console and PC gamers can be proud to play? Share your thoughts over in the forums.
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