While a PC game at heart, it’s been no secret that Blizzard has been eyeing consoles as a release platform for Diablo 3 and now they’re setting gamers up for that reality by preaching about how well it plays on an Xbox 360 controller.
Addressing this Diablo 3’s game director Jay Wilson said that they’ve tested the PC version with controllers and that it works very well.
He also noted that they don’t look at themselves as strictly “a PC developer - we see ourselves as a game developer.” Citing games like StartCraft, he explained that most of the games they make tend to just work better for the PC. He doesn’t feel that a game like StarCraft would work well with a console control scheme; but he does believe that you can make a successful RTS on the console. As for Diablo Could this be yet another unofficial way of telling us that Diablo is making its way to the console? Yes, it’s happening.
So Diablo 3 works really well with an Xbox 360 controller and they could even be working on a console version - they’re at least entertaining the idea of one. Awesome! That is great news for gamers all around, especially console gamers who don’t have the time or money to invest in gaming rigs; they could finally get a taste of the Blizzard excellence and kill some demons.
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Diablo 3 is currently in beta with no official release date. Available for PC only.
Source: PC Gamer
