Overnight Blizzard dropped a bombshell on the gaming community by confirming that they have begun hiring developers to explore a "Diablo-related concept for consoles".
"We’re exploring a Diablo-related concept for consoles and are currently looking to fill a few senior console-related positions on the Diablo III team," read a post written by Blizzard on the official Diablo III Community page.
"As we’ve said in the past, with proper care the gameplay could suit the console platform, and we’re interested in seeing what talent out there might be interested in such a project."
"Please note that this is not an announcement of a console title," the post continues. "We are first and foremost developing Diablo III for Windows and Mac PCs and don’t intend to allow any possibility of a console interpretation to delay or affect the release of the game."
Gamesutra prompted this response from the makers of Starcraft and World of Warcraft by shedding light on three job postings originating from Blizzard asking for a new designer, programmer, and producer all requiring extensive console experience to work on a unconfirmed Diablo project.
Seeing as the third chapter in the Diablo franchise was announced way back in 2008, it’s only fitting that a late consideration of a console version won’t delay the release of the game on PC and Mac. That said, with Blizzard exploring new revenue opportunities it wouldn’t be surprising for their dungeon crawler series to appear on consoles at some point.
In the mean time they still have a game to finish…
Tags: Diablo
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