Diablo 3 is headed to PS3! Yay! It’s a port! I’d rather gnaw my fingers off! That’s the general attitude with games ported to any platform these days. Because most of them are terrible when they make the transition, losing some of their magic along the way. And that’s something that Diablo 3 wants to avoid when they hit Playstation devices eventually.
“What we didn’t want to do was emulate a PC game on the console,” Blizzard’s Matthew Burger said to OPM.
So, for instance, you can’t plug in a USB keyboard and mouse and play Diablo 3 on PS3. It was really built for the controller. We put a lot work into how we laid out the abilities and the camera. It wouldn’t feel right.
Burger also elaborated on the inventory system, which has also been completely redesigned for the console version. Players will be able to put shiny bits of metal on their heads quicker with just one click, as the layout for that system is now based on type and can be scrolled through by the relevant appendage instead of a grid.
Interestingly though, the one big change to the game, is mapped to a single button. For the first time, players can DOOOODGE!
“In the PC version you don’t have evade, on the console version if use your right stick you can evade left, right, back and forward” Burger explained.
In this type of game having a dodge roll is fairly traditional on the console so we wanted to make sure we had that. It also helped solve some of the differences between PC and console.
On the PC if you click somewhere you’re character automatically goes there, on the console version, direct control, you have to actually manually go there. If you’re surrounded by enemies that might be a little more difficult, a little bit more tricky, so evade actually allows you to balance that out.
Something we’ve done a little bit of work on is our boss fights – the presentation, some of the mechanics [have been changed] to bring them more in line with console boss fights which have a lot of tradition. So we’ve obviously kept an eye on how console games are and we mirrored that.
Diablo 3 is currently on track for a Playstation 3 and 4 release, but neither of those versions has a specific release date pinned down yet. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODGE!
Last Updated: May 8, 2013
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:17
“heading to PC”
?
O_O
Illuchne Mancera
May 8, 2013 at 11:34
I saw that too lol… Darryn should learn to proof read before posting…..
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:36
Its Geoff’s fail, and he is acting all innocent.
You have screenshot perhaps? I’ll grab the tar and feather 😛
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:41
Lol
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:41
Lol
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:41
Lol
Illuchne Mancera
May 8, 2013 at 11:56
Unfortunately not… we’d be able to tar and feather them both if we had it.
Alas we can’t use any funny/lame Pirate quips on them now…
Ultimo_Cleric_N7
May 8, 2013 at 11:50
Probably meant the FINAL PC version that ACTUALLY WORKS properly and is fun.
Sargon
May 8, 2013 at 11:18
“Because most of them are terrible when they make the transition, losing some of their magic along the way. And that’s something that Diablo 3 wants to avoid when they hit Playstation devices eventually.”
This is factually incorrect and blatant nonsense. Diablo 3 had no magic to begin with.
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:19
XDXD
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:28
Lulz
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:18
If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge Diablo’s minions
Sargon
May 8, 2013 at 11:19
Lol.
Dean
May 8, 2013 at 11:21
One must always remember the five D’s of MinionBall in Diablo
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:22
Don’t play
Don’t play
Don’t play
Don’t play
Don’t play
???
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:41
Winning
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:41
Winning
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:41
Winning
AndriyP
May 8, 2013 at 11:53
Im curious if they will port error 37 too
Wouldn’t be a complete experience then if they dont
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:55
If they do that, you can mark that day in my calendar as the day my gut went into spasm from laughing
Draco Lusus
May 8, 2013 at 13:19
D3 is about as useful as a cock flavoured lollipop
Draco Lusus
May 8, 2013 at 13:19
D3 is about as useful as a cock flavoured lollipop
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 13:23
Its like watching a bunch of retards trying to fluck a doorknob
Draco Lusus
May 8, 2013 at 13:19
D3 is about as useful as a cock flavoured lollipop
umar bastra
May 8, 2013 at 11:26
Lol dodgeball reference always = win
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:29
That movie resonates with me. Wish I could “teach” people with wrenches
GarethV
May 8, 2013 at 11:49
Please good sir, let me know when you open that training centre. I have a few people I can refer.
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:50
Oh, its open now, just working on the disclaimer and some legal mumbo jumbo, then we are ready
GarethV
May 8, 2013 at 11:55
Excellent!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:28
Hehe nice
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:25
Did I call it or did I call it. Straight from the horses mouth:
“It was really built for the controller. We put a lot work into how we laid out the abilities and the camera. It wouldn’t feel right.”
Not,it’s been redesigned for controller. It was made for a controller to start with. They are adding a bit of love to console RE inventory and the dodging options, but this game was originally made with console in mind.
BAH!
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:37
No you did not call it, you ranted it!
😛
But yes, you did
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:43
And I still remember way back them stating “We have no plans for console… herp derp… We want it to be for PC where it belongs…. herp derp…”
Now they come and say it was built for the controller to start with. BAH! It’s like they think we are all idiots with IQ’s the size of gerbils!
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:47
Come now, leave the poor gerbils alone, they are smarter
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 8, 2013 at 11:43
And I still remember way back them stating “We have no plans for console… herp derp… We want it to be for PC where it belongs…. herp derp…”
Now they come and say it was built for the controller to start with. BAH! It’s like they think we are all idiots with IQ’s the size of gerbils!
umar bastra
May 8, 2013 at 11:26
god of war dodge system,also has the worst dodging in any action game
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:30
How so?
umar bastra
May 8, 2013 at 11:33
Well I guess it was due to the slow movement of kratos when dodging. I thought it was decent dodging until I played Bayonetta
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:34
Come to think of it, I cannae remember decent dodging in game at this moment…
umar bastra
May 8, 2013 at 11:38
Bayonetta has the best doge system of any action game I have ever played. Seriously, it’s so tight and precise.
Admiral Chief Achievement
May 8, 2013 at 11:39
LOL @ “tight and precise”
HAHAHAHA
umar bastra
May 8, 2013 at 11:40
LOL I somehow knew you would find that amusing ……
Sargon
May 8, 2013 at 11:31
“‘Mr Wilson should apologize to the silicon crystals destroyed for the making of his bloated uninspired game. Four hundred vain-glorious hours of gameplay expire in an ending that is flat and inane beyond belief’.”
umar bastra
May 8, 2013 at 11:39
Too late to change it to PS3, we all saw the typo 😛
Rince da Ref Lvl2
May 8, 2013 at 12:13
Of course it won’t be a simple port, they probably don’t know how to use the fucking DEV kit, like everyone else!
OVG OfflineVideoGamer
May 8, 2013 at 12:42
ERROR 38
OVG OfflineVideoGamer
May 8, 2013 at 12:44
Mmmm do I buy The Last of Us
or an old broken piece of shit who just released a patch that screws the real money auction house by accident. MMMMmmmm decisions decisions.
matthurstrsa
May 8, 2013 at 13:07
Diablo 3 is bad on PC anyway. Well not bad, just not as much fun as Torchlight if you ask me.
Kobus Nel
May 20, 2013 at 12:37
lame https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6591726336/h2B8EAE4D/