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China6331 Posts
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/10082119/diablo®-iii-coming-september-3-to-xbox-360-ps3™-6-6-2013
On September 3, evil will be reborn on console systems throughout the world with the release of Diablo® III on the PlayStation™ 3 and Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft. That's right, Diablo III will be unleashing hell on both Xbox 360 and PS3™ before summer's end, so lock in your preorders with your local retailer soon. As an added bonus, all preorders of the Xbox 360 and PS3™ versions of Diablo III will include the exclusive Infernal Helm (in-game item only. . .though we have to admit it'd look pretty sharp IRL). Wearable at level 1, the Infernal Helm confers a +EXP bonus to help you whip your new PlayStation™ or Xbox® characters into shape. Plus, it looks sweet as hell on all five mortal heroes of Sanctuary—be it the Witch Doctor, Barbarian, Wizard, Demon Hunter, or Monk. Keep in mind that the redeemable key for the Infernal Helm, which you will find in your preordered console copy of Diablo III on launch day, requires an Internet connection to be redeemed and cannot be transferred across platforms. Be sure to get your preorder lined up for the PS3™ or Xbox 360 versions of the game and prepare your thumbs to do battle against the sinister forces of the Burning Hells. ![[image loading]](https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/content_folder_media/9DRMMUI54FIK1370387988852.jpg) Please note that as the Xbox 360 version of Diablo III was announced today, it may take retailers several days to set up their product pages for this new version of the game. Be sure to check back if you don’t see Diablo III for Xbox 360 listed on retailers' websites.
After playing the PS3 version at PAX I'm really looking forward to this!
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So let me get this straight, console and pc versions are apparently going to have different items...or do we PC users just not get that helm and they can get kerrigans wings or what ever? How is this gonna work with battle.net?
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I wish they announced this prior to releasing it on PC. The game was so pre-dumbed down in order to make sure this could happen. I can imagine its 100 times better on consoles than PC. But I refuse to pay twice after the massive let down that was brought on from the D3 Auction House.
I just wonder how many of the great ideas that were original announced for D3 were dropped because "its too hard to work on consoles"
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No way long distance projectiles can be anywhere as accurate as PC.
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Curious how this will be on consoles.Hope blizzard manges to pull out a high quality product 
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Ah, so now it becomes plainly clear why Blizzard toned D2 several pegs down in complexity -- to readily facilitate console porting!
Just kidding, kinda
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Why the hell would I play it on a console when pc version sucks.
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On June 07 2013 07:51 TriO wrote:
Why the hell would I play it on a console when pc version sucks.
They are not releasing it for you obviously, but for those millions of console players who use their computer for facebook and email only.
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I mean, were all over diablo 3 by now, but that screen cap actually kinda looks fuuuun.
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Probably a very small minority here, but I actually only barely played D3. My friend bought a couple collector's editions, and gave me the code for one of them although I only hit like level 14 with a Witch Doctor. I might buy it this time... =D
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Caldeum1977 Posts
Myself and both of my roommates all play diablo 3 so depending on how well playing on one screen works this could be awesome fun and hopefully a good change of pace to get our interest back in diablo 3 again.
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Ironically, it seems the PC version is the dumbed down one (P2W AH etc). Haven't decided whether I'll get it, but honestly it looks a lot better than the PC version with offline, supposedly improved loot system, and local co-op without split screen, etc.
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This is definitely an interesting concept. I dont know whether i'd actually just buy it or not.
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On June 07 2013 06:40 FallDownMarigold wrote:
Ah, so now it becomes plainly clear why Blizzard toned D2 several pegs down in complexity -- to readily facilitate console porting!
Just kidding, kinda
Which reminds me;
+ Show Spoiler +
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On June 07 2013 05:12 theking1 wrote:Curious how this will be on consoles.Hope blizzard manges to pull out a high quality product
They'll probably manage to pull out about a third of a high quality product. It's got the Blizzard Guarantee.
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On June 07 2013 04:21 JeremyK wrote:
I wish they announced this prior to releasing it on PC. The game was so pre-dumbed down in order to make sure this could happen. I can imagine its 100 times better on consoles than PC. But I refuse to pay twice after the massive let down that was brought on from the D3 Auction House.
I just wonder how many of the great ideas that were original announced for D3 were dropped because "its too hard to work on consoles"
Ya I really feel shafted by Blizz on this one. A company is a company.
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So the rumors WERE true! They all said this game was designed to be ported to a console eventually. I can't believe its actually happened. Although I can't say I really noticed that big of a difference anyway (between D2 and D3). But the hardcore people might have
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On June 08 2013 11:28 radscorpion9 wrote:
So the rumors WERE true! They all said this game was designed to be ported to a console eventually. I can't believe its actually happened. Although I can't say I really noticed that big of a difference anyway (between D2 and D3). But the hardcore people might have
then you didn't play d2
my wife played d3 first and then played d2 and immediately saw and commented on major differences like stamina bar, walking vs running, etc.
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On June 07 2013 18:07 Tiax;mous wrote:Show nested quote +On June 07 2013 06:40 FallDownMarigold wrote:
Ah, so now it becomes plainly clear why Blizzard toned D2 several pegs down in complexity -- to readily facilitate console porting!
Just kidding, kinda Which reminds me; + Show Spoiler +
Funny because its true, and because it was likely intended as a troll for d3 fanboys.
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On June 08 2013 13:08 FromShouri wrote:Show nested quote +On June 08 2013 11:28 radscorpion9 wrote:
So the rumors WERE true! They all said this game was designed to be ported to a console eventually. I can't believe its actually happened. Although I can't say I really noticed that big of a difference anyway (between D2 and D3). But the hardcore people might have then you didn't play d2 my wife played d3 first and then played d2 and immediately saw and commented on major differences like stamina bar, walking vs running, etc.
Your wife sounds awesome.
Mines just bad. She only plays MMO's and thinks dynasty warriors / tekken / final fantasy is bad. Like gtfo. I guess she came to a barcraft with me once, thats a bonus
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On June 08 2013 20:33 Capped wrote:Show nested quote +On June 08 2013 13:08 FromShouri wrote:On June 08 2013 11:28 radscorpion9 wrote:
So the rumors WERE true! They all said this game was designed to be ported to a console eventually. I can't believe its actually happened. Although I can't say I really noticed that big of a difference anyway (between D2 and D3). But the hardcore people might have then you didn't play d2 my wife played d3 first and then played d2 and immediately saw and commented on major differences like stamina bar, walking vs running, etc. Your wife sounds awesome. Mines just bad. She only plays MMO's and thinks dynasty warriors / tekken / final fantasy is bad. Like gtfo. I guess she came to a barcraft with me once, thats a bonus
shes aight, i got her introduced via Dynasty Warriors Gundam lol, doubt that will work for you though =\. She tried to play WoW and liked the idea of it but not the amount of time required to get anywhere. I got her to play D2 on lan a few years back but it was "too complicated" for her. Fast forward a few years after letting her play D3 to get use to the controls and ideas of prioritizing certain stats/skills over others.
That said, she still sucks pretty bad at both and only has decent items because I found/traded/bought them for her =P.
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The game looks good, I might get it for my PS3. Already played it on PC but this seems like it'd be fun.
I'd really like if they made two player possible with those special glasses where you can see two screens on one TV ontop of each otehr, that'd be really cool.
Go Blizzard, keep up the good work (:
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I think it would be great idea if both games - for PS3 and Xbox 360 - would have one single server.
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lol so basically diablo 3 for the PC was basically a $60.00 dollar beta???????? thanks blizzard
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I always feel like such a consumer whore where these big companies disappoint but as soon as they flash some new shiny thing I'll come crawling back for more...
Offline 4-player co-op looks so damn tasty. Gonna be hard pressed to ignore this on principle :p
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D3 was okay when playing it on the PC. Couch co-op should be a lot more fun, but I don't think that I'll be investing in another copy of D3 for my console just for that.
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On June 09 2013 19:08 Wojciech Zywny wrote:
lol so basically diablo 3 for the PC was basically a $60.00 dollar beta???????? thanks blizzard
In line with this: I read a comment on the Diablo 3 Facebook page yesterday saying "So when does the open beta end?". LOL
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The chance of the expansion coming out in 2013 seemed far-fetched from the beginning (and blizzard have not given a date) so I'm not sure how much news that actually is.
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are my eyes deceiving me or did they get updated animations?
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Isn't the PS4/Xbox1 coming out like this holiday season? And aren't they both NOT backwards compatible? I don't understand how this will make Blizzard any money if the consoles they're putting this on are going to be outdated pretty soon..
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On June 14 2013 13:07 Proof. wrote:
Isn't the PS4/Xbox1 coming out like this holiday season? And aren't they both NOT backwards compatible? I don't understand how this will make Blizzard any money if the consoles they're putting this on are going to be outdated pretty soon..
They are releasing for XBone and PS4 as well. It's just optimized for 360/P3 versions. A lot of "next-gen" titles are doing this so its a not a huge surprise (hence the air quotes for next-gen).
It seems like theres a fair number of decent games to play around release anyway and I'm time poor these days so I probably won't be getting this, not that I think its bad.
No surprise about the expansion delay though, this is blizzard, it took forever for HotS to come out.
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Wait so what happened to "always online is essential to the game experience...all AI calculations are done server side to enhance YOUR experience?"
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I think that everything is a betrayalto the essence of the Diablo
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On June 15 2013 09:31 fuzzy_panda wrote:
Wait so what happened to "always online is essential to the game experience...all AI calculations are done server side to enhance YOUR experience?"
They clearly don't care about console players' experiences with the game.
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