companies are already doing it

all of SOEs future mmos will be cross platform w. PC and console, starting this year

Ncsoft is planning on at least 3 console mmos

Turbine has a console mmo in the works

kotaku.com/5015103/interview-turbine-confirms-console-project-talks-future-plans

Funcom, havent accomplished it yet, but are working towards that goal for Secret World and maybe AOC

all of this happening while Blizzard has *not* announced any mmo titles for console yet

if anything, Blizzard is behind on console intentions

http://wow.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-and-microsoft-talk-xbox-360-successor-for-next-gen-mmo/

I read the direct source for link

www.incgamers.com/News/15691/BlizzardInTalksWithMicrosoftAboutNextXbox

to be specific, Blizzard is in talk w. MS for the console after XBOX360

there are still no plans from Blizzard for the Xbox360 itself

my point still stands

most these companies were already planning console mmos before Blizzard even announced their nextgen mmo

I did and revised my post

Its still no excuse for Blizzard not trying to support a mmo on the consoles available now

I agree with you there

Im a noob concerning pc things. But why is the console can't be compare to a pc since console is design purely for games? Whereas pc have to do so many other things?

Example, ps3 seems like a very powerful machine given the cell chip thing, which till now still have not fully tap upon its potential.

And if FF can be donw interfacing, whats so hard for other companies?

Originally posted by arctarus

t why is the console can't be compare to a pc since console is design purely for games?

that question is a can of worms - that will get people trolling each other

www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/228812/page/1

personally, I think it's better to wait for more mmos to launch on the console before debating that

I think people are missing something here, they haven't announced their next MMO, just like BioWare hadn't announce SWTOR until that press release saying its SWTOR.

Saying we're working on a new MMO and announcing what the new MMO is are two different things.

Anyways, speculation is always pointless with Blizzard, the company doesn't leak information and they have a indefinitely long development cycle. I'm more concerned with games coming out in the next five years than whatever may or may not arrive from Blizzard after that.

Originally posted by Nadia

Originally posted by cukimunga

How to people get that this is their 5th game?

5th game in development

 

SC2

D3

new WOW expansion

Next Gen MMO

this title, whatever it may be

===============

5

Ahhh yes, now that makes sense..... I took it as their  5th game is in development, not them having 5 games that are currently in the development stage.  Thanks for clearing that up

Originally posted by bobfish

I think people are missing something here, they haven't announced their next MMO, just like BioWare hadn't announce SWTOR until that press release saying its SWTOR.

Saying we're working on a new MMO and announcing what the new MMO is are two different things.

Anyways, speculation is always pointless with Blizzard, the company doesn't leak information and they have a indefinitely long development cycle. I'm more concerned with games coming out in the next five years than whatever may or may not arrive from Blizzard after that.

Blizz certainly is one of the better companies who keep their info in

Actually if you go the main Blizzard jobs posting page: www.blizzard.com/us/jobopp/, look on the bottom right for the other job called www.blizzard.com/us/jobopp/programmer-software-engineer-gameplay.html and you will notice the first line states:

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking an experienced gameplay engineer to focus on game rules systems for an unannounced title.

Why would Blizzard hire one person whose sole job is create a new games rules system, unless it was for a completely new game?

I think it will be a new IP and something leftfield and will surprise everybody. If it is Diablo, Starcraft or WoW 2 they just cannibalise the existing player-base. It will be totally unexpected.

This could simply be one of the games they will be designing for the Wii.

Originally posted by TheHavok

Originally posted by greymann

What sucks is knowing that it really doesn't take this long for blizz to develop games.  Starcraft II development started shortly after the launch of Warcraft III: Frozen Throne (2003)? Diablo III was already in development by the time the Blizzard North executives left (June 30, 2003)?  WTF?!  I'll tell you wtf... it's all about marketing schedule.  They milk the player base for all they're worth.  Yeah it would have been nice to have S2 two or three years ago when so many of us got bored of wow.  This summer would have been a great time to see diablo 3 when most of us would have been bored of S2 and ready to scream at the 3rd expansion of wow coming.  But no, they have to hype it and milk us to death with years of expansions for ONLY ONE GAME.  So because of this I get to watch painfully, 2 or three more wow expansions of the same crap recycled and pvp getting worse and worse--maybe if we're lucky have S2 this summer or winter in 3 painful race releases each year or so.  Diablo 3, what most of us really want, is probably still several years away.  They really need move to satisfying players with two recent games--say an MMO and an RTS or RPS at the same time.  Why for years do we only get one type of game from them--mmo?! Damn them for being the only decent developer for PC games. 

 

Can you back up the information you listed?  Specifically when starcraft 2 and Diablo 3's development started?  I have been following blizzard for awhile and I have not heard ONCE them state when the development of starcraft 2 and diablo 3 started.

While Blizzard was completely suprised by WoW's success and forced to come up with many resources to support their growing giant that they didn't have, im still surprised where you get the idea about their schedule of developing their IPs.

 

http://pc.ign.com/articles/790/790158p1.html

http://d3kb.com/diablo-3-news/diablo-3-confirmed-at-world-wide-invitational/

Funny.  I posted this on the official forums and got blasted by an obviously agitated blue poster.  lol, I guess now I know what it finally takes to get a response from blue.

 

Blizzard are just one big zerg force take over gameworld, its a shame all are just easely brainwashed and play there games:(

Lets boycot blizzards next mmo:P

though if they went with the starcraft route i don't think it would work very well with the standerd WoW (aka general RPG) combat system. an FPS or something simeler to V.A.T.S. from Fallout 3 would probably work out alot better (atleast in my opinion anyways)  regardless, will be very interesting to see what it turns out to be :)

who knows. maybe there makeing a lost vikings MMO.

Originally posted by Wraithwood

though if they went with the starcraft route i don't think it would work very well with the standerd WoW (aka general RPG) combat system. an FPS or something simeler to V.A.T.S. from Fallout 3 would probably work out alot better (atleast in my opinion anyways)  regardless, will be very interesting to see what it turns out to be :)

 

who knows. maybe there makeing a lost vikings MMO.

I think blizzard doing the first successful first person mmo and also their first FPS would be highly interesting but unlikely.

Originally posted by Evasia

Blizzard are just one big zerg force take over gameworld, its a shame all are just easely brainwashed and play there games:(

Lets boycot blizzards next mmo:P

Shhh.. Don't fight gods =D

More fuel to the fire

"....Spector then turned to Pardo and joked, “I’d love to see what you guys do with the Wii,” to which the Blizzard exec smiled and raised his eyebrows, but stayed silent."

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22914

Originally posted by Evasia

Blizzard are just one big zerg force take over gameworld, its a shame all are just easely brainwashed and play there games:(

Lets boycot blizzards next mmo:P

This has got to be a joke right? So its Blizzard's fault that millions of people choose to pay to play their current MMO? Not sure what your smoking but I would like some of that too! As far as Blizz making crappy games SC, Diablo, and the WC IP's are top notch games. No, I don;t sub to WOW anymore because its nothing but a grind fest even with the new expansion at end game, however; I did enjoy the game at one point in the history I played it.

If you should be boycotting any big zerg takeover force it should very well be EA!

I remember reading somewhere that Blizzard recently renewed their copyright (or something like that) on the "Blackthorne" title (an old platform shooter/beat em up, on SNES & other platforms), so there's room for that making a reappearance in one form or another alongside a multitude of other ideas.

WoW on console, iphone.

I'm still hoping for some actual new ideas/IP from Blizzard rather than a "new and improved" copy of someone else's ideas.