Diablo III: Reaper of Souls for PS4

[Chris60119]

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Confirmed for PS4, Playable at Blizzcon
+ Posted by Lylirra // Community Manager, Diablo III

We’re excited to announce that Diablo III: Reaper of Souls on PS4 will be making its public debut at BlizzCon 2013!

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In our action-packed single-player and same-screen co-op demos, players will explore the haunted streets of Westmarch as one of our five original classes, or test their mettle as the unyielding Crusader.

Attendees of the convention will also be some of the first in the world to take on Death itself using DualShock 4, armed with all-new social features and touchpad technology designed to help keep heroes on focused on what they do best: killing monsters.

Head on over to BlizzCon.com for panel schedules, event maps, hotel and travel information, forums, and more, and be sure to stay tuned to diablo3.com for all the latest news on Reaper of Souls.

For those of you who are BlizzCon-bound, we salute you! If you can’t make the show in person, be sure to check out the Virtual Ticket which includes over 60 hour of HD footage so you can catch all the new details on Reaper of Souls at BlizzCon from the comfort of your home.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Chris60119

I know it comes out on the PS3 in a couple months, but it is also coming out on the PS4 in the future. What are the odds this game will just be ported over from the PS3 to the PS4? I would hate to wait to play Diablo 3 and find out the graphics are the same.

0 to none as the PS3 version is coded for Cell, the PC version is what will be ported to PS4 minus the AH

[Chris60119]

Originally Posted by R3P0

0 to none as the PS3 version is coded for Cell, the PC version is what will be ported to PS4 minus the AH

I don't know what any of that means, but your saying the PS4 version is going to look a lot better then the PS3? Right?

[Shin-Ra]

There's no advantage for them or us in porting PS3 or 360 code to PS4. Some of the menu and interface design will make the transition from current gen but they've also said they're taking advantage of the touch pad for inventory management etc.

[hellmonkey]

/typicalInternetNerd OMG don't get D3, its the worst game ever. Playing and liking D3 is akin to molesting your mother corpse!!!

Seriously though, the ps3 version doesn't look too much worse than the PC version. Blizz has never pushed graphics on any of their games. Its a pretty safe bet that the ps4 version will look identical to the PC version, but have the menus/interface from the ps3 version. It is far from a technically demanding game. Im actually quite surprised at how little lighting there is on all of the spells.

[Icemage]

PS3 version looks like it plays BETTER than the PC version. No real money auction house warping the game item drop rate expectations, an actual dodge button, and no endless clicking.

I expect the PS4 version to be the definitive version of the game. Of course, considering what a letdown Diablo 3 on PC actually is, that may not be saying very much.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Icemage

PS3 version looks like it plays BETTER than the PC version. No real money auction house warping the game item drop rate expectations, an actual dodge button, and no endless clicking.

I expect the PS4 version to be the definitive version of the game. Of course, considering what a letdown Diablo 3 on PC actually is, that may not be saying very much.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind if they added in controller support into the PC version.

But yeah, Diablo 3 has to be the first free-to-play game that wasn't free to buy!

[Chris60119]

I've never played any of the Diablo games, but the game play from what I've seen reminds me of Gaunlet 2 or 3 on the N64. That game was a blast to play with friends. I'm looking forward to trying Diablo 3. Sounds like I'll be waiting for the PS4 version.

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by Chris60119

I've never played any of the Diablo games, but the game play from what I've seen reminds me of Gaunlet 2 or 3 on the N64. That game was a blast to play with friends. I'm looking forward to trying Diablo 3. Sounds like I'll be waiting for the PS4 version.

Diablo really isn't like at all Gauntlet, aside from the sword-and-sorcery fantasy vibe. There are no mazes, not many monster-generator type situations, not too many crazy puzzles. Enemies are much bigger damage sponges, and you have much more control over your character's abilities via equipment and skills you choose to use.

[Chris60119]

Originally Posted by Icemage

Diablo really isn't like at all Gauntlet, aside from the sword-and-sorcery fantasy vibe. There are no mazes, not many monster-generator type situations, not too many crazy puzzles. Enemies are much bigger damage sponges, and you have much more control over your character's abilities via equipment and skills you choose to use.

Still looks like a lot of fun..

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Chris60119

Still looks like a lot of fun..

If you never played 2 it would be fun. But as someone who has beaten every Diablo + Expansion storyline wise what Blizzard did pissed me off. Not to mention what they did every patch with there balancing and horrible itemization kept killing the game for me. All the builds which were good are toast, the game never should have been released as it was and thats the problem.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by R3P0

If you never played 2 it would be fun. But as someone who has beaten every Diablo + Expansion storyline wise what Blizzard did pissed me off. Not to mention what they did every patch with there balancing and horrible itemization kept killing the game for me. All the builds which were good are toast, the game never should have been released as it was and thats the problem.

Aside from the auction house, I still don't understand what made people so angry about Diablo 3.

Please elaborate.

[hellmonkey]

AH aside, the big difference between D2 and D3 is character development and skills. In D2, you had skill trees and pretty much permanent choices. If you wanted to play around and experiment, you had to make a new character (until the latest patch that added a farmable respect potion). In D3, you are free to change skills at anytime, but if you do, you lose a buff and have to rebuild it, but its far from game breaking.

I love the new skill system in D3. I love being able to change my skills and tailor them to my game session. I have builds for solo, group play, UBER bosses, high mp, low mp, and leveling alts.

[Chris60119]

Originally Posted by MerrickG

Aside from the auction house, I still don't understand what made people so angry about Diablo 3.

Please elaborate.

I know error 37 made some people mad...

Error 37 Rage, Error 3006 Rage, Diablo 3 Rage! - YouTube

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Chris60119

I know error 37 made some people mad...

Error 37 Rage, Error 3006 Rage, Diablo 3 Rage! - YouTube

If you are going to post a video of someone hurling f-bombs it might be wise to warn people before hand!

[hellmonkey]

To be fair, D3 was probably the biggest game ever to launch. Also, it was playable on launch day and pretty stable by the next day. It was nothing like SimCity. That was a terrible launch.

[Chris60119]

Originally Posted by MerrickG

If you are going to post a video of someone hurling f-bombs it might be wise to warn people before hand!

note taken.. Is it that bad? It's been awhile since I watched it. I just linked it cause I remember it being funny and Diablo 3 related.

Edit: Yeah, I guess so... Sorry Mods.

[dyne]

Originally Posted by MerrickG

Aside from the auction house, I still don't understand what made people so angry about Diablo 3.

Please elaborate.

We waited 15 years for a game that couldn't be connected to with any reliability at launch and it wasn't any better than the game before it. The company that runs the biggest MMO subscriber base who also knew how many people pre-ordered the game couldn't be bothered to put in enough servers to handle the load? Bullshit. End game comes way too quick and there's absolutely no reason to go back to it. The rare drop rate was atrocious and was the only reason for the real auction house but by the time you got enough gold to buy something you didn't need it anymore. Why would I want to replay the game? The only reason is rare loot. Yet the rare loot drop rate is so low that by the time you find something you no longer need it. The rune system from D2 is better that blacksmithing. Much more customization. The leveling system in D2 is much better. And again, the DRM.

I could go on and on.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by dyne

We waited 15 years for a game that couldn't be connected to with any reliability at launch and it wasn't any better than the game before it. The company that runs the biggest MMO subscriber base who also knew how many people pre-ordered the game couldn't be bothered to put in enough servers to handle the load? Bullshit. End game comes way too quick and there's absolutely no reason to go back to it. The rare drop rate was atrocious and was the only reason for the real auction house but by the time you got enough gold to buy something you didn't need it anymore. Why would I want to replay the game? The only reason is rare loot. Yet the rare loot drop rate is so low that by the time you find something you no longer need it. The rune system from D2 is better that blacksmithing. Much more customization. The leveling system in D2 is much better. And again, the DRM.

I could go on and on.

Sounds more and more like the console versions will be definitive. Eventhough Blizzard admitted the AH was a mistake. I doubt they "regret" it since they probably made a TON of money off of it.

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by MerrickG

Sounds more and more like the console versions will be definitive. Eventhough Blizzard admitted the AH was a mistake. I doubt they "regret" it since they probably made a TON of money off of it.

Even the console version has problems.

Diablo 3 suffers from a fundamentally flawed vision at its heart. They started the design from the viewpoint of "Well, how do we monetize all these people on Diablo 2's Battle.Net".

While the console version removes some of the symptoms, it doesn't fix other issues, like how useless character customization really is. For instance, every time you level up in Diablo 3, your character gets the same stat gains that any other player would. You don't assign skill points, you don't assign stats, you don't assign anything, so you make no decisions about your character. The only thing you can choose is which skills to bring to the table, and what modifiers to use (but these are all available to any character of the same class at the same level), and you can choose to change at any time.

This doesn't sound so bad until you realize that the only 'permanent' choice about any character in Diablo 3 is the equipment you acquire and use. That's it.

If you recall the backlash over Mass Effect 3's ending taking choices and consequences away from the player, Diablo 3 pulled the exact same stunt over the entire game design, not just the ending.