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De85 on 18 December 2008
KLucifer said:
last i checked c&c 3 sold only 100k...

unless they implement some sort of control to replace the mouse...it'll be hard....and especially another big reason is hotkeys...unless the only thing u play is dota....controller would not be sufficient enough...but we'll see what happens....

i think the wii controller would be perfect...with motion sensor....using the pointer to replace the mouse

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As for the controls, hands-on impressions of Halo Wars are positive, so at least improvements are being made in that respect.  Of course it's never going to be as good as keyboard and mouse, but it can be made playable.

 



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KLucifer on 18 December 2008

ahh ic...i was looking at command and conquer red alert 3



starbruin on 18 December 2008

The fact that starcraft I was ported would lead me to at least have the faint hope of a port of starcraft II. Porting it would allow me to at least delay having to worry about the need for a new computer before SCII comes out heh



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De85 on 18 December 2008
KLucifer said:
ahh ic...i was looking at command and conquer red alert 3

Fair enough, that one's been out for much less time.  Hopefully Halo Wars will will stir some interest in the genre and give it a boost in sales because I was a big fan of RA 1 and 2.



Feylic on 18 December 2008

I don't think they would base a port on whether or not Halo Wars does well.... If they're planning to, they're probably already working on it, but as we've heard nothing of that sort, I don't think it will be on consoles, at least for the forseable future.



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JaggedSac on 18 December 2008
KLucifer said:
even if they do port it to 360...everyone will have it on their pc...so they wont want to buy it for 360....RTS on console will result in epic fail...RTS should stay on pc

I know right, just like L4D.  No one would buy that on 360 when they could get it on PC.

 



bbsin on 18 December 2008
JaggedSac said:
KLucifer said:
even if they do port it to 360...everyone will have it on their pc...so they wont want to buy it for 360....RTS on console will result in epic fail...RTS should stay on pc

I know right, just like L4D.  No one would buy that on 360 when they could get it on PC.

 

 

L4D isn't exactly the best example since it's a shooter. When people think about starcraft, two things come to mind.

KB&M and battlenet.



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Infamous on 18 December 2008

First off, 360 doesn't need any help for '09. Secondly, Halo Wars will do well just based off the Halo name alone, and to top it off it'll most likely be a better RTS than c&c, and can possibly mainstream another genre for the 360. Now, will Starcraft 2 come to 360 because of this? Unlikely, unless Blizzard rumors do become true and they start working with consoles.. but that won't happen until at least 2010.

Battle.net on consoles would be interesting.. but unlikely for a long time.



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Bboid on 18 December 2008

No. If they port any of their future releases it will be Diablo 3.  They would also do a multiplat release (pc/mac/ps3/360).  If they plan on release that big across all 3 at the same time, expect a very long dev time.



FPSrules on 18 December 2008
RayRay102 said:

I mean the game might come out in early 09 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13395/StarCraft-2-Out-1st-Quarter-Next-Year/, so a console release could be possible as a fall 09 release.

I mean xbox 360 has its fair share of RTS but with Halo Wars and Starcraft 2, RTS might just become a popular genre on consoles.

And with PC games falling due to piracy, I would think it could be a wise move for Blizzard.

If that would happened, I think it is a big win for the 360 because they need all the help they can in 09.

 

 

 no, it will be a stupid move for blizzard. why, because starcraft 2 is compatiable with almost any PC just like world of warcraft, it isn't necessary, and a port will cost a lot of money, and may not profit because the starcraft fanbase is on the PC, not 360, also RTS not only are they not popular on consoles, but a keyboard and mouse beats a controller in stragety games easily

i myself love stragety games, but after command and conquer on the xbox, i will never buy a RTS game on a console simpility because a controller doesn't feel right for this genre.