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The chances of upcoming PC and Mac RTS StarCraft 2 coming to console are “very close to zero”, Blizzard has said.
Speaking to VideoGamer.com at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, executive vice president of product development and Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce said that a console version of the hotly anticipated StarCraft 2 would be “a different experience” on account of the speed of the game.
In recent years EA has begun bringing the popular Command & Conquer series to the Xbox 360, and a number of high profile console exclusive RTS games are in the works, including Halo Wars and EndWar.
However, it appears likely that Blizzard will not be following suit, with Pearce admitting it would be “difficult” to unify the console and PC communities online.
When asked if StarCraft 2 could ever come to consoles, Pearce replied: “It’s not something we’re specifically planning for right now. The development team is working on the game and the interface with the PC and the PC interface peripherals in mind.”
He added: “It would be a different experience. It would be difficult to unify those communities online because of the difference in the peripherals. So our focus right now is to make it a PC game. The chances of us taking it to the consoles are, I wouldn’t say they are zero, but they are very close to zero.”
You can check out the rest of our Games Convention Leipzig interview with Blizzard’s Frank Pearce right here.
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