Diablo 3 on the PlayStation 3 and PS4 will be a different type of experience for console gamers. Â Contrary to the PC version, Diablo 3 on consoles will not require players to be connected to the internet to play the game. Â Mentioned at Sony’s PS4 unveiling, Blizzard will introduce offline cooperative play to Diablo 3, but the game will also feature online cooperative modes as well.
In a recent interview, Blizzard’s John Hight revealed some of the trickery involved with getting offline co-op to work on consoles.
“You can have four people on the same screen. Â No split screen,” said Hight. Â “We just zoom the camera out.”
Diablo III is a good fit for consoles because of the four skill slots that players have. Â They match up with the face buttons on the controller nicely, but Hight says that there will also be a new evasion ability to help players escape encounters.
Blizzard will be revealing more about Diablo 3 on PlayStation in the weeks ahead at PAX East, where the developer is said to be having a playable demo for convention attendees.
