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Starcraft: Ghost for Next-Gen Consoles?

Posted by Zonk on Sat Feb 12, '05 03:38 PM
from the stealth-in-the-shadows dept.
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Gamespot's weekly rumour control tackles several issues this week, the most intriguing being the possibility that the Starcraft: Ghost title may be coming out on next-gen consoles. From the article: "However, according to Blizzard, the listing is erroneous. 'It is not coming to next-generation consoles,' said a spokesperson. 'It is currently slated for the Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2.'" They also state that the rumoured Xbox 360 name is likely a non-starter. Which is probably a good thing.

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After numerous previous delays, Blizzard has made the likelihood we'll ever play Starcraft: Ghost effectively nil. They've announced they're putting game development on hold indefinitely, as they're reconsidering options for the next generation of consoles. From the Gamespy article: "Like many in the industry, we've been impressed with the potential of the new consoles, and we're looking forward to exploring that potential further ... In addition to allowing us to determine the best course for StarCraft: Ghost, this review period will help us lay the groundwork for our future console games."
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  • next generation

    (Score:5, Interesting)
    by justforaday (560408) on Saturday February 12, @03:51PM (#11653908)
    well, considering the game media has been referring to the ps2, xbox and gc as "next generation consoles" for the past few years, i don't think it's exactly fair for them to lay into blizzard for announcing that sc:ghost is coming out for the "next generation consoles." using that moniker was very short-sighted on everyone's part...

    • Re:next generation

      (Score:5, Insightful)
      by gl4ss (559668) on Saturday February 12, @03:58PM (#11653973)
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      heheh yeah.

      those consoles WERE next gen when they started puffing starcraft: ghost up.

      which pretty much tells a sign of how long it has been in making. are they even doing it? that's what I wonder with vapor titles that are 6+ years in the making: the end product usually isn't shinier, more extensive or better as a whole than games that were just under 1.5 years or even less in the making.
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    • Re:next generation by Collision891 (Score:1) Saturday February 12, @04:40PM
    • Re:next generation by fireduck (Score:2) Saturday February 12, @05:26PM

  • I feel old...

    (Score:2, Informative)
    by game kid (805301) on Saturday February 12, @04:04PM (#11654008)
    (http://gamekid.notlong.com/)
    I remember when the Super Nintendo, Genesis and Pentium were next-generation--not to mention the AMD K6-2 ("with 3DNow! technology!"). The first game I ever played was that Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt dual pak. I miss teh old days...

  • well

    (Score:4, Insightful)
    by Master_T (836808) on Saturday February 12, @05:59PM (#11654811)
    Starcraft ghost has sorta lost the allure it once had. the Starcraft franchise is so old now, WOW just sort of covers it up. That and the fact that this is the first I have heard of the game in two years. I mean if it were Starcraft 2 this would be quite exciting, but an FPS from blizzard....
    • Re:well by Tanmi-Daiow (Score:2) Saturday February 12, @10:31PM
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    • Re:well by prichardson (Score:3) Sunday February 13, @02:11AM
    • Re:well by PyroMosh (Score:2) Sunday February 13, @03:23AM
      • Re:well by Master_T (Score:1) Sunday February 13, @02:44PM
        • Re:well by PyroMosh (Score:2) Sunday February 13, @11:37PM

  • xbox 360 phooey

    (Score:1)
    by bLindmOnkey (744643) on Saturday February 12, @11:19PM (#11656746)
    Maufactuers change names to match whatever their competitor's name is all the time. AMD with their representative numbers:(2100xp for 1.7ghz which is supposed to be 'better' than the P4 2.0ghz. NVidia switching from geforce3,4 to geforce 5000 then 6000 to compete with ATI's cards with models already with 4 digits.) Personally I think Xbox2 sounds better and more logical than XBOX 360 because skipping from just Xbox to '360' can be somewhat deceptive, but then again, it's all marketing/advertising strategy that we'll just have to live with.

  • Another Example

    (Score:2, Insightful)
    by delgertome (858944) on Sunday February 13, @12:30AM (#11657060)
    Another example of why you should never believe rumors. =)

  • How is this breaking news?

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    by Sven The Space Monke (669560) on Sunday February 13, @12:37PM (#11660228)
    I have seen this posted on a few sites the past few days. This has been talked about all over their (Blizzard's) forums since the game was released. I even sent a 'letter to the editor' for IGN talking about this on the release day. I don't even want to know why it took this long for the gaming news industry to get ahold of this.

  • Re:Stick to what you know.

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    by AlexMax2742 (602517) on Monday February 14, @02:43PM (#11670753)
    An obvious jab at World of Warcraft, which happens to be one of the most popular MMORPGS at this point in time, and is the only one that ever held my interest past a day or two.
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