No Diablo III in 2010 - better a late release than a crappy game

Posted Nov 23, 2009 at 4:39AM EST by Glenn M.

Listed in: News, Titles Tags: Blizzard, Rob Pardo

With Blizzard focusing on the World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm, and the long-awaited StarCraft II, Diablo III has taken the backseat and will not even be making it to 2010. According to Blizzard exec Rob Pardo, they announce games too early, and then they find themselves focusing more on quality than merely meeting the deadline.

Pro: We're not gonna see the bad habit of "release now, patch later" from Blizzard.

Con: We're seeing a lot of "release later, release later."

Blizzard has already made it clear earlier this month when they listed Diablo III for release in the "next few years." Rob Pardo concurs, saying that the game "...is not going to be out next year." According to the Blizzard exec, "We always announce all of our games too early. We realize that and go, 'You know what? Next time we're not going to do that.' And then we always fail at that."

He also pointed out that Blizzard would much rather release a game late, than launch it on time but just doesn't work. The next time they announce a game, Pardo will follow a new perspective - "Here's the game we're working on, we're going to start talking about it and who knows when it ships."

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