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Starcraft: Ghost for Next-Gen Consoles?

Posted by Zonk on from the stealth-in-the-shadows dept.

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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  1. next generation by justforaday · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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...

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    1. Re:next generation by gl4ss · · Score: 4, Insightful

      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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  2. I feel old... by game+kid · · Score: 2, Informative

    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...

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  3. well by Master_T · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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....

    1. Re:well by Tanmi-Daiow · · Score: 2, Informative

      Its not an FPS, its a 3rd person action title. I agree , if it would be Starcraft 2, everyone would be all over it. Im still gonna get it because i still think Starcraft has one of the most interesting stories in any medium, be it games, movies, radio, etc. Warcraft never really appealed to me that much so thats also why im looking forward to Starcraft: Ghost.

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    2. Re:well by prichardson · · Score: 2, Funny

      World of Warcraft has sorta lost the allure it once had. The Starcraft franchise is so old now. I mean, if this were Warcraft IV this would be quite exciting, but an MMORPG from blizzard...

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  4. You feel old? by Scrameustache · · Score: 2, Funny

    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...

    I remeber when 8bit was next-gen!!!

    Man, I had to walk uphill, barefoot in the snow to play it too!

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  5. Another Example by delgertome · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Another example of why you should never believe rumors. =)

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