Torchlight 2 delayed because of consoles

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Way to misrepresent the facts Sterny ;)

Originally scheduled for a Spring release, Torchlight 2 is now due July 2011. Runic Games told Digitial Spy that extra work on the interface for the Xbox port of the original has caused delays, but emphasised that the tweaks will improve the PC experience in the long run: “Having to do the extra work with the [Xbox] interface, has pushed us back a little bit, so we’re probably talking July right now for Torchlight II… it’s going great, however. We’ve actually got some optimisations and technical improvements that went into making the Xbox version that we’ve been able to go back and implement into Torchlight II for PC.
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http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/10/torchlight-2-drops-to-july-console-ports-of-original-caused-delay/
 
It more clearly states that the work being done with the xbox is for Torchlight 1. And that Torchlight 2, while still being delayed by this, isn't necessarily being affected with 'consolitis' like Stern lamented.
 
Yorick said:
How is that any different from what Stern said?
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Stern implied that Torchlight 2 was being delayed simply because of the console adaptation of the original, however the truth is that T2 is being delayed to include improvements that have been made possible due to the console adaptation.
 
Release for PC a month or two early, and release on XBL when it's ready. Problem solved.

Oh wait, they won't do that because only the reverse (releasing on console months before PC) is acceptable to the public.
 
Evo said:
Stern implied that Torchlight 2 was being delayed simply because of the console adaptation of the original, however the truth is that T2 is being delayed to include improvements that have been made possible due to the console adaptation.
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Improvements like optimizations. Because so many people had performance issues with Torchlight, right?

Thats like giving you your old girlfriend with new nail polish while delaying your new girlfriend.

To be honest, I don't like either of them. Dumb bitches.
 
Cause they'll be selling so many copies of this on XBLA...
 
Evo said:
Stern implied that Torchlight 2 was being delayed simply because of the console adaptation of the original, however the truth is that T2 is being delayed to include improvements that have been made possible due to the console adaptation.
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I can't believe you just used the words 'improvements' and 'console adaptation' in the same sentence.
 
CptStern said:
goddam consolitis!
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You should see a dentist about that.

Ennui said:
Release for PC a month or two early, and release on XBL when it's ready. Problem solved.

Oh wait, they won't do that because only the reverse (releasing on console months before PC) is acceptable to the public.
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They were porting Torchlight 1 to console, not 2 (yet). You really think it would have been acceptable to release the first game to console players after they'd already released the second?

You guys have no concept of the bigger picture. This has delayed the sequel by a matter of mere months while giving the developers/distributors more funding to aid in the next step in their overarching plan - the Torchlight MMO. Torchlight 2 will be great, no doubt, but unless you're one of those "MMOs are satan" types that's the real meat of the package, and is what they've been working towards this entire time.

But on the other hand NOW NOW NOW GIMME NOW MUMMY MAKE THE MEAN CONSOLE MAN GIVE ME MY GAMEY.
 
The uhh, the xbox port. You know, because people buy it. People who don't have computers.
 
Acepilotf14 said:
I can't believe you just used the words 'improvements' and 'console adaptation' in the same sentence.
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Read the quote I put it and they explicitly say they are working in UI improvements. Mainly I was just trying to point out that Stern was over blowing the situation without giving the full story *sigh*
 
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