Torchlight - Console Bound?

[woges]

DIYgamer have Max Schaefer heavily hinting that a console port of Torchlight (http://www.diygamer.com/2010/03/god-give-torchlight-console/) is in, or will be in, the works.
In a brief interview with The Rumble Pack, Torchlight CEO Max Schaefer has confirmed a very juicy detail concerning their recently released action RPG, Torchlight (which we were quoted on the retail box, btw). Now I don’t want to go raising any hopes or anything, but in the interview Max has basically confirmed that Torchlight will be coming to consoles in the future. I believe his exact words were: “We are definitely moving in that direction.”
More information. (http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?newsbit=14563)

[Daroou]

Will this impact the upcoming Torchlight MMO/multiplayer game? Will that game still be entirely PC focused?

[cutterjohn]

I'm not surprised, but I'm not so sure it will do so well given that console are practically locked @ $60 unless they're talking a DS version or maybe a PSP download.

Might be workable if they could go straight to a budget type release, like when the PSX had those green edged greatest hits(or something) re-releases, but ONLY this way as it's not a $30 or even $60 quality release. Might do OK @ $25, but TBH it's a max $20 value. Then again it apparently worked for the $2.50 value Orcs & Elves that went for what? $25?

If the MMO is anything like Torchlight, I won't even be vaguely interested in it OTOH maybe I will because IIRC they seemed to be thinking of going for a non-monthly fee approach ala Guild Wars and Minions of Mirth(gonna have to buckle down and grind out those last few levels to tri-100 one day unless the servers disappear before I get around to it).

[Korplem]

It probably wouldn't be released on a physical medium. They would most likely put it for sale on Xbox Live Arcade or PSN Store(?). Xbox Live actually even has an indies section.

[txa1265]

Considering they have completely botched the Mac port that was due out in December (had one contractor that failed to produce and are now on the second) ... I don't know how they'll do with this ...

[Korplem]

Considering I only have a Mac and a 360, I hope they get one of them right. I think the 360 port should be a piece o' pie though.