No confirmation yet on if Black Ops 3 will be available on last-gen consoles

[eGsistance]

There are some talks flying around about the possibility of Black Ops 3 on last-gen consoles. Industry source shinobi602 posted on Twitter stating that the title will be coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. More so, he recently tweeted that the 360/PS3 versions of Black Ops 3 will be handled by a different studio, not Treyarch. This would be similar to what Sledgehammer Games did with Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Sledgehammer Games developed the title for Xbox One, PS4, and PC, and the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are being handled by High Moon Studios. It’s not clear as of now as to which studio within Activision could be working on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Black Ops 3, if it’s in the works.

Other evidence does exist, which hints at the possibility of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 being next-gen only. PlayStation uploaded the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 teaser video to their YouTube channel (side note: this is the first time PlayStation has uploaded a Call of Duty video to their channel since the Call of Duty: Ghosts Reveal trailer) and in the title of the video, PlayStation only mentions PS4. On other videos where a title is on both generations, they mention PS3 and PS4:

A really interesting rumor has surfaced regarding the possibility of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 maybe coming to the Wii U. Users are stating that, for the first time, on CallofDuty.com (once you log-in and visit your profile page), it now allows you to link your Nintendo ID.

Some sites are suggesting that this may be hinting at a Wii U version of Black Ops 3, but it is important to note that Activision has not released a Call of Duty title on Wii U since Call of Duty: Ghosts. Treyarch normally handles all Wii U ports for Call of Duty titles; and for Advanced Warfare, Michael Condrey said it was an “Activision decision” to not have the title on Wii U.

We’re expecting to get the official release date and platforms for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 with the world reveal on April 26th.
Source: http://charlieintel.com/2015/04/10/...ops-3-will-be-available-on-last-gen-consoles/

 

[JusZenTFN]

I see why they want to release on all consoles. However, I can't wait for the day when we're officially in the next generation of gaming and not worrying about older systems.

 

[eGsistance]

It's all about money i think how many people still have old systems and cannot afford a new one? easy bring a new game cross platform and still keep your audience.

 

[JusZenTFN]

I know it's all about money and they don't want to alienate people that 'can't afford' a new system. Even when they have a separate development team do it, I think it still detracts from the quality of the actual next-gen game because they have to be comparable and you know Treyarch is watching that teams every move to make sure they don't mess it up.. so there isn't 100% focus.

 

[eGsistance]

I know it's all about money and they don't want to alienate people that 'can't afford' a new system. Even when they have a separate development team do it, I think it still detracts from the quality of the actual next-gen game because they have to be comparable and you know Treyarch is watching that teams every move to make sure they don't mess it up.. so there isn't 100% focus.

Yeah i get what your saying sometime the focus can go a little and that sometimes turns out to be a major fcuk up.