Blizzard speaks to console manufacturers 'all the time'

Just yesterday we had a discussion about MTV's brush with the brass at Blizzard, in which the top execs noted they don't fear competing with their own 800 lbs. gorilla. The site offered up a followup to that piece, clarifying something we think a lot of MMO-playing console-owners have always wondered about. Yes, we know that World of Warcraft will probably "never" be on a console. But ... do they even talk to the console companies?

The answer is a resounding yes, and Blizz COO Paul Sams says they have a downright friendly relationship with the folks at Microsoft and Sony. Tracey John also asks about the just-confirmed merger between Activision and Vivendi, and the history of Blizzard console ports in the past, and the answers will give you a fuller sense of where the giant is setting its sights. Check it out.