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	*Multiplayer local games on the same console everyone will return to town if someone casts a town portal.		*Multiplayer local games on the same console everyone will return to town if someone casts a town portal.
	*Multiplayer games online casting a town portal will return only the caster to town (same as PC).		*Multiplayer games online casting a town portal will return only the caster to town (same as PC).
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		+	==Achievements==
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		+	There are [[achievements]] in the console version but not quite as many as the PC version. There are [[Playstation 3 Trophies]] and [[Xbox 360 Achievements]].

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 * Can not transfer heroes from PC version to a console version.
 * There is no beta for the console version of Diablo 3.
-* Gold cost for crafting has been reduced on the console to compensation for the lack of Auction House.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=4#65 Crafting Costs] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 08/08/13</ref>
+* Gold cost for crafting has been reduced on the console to compensate for the lack of Auction House.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=4#65 Crafting Costs] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 08/08/13</ref>
 * The PS4 is not backwards compatible with the a PS3 disc.
 * Only the Xbox 360 version allows you to play your own music. Both PS3 and Xbox360 have the same full Diablo 3 score as the PC version.

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 * Camera is zoomed in a little more.
 * Enemy wave spawns slightly altered.
-* Movement is direct through the joystick (as opposed to click and move to).
+* Movement is direct through the thumbstick (as opposed to click and move to).
 * [[Evade]] skill included for all characters.
 * Loot drops less frequently but is higher quality.
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 [[File:Evade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Evade]] in action]]
-Movement is controlled by the console controllers (as illustrated below). There is no 'point and click' as with the PC but rather users have direct control via the joystick so movement is manually directed to the spot you wish the character to move to, taking the character around obstacles, between them and to the destination.
+Movement is controlled by the console controllers (as illustrated below). There is no 'point and click' as with the PC but rather users have direct control via the thumbstick so movement is manually directed to the spot you wish the character to move to, taking the character around obstacles, between them and to the destination.
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 [[File:Nephalem globe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Nephalem Globe]]
-All five classes have access to the same [[skills]] as in the PC version, their stats are also the same however they have been specially tuned for controller support. <ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=3#45 Skill control] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/07/13</ref>
+All five classes have access to the same [[skills]] as are available in the PC version, their stats are also the same, however, they have been specially tuned for controller support. <ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=3#45 Skill control] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/07/13</ref>
 There isn't any cooldown when changing skills.
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-In the console version of Diablo 3 less junk loot drops to avoid cluttering up the screen.  In general, better quality loot drops as players do not have access to the Auction House to ease character progression.
+In the console version of Diablo 3 less junk loot drops to avoid cluttering up the screen.  In general, less drops but what does drop will be better quality as players do not have access to the Auction House to ease character progression and less inventory access will be needed helping keep gameplay flowing.
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-Monster density has been tailored to better suit the console.  The waves of monsters isn't as large as the PC version and there aren't any attacks from off the visible screen.  Density will increase however when the difficulty is ramped up in Inferno difficulty ('Medium' and upwards).
+Monster density has been tailored to better suit the console.  The waves of monsters aren't as large as the PC version and there aren't any attacks from off the visible screen.  Density will increase however when the difficulty is ramped up in Inferno difficulty ('Medium' and upwards).
 Boss fights have also been changed somewhat so they feel like more traditional console boss fights.

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-To save character's to the consoles hard drive 5mb will be needed on the Xbox 360 and 12mb on the Playstation 3 version. More is required on the PS3 version because of the [[Playstation Trophies|trophy pack]].<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=3#45 Hard Drive space needed] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/07/13</ref>
+To save character's to the consoles hard drive 5mb will be needed on the Xbox 360 and 12mb on the Playstation 3 version. More is required on the PS3 version because of the [[Playstation 3 Trophies|trophy pack]].<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=3#45 Hard Drive space needed] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/07/13</ref>
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 ==Monsters==
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 * There is no beta for the console version of Diablo 3.
 * Gold cost for crafting has been reduced on the console to compensation for the lack of Auction House.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=4#65 Crafting Costs] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 08/08/13</ref>

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-Offline mode allows up to four players to play on the same screen at the same time. There is no split screen but in order to keep the screen as uncluttered as possible each player's on-screen UI is condensed and each one will sit in a corner of the screen.
+Offline mode allows up to four players to play on the same screen at the same time. There is no split screen but in order to keep the screen as uncluttered as possible each player's on-screen UI is condensed with each one sitting in a corner of the screen.
-Characters can be copied to a USB drive and then accessed via another console, allowing gamers to continue playing offline characters at each other's houses.  Characters created offline can never be played on the consoles' online services however. In that way it's the same way Closed and Open characters were handled in Diablo 2.  It's not known if characters created online can be transferred to offline mode.
+Characters can be copied to a USB drive and then accessed via another console, allowing gamers to continue playing offline characters at each other's houses.  Characters created offline can never be played on the consoles' online services however. In that respect it's the same way Closed and Open characters are handled in Diablo 2.  It's not known if characters created online can be transferred to offline mode.
-To save character's to the consoles hard drive 5mb will be needed on the Xbox 360 and 12mb on the Playstation 3 version. More is required on the PS3 version because of the trophy pack.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=3#45 Hard Drive space needed] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/07/13</ref>
+To save character's to the consoles hard drive 5mb will be needed on the Xbox 360 and 12mb on the Playstation 3 version. More is required on the PS3 version because of the [[Playstation Trophies|trophy pack]].<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=3#45 Hard Drive space needed] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/07/13</ref>
 ====Hardcore Characters====
-As characters can be copied onto a USB this means if a Hardcore character dies and it's saved it can potentially be restored. However, when restoring from the USB it your profile online would be overwritten and with it any other characters.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280238334#12 Offline Hardcore Characters] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 08/07/13</ref>
+As characters can be copied onto a USB this means if a Hardcore character dies and it's saved it can potentially be restored. However, when restoring from the USB it restores your online profile which contains all your characters and would overwrite other characters.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280238334#12 Offline Hardcore Characters] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 08/07/13</ref>
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-As there are different tiers of membership through Playstation Network and Xbox Live access to characters is handled differently depending on the console. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-console-save-files-and-offline-play-issues Saves Files and Offline Play] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/06/13</ref>
+As there are different tiers of membership available on Playstation Network and Xbox Live access to characters is handled differently depending on the console. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-console-save-files-and-offline-play-issues Saves Files and Offline Play] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/06/13</ref>
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-Playstation, Xbox and Battle.Net characters can not play together.
+Playstation, Xbox and Battle.Net characters can not play together and they can not be transferred between the different services.
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 [[File:Evade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Evade]] in action]]
-Movement is controlled by the console controllers. There is no point and click as with the PC but rather users have direct control via the joystick so movement is manually directed to the spot you wish the character to move to, taking the character around obstacles, between them and to the destination.
+Movement is controlled by the console controllers (as illustrated below). There is no 'point and click' as with the PC but rather users have direct control via the joystick so movement is manually directed to the spot you wish the character to move to, taking the character around obstacles, between them and to the destination.
-All classes have the [[Evade]] ability, (accessed via the right stick) which enables characters to dodge and roll about 10 yards in whichever direction you wish.  There is no resource cost, cooldown or level requirement so it can be used repeatedly without delay. It can also be used to smash into and break barrels and other [[destructible]]s. This gels with the visceral feel of a console game.
+A lot of skills have been specially tuned for controller support. Skills automatically centre on the targeted monster or fire off in the direction your hero is facing if none is targeted.  [[Elective Mode]] is available allowing players to freely map skill keys to any buttons they wish.  <ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9281829030#3 Elective Mode] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 147/06/13</ref>
 :* Read more about [[Evade]] skill.
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 In offline multiplayer, (as all characters share the one screen), if a character disappears from the screen as the other players move away the character will instantly teleport to the rest of the group.
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-[[Elective Mode]] is available which allows players to freely map skill keys to any buttons they wish.  <ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9281829030#3 Elective Mode] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 147/06/13</ref>
+There are no plans to add support for USB mice or keyboards. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/no-diablo-3-playstation-network-and-pc-battle-net-connectivity USB mice and keyboards] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 26/02/13</ref>
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 [[File:Nephalem globe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Nephalem Globe]]
-All five classes have access to the same [[skills]] as in the PC version, their stats and the way they execute are also the same.  There isn't however, any cooldown when changing skills.
+All five classes have access to the same [[skills]] as in the PC version, their stats are also the same however they have been specially tuned for controller support. <ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9280998875?page=3#45 Skill control] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 15/07/13</ref>
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-In the console version of Diablo 3 less junk loot drops to avoid cluttering up the screen.  In general better quality loot drops as players do not have access to the Auction House to ease character progression.
+In the console version of Diablo 3 less junk loot drops to avoid cluttering up the screen.  In general, better quality loot drops as players do not have access to the Auction House to ease character progression.
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 ==Difficulty Levels==
-Difficulty levels are the same as the PC version (Normal, Nightmare, Hell and Inferno) and completing one gives access to the next.  However instead of the traditional [[Monster Power]] setting you can select within those four difficulties to increase the challenge on the PC version, there are extra grades as detailed below.  As with Monster Power these increase monster damage, magic find, experience points, more powerful loot etc.
+Difficulty levels are the same as the PC version (Normal, Nightmare, Hell and Inferno) and completing one gives access to the next.  However, instead of the traditional [[Monster Power]] setting you can select within those four difficulties to increase the challenge on the PC version, there are extra grades as detailed below.  As with Monster Power these increase monster damage, magic find, experience points, more powerful loot etc.
 On Inferno difficulty on '''Medium''' setting or above the monster density will also increase although not to the degree it does on PC.
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-The character's inventory is automatically organised by item slots as opposed to one large bag as is the case with the PC version.  Items are grouped so highlighting the slot on the radial menu on the left will display items in the inventory that can be equipped there. Selecting one of the items will compare it to the currently equipped item that is displayed on the right of that.  The new item can be equipped from there or you can carry on looking through the items available for that slot.
+The character's inventory is automatically organised by item slots as opposed to one large bag as is the case with the PC version.  Items are grouped so highlighting the slot on the radial menu on the left will display items in the inventory that can be equipped there. Selecting one of the items will compare it to the currently equipped item that is displayed on the right of that.  The new item can be equipped from there or you can carry on looking through the items available for that slot or drop the item on the ground for someone else.
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 ==Town Portal==
-[[Town Portal]]s works slightly differently depending on the group set up you have.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9281828262?page=1#5 Town Portal Execution] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 114/06/13</ref>
+[[Town Portal]]s work slightly differently depending on the group set up you have.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9281828262?page=1#5 Town Portal Execution] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 114/06/13</ref>
 *Multiplayer local games on the same console everyone will return to town if someone casts a town portal.
-*Multiplayer games online casting a town portal will return only the caster to town.
+*Multiplayer games online casting a town portal will return only the caster to town (same as PC).

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-The console version of Diablo 3 has the same features as the PC version.  It has the same [[zones]], [[events]], [[monsters]], [[bosses]], [[classes]], [[skills]], [[runes]].  It features the same systems such as the [[Infernal Machine]], [[Brawling]] and [[Monster Power]]. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/additional-diablo-3-console-details-revealed-at-pax-east Console has the same content] - Matthew Berger, Blizzard Entertainment, 25/03/13</ref>  It is planned to ship up to [[Patch 1.0.7]] but perhaps [[Patch 1.0.8]] depending on the development time. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-defends-diablo-3s-four-player-maximum Patch release number] - Blizzard Entertainment, 29/03/13</ref>
+The console version of Diablo 3 has the same features as the PC version.  It has the same [[zones]], [[events]], [[monsters]], [[bosses]], [[classes]], [[skills]], [[runes]].  It features the same systems such as the [[Paragon]] system, [[Infernal Machine]], [[Brawling]] and [[Monster Power]]. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/additional-diablo-3-console-details-revealed-at-pax-east Console has the same content] - Matthew Berger, Blizzard Entertainment, 25/03/13</ref>  It is planned to ship up to [[Patch 1.0.7]] but perhaps [[Patch 1.0.8]] depending on the development time. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-defends-diablo-3s-four-player-maximum Patch release number] - Blizzard Entertainment, 29/03/13</ref>
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 Characters can be copied to a USB drive and then accessed via another console, allowing gamers to continue playing offline characters at each other's houses.  Characters created offline can never be played on the consoles' online services however. In that way it's the same way Closed and Open characters were handled in Diablo 2.  It's not known if characters created online can be transferred to offline mode.
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 File:Leorics-gauntlets-image.jpg|Leoric's Gauntlets
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−	~~Online console characters~~ and Battle.Net characters can not play together.	+	Playstation, Xbox and Battle.Net characters can not play together.


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	In offline multiplayer players will need to take it in turns to access their various user interfaces as they open full screen and so only one interface can be viewed at a time.		In offline multiplayer players will need to take it in turns to access their various user interfaces as they open full screen and so only one interface can be viewed at a time.
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		+	==Town Portal==
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		+	[[Town Portal]]s works slightly differently depending on the group set up you have.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/9281828262?page=1#5 Town Portal Execution] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 114/06/13</ref>
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		+	*Multiplayer local games on the same console everyone will return to town if someone casts a town portal.
		+	*Multiplayer games online casting a town portal will return only the caster to town.

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 ===Nephalem Globes===
-Nephalem Globes are console-only items.   Any time a [[Health Globe]] drops from a monster there is a small chance that it will turn into a Nephalem Globe instead. They look like [[Health Globes]] too but are yellow instead of red.  The globes apply a random temporary buff to players such as increased experience points gained, movement speed improved, damage or attack speed increased or more magic/gold find.
+[[Nephalem Globe]]s are console-only items.   Any time a [[Health Globe]] drops from a monster there is a small chance that it will turn into a Nephalem Globe instead. They look like [[Health Globes]] too but are yellow instead of red.  The globes apply a random temporary buff to players such as increased experience points gained, movement speed improved, damage or attack speed increased or more magic/gold find.
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 |[[File:Bottled-smoke.jpg|400px]]
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 | [[File:Infernal-helm.jpg|400px]]
 | [[File:Angelic-wings.jpg|400px]]
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-! Infernal Helm
+| [[File:Drakes-amulet.jpg|400px]]
-! Angelic Wings
+| [[File:Crimson-angelic-wings.jpg|400px]]
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 Items can still be traded in via the in-game trade window however.
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 [[Category:Diablo III]]
 [[Category:Basics]]
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 ==Skills==
 All five classes have access to the same [[skills]] as in the PC version, their stats and the way they execute are also the same.  There isn't however, any cooldown when changing skills.
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-In the console version of Diablo 3 less junk loot drops to avoid cluttering up the screen.  In general better quality loot will drop as players do not have access to the Auction House to ease character progression.
+In the console version of Diablo 3 less junk loot drops to avoid cluttering up the screen.  In general better quality loot drops as players do not have access to the Auction House to ease character progression.
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 [[File:Quick-equip.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Quick Equip feature]]
-Items on the ground can be equipped without entering the inventory by using the '''Quick Equip''' feature.  Picking up an item will display its details by your on-screen UI.  It will display the name of the item, an icon indicating the slot it would occupy but most importantly whether it is better than the item you currently have equipped by way of up to a maximum of 3 green arrows (1 being slightly better and 3 being significantly better) in three criteria.  To indicate an inferior item the arrows will be red down arrows and an item neither better or worse will display minus lines. From here you can either equip or drop it on the ground for someone else to pick up.
+Items on the ground can be equipped without entering the inventory by using the '''Quick Equip''' feature.  Picking up an item will display its details by your on-screen UI.  It will display the name of the item, an icon indicating the slot it would occupy but most importantly whether it is better than the item you currently have equipped by way of up to a maximum of 3 green arrows (1 being slightly better and 3 being significantly better) in three criteria.  To indicate an inferior item the arrows will be red down arrows and an item neither better or worse will display minus lines. From here you can either equip or drop the item on the ground for someone else to pick up.
-Using the D-Pad you can scroll through the last few items picked up in this way too. Unlike accessing the inventory screen this action will not interrupt game play.
+Using the D-Pad you can scroll through the last few items picked up in this way too. Unlike accessing the inventory screen this action will not interrupt game play in local offline play.
 Loot in online multiplayer games is handled as it is in the PC game.  Loot drops for each player and it's only visible to whoever it belongs to and accessing the player's inventory will not interrupt other players' game play.