Bohemia: We'd Be "Stupid" Not to Release DayZ on Consoles

Spent countless hours trying to scuttle away from zombies in the Arma II fan-made mod, DayZ? You should probably prepare to spend a lot more - Bohemia has revealed that an XBLA version of the game could be a strong possibility.

Producer Jan Kunt explained that the success of other indie titles such as Minecraft could allow the studio to look further than the PC market when it is ready to release its standalone DayZ game. "You've seen the success of Minecraft on Xbox Live Arcade [4m sales] and we'd probably be stupid not to try to do something similar."

"We've always wanted to make games for consoles as well. Obviously we're a PC developer and have been for some years, but consoles have a huge market and you don't have so many problems with piracy," he said in an interview with Videogamer.

"So it's really interesting. PC is what it is, and I personally think PC players will stay as PC players, but the console has more penetration into mainstream markets. People who wouldn't play games on PC, they buy an Xbox or PS3 as a medium to play games. So from that point of view it makes sense to go for consoles."