Firaxis next game a console game?

[I Am Jeff]

Firaxis is hireing. They are looking for a "3D Programmer Guru". Under the requirements it says, "Thorough knowledge of PC hardware (console knowledge helpful) and DirectX"

You can see this at:

http://www.firaxis.com/jobs_openings2.cfm

I just thought it is odd that they would hire someone and say that console knowledge will be helpfull, and they are not making a console game. Unless it will also be released on multiple platforms.

[Trifna]

Well... which specific knowledge people working on consoles have that may be useful? Then we'll have a hint on what's coming next

[DrSpike]

Hmm, strange. Firaxis' style of games doesn't work well on consoles, so I wouldn't have thought they would try to break into that market.......unless they plan a radical break.

[VRWCAgent]

So in the decade since this thread was posted in, we've had Civ Revolutions and XCOM. One bust, one success. Civ won't be going there again.

[snoopy369]

Not sure that I'd say CivRev was a bust. Sold around 2MM on all consoles, plus significant sales on iOS. It wasn't a big success certainly, but it probably broke even.