Playing World of Warcraft on the Xbox – a long-time dream could come true. But do you even want that?
If everything goes smoothly, Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard within the next few months and thus unite some more strong game developers under its banner. As the manufacturer of the Xbox, however, one question inevitably hangs in the air. Does this mean that World of Warcraft, one of the greatest MMORPGs of all time, could finally come to the Xbox? And the following question arises:
Would you even want that?
What speaks in favor of a release on the Xbox? Basically, a release, no matter on which console, is a clear win-win situation. More players would be able to experience Blizzard’s MMORPG, which means not only more players in the game world but also more potential customers for Blizzard. Other MMORPGs have already shown that this is definitely possible – like Final Fantasy XIV.
And even though some long-time WoW veterans believe that you can’t possibly explore Azeroth with a gamepad – you can. Since Shadowlands, World of Warcraft has offered this feature natively, and with some addons, it can be refined even further. We from MeinMMO also took a look at “WoW with a controller” and were positively surprised.
It is definitely possible both technically and gameplay-wise.
Last but not least, Microsoft could team up with Blizzard to even include World of Warcraft in the Game Pass – to attract even more customers.
What speaks against a release on the Xbox? As much as there is in favor, there is unfortunately also against it. A console release has been repeatedly denied by Blizzard in recent years. Since World of Warcraft was never planned with consoles in mind, the whole engine and the game are not really designed for it. It would take a lot of work to get the whole MMORPG running in its current form on the Xbox. Simply “copy-pasting” the data would probably not be enough.
Blizzard would need to invest a lot of resources into this project to ensure it functions in an acceptable state. But perhaps they have already been doing that behind the scenes for the past few years…
But now let’s get to you! Would you want to play World of Warcraft on the console? Can you imagine strolling through Azeroth with the gamepad in hand in front of the TV?
If you want to provide your answer in a little more detail or attach concerns, worries, and conditions to it, then leave a comment and discuss the pros and cons of a console implementation of World of Warcraft.
A little dreaming is still allowed, right?
Completely independent of that, there could soon be new information on the next WoW expansion…
