Since World of Warcraft appeared in 2004, the game has only been available for the PC. Console gamers look into the tube. But that could change: There have been rumors for weeks that WoW will soon be released for consoles. Twitch star Asmongold would think that’s a sensible move.
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The MMORPG has been on the market for 18 years and, apart from numerous expansions, is not much happening in the game. The graphics haven’t made much progress and World of Warcraft is still only intended for PC players.
At the end of November, Dragonflight, the latest expansion for the game, is due to appear and many fans hope that Blizzard will too a big step towards consoles power.
Already in September data miners discovered in Dragonflight Indications of official controller support for the PlayStation, the Xbox and the Switch. Many agree – a console port would be important and that includes Twitch star Asmongold (source: Stan).
In a video he recently responded to the rumor that WoW was coming to consoles and it quickly became clear that it was for him great due to the steadily falling player numbers would. It must be made available to a larger mass. A good example would be Final Fantasy XIV – the game was released for the PC in 2010, but is now also available for the PS4 and PS5 and has been very successful with it.
Asmongold is also thinking further into the future. The deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard is so far in the bag. After graduation, big brands like Overwatch, Starcraft and just as well World of Warcraft to Microsoft and then something could also be done with the game.
“If they were able to bring WoW to console, I think it would give Microsoft more incentive to continue to evolve WoW and make it better,” the streamer said.
Blizzard has not yet officially commented on this.
Asmongold would be a fan of a console port:
World of Warcraft Dragonflight: When is the expansion coming out?
Dragonflight should on November 29, 2022 appear and brings a few innovations with it. Not only will the level cap be increased to level 70, the game will receive a new class and at the same time a new people with the callers of the Dracthyr.
Players can also look up four new and large areas looking forward to discovering, and dragon riding will complement normal flying on the dragon islands in the future.
