Now's the Perfect Time to Bring World of Warcraft to Consoles
Microsoft's recent purchase of Activision Blizzard has massive implications, not the least of which being that the most popular MMORPG of all time, World of Warcraft, is now in the hands of Microsoft. There are innumerable possibilities for what Microsoft could do with its newfound IPs, but almost immediately upon the announcement of the deal, one of the most popular discussion topics has been the potential for World of Warcraft to finally make its way to consoles.
While it's fully possible that Microsoft could leave World of Warcraft largely untouched following the acquisition, bold ideas like bringing World of Warcraft to Xbox Game Pass could completely revitalize the game. If that or something similar were to happen, a move like bringing the franchise to the Xbox Series X/S suddenly doesn't seem too farfetched. In fact, with World of Warcraft's current state of affairs, now is the perfect time for decisive action.
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It's been a popular trend for the past decade or so to suggest that World of Warcraft is dead or dying — it isn't. Still, figures for the game suggest that it is on a slow and steady decline in terms of active players. To make matters worse, even the most devout players are seemingly losing interest rather rapidly, as evidenced by the lack of participation in World of Warcraft's endgame raids. Luckily, with this latest move by Microsoft, World of Warcraft now has an ace up its sleeve with a move to consoles, and the best part is that it has worked for major MMORPGs before.
Looking at the PlayStation 5 release of Final Fantasy 14 offers a fairly compelling argument for World of Warcraft to come to consoles. While Steam charts
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