Blizzard says it ‘still talks’ about a console version of World of Warcraft

17.04.2024 - 18:13 / videogameschronicle.com / Holly Longdale / Jordan Middler

Blizzard has said that it still has discussions a console version of World of Warcraft.

Speaking to VGC in a recent interview, Holly Longdale, the vice president and executive producer of World of Warcraft, discussed life after becoming part of Microsoft.

Asked about a console version of the game, the producer replied: “Of course we still talk about it. We’re gamers, I don’t think anything is out of the realm of possibility, but we don’t have anything to talk about right now.”

Longdale also addressed the prospect of a console version of the game at Blizzcon 2023, calling it “a complicated question.”

“We’ve got these three expansions and we are so excited about them. But, yeah, of course. It would be very insincere to say that we’re not, like… of course we’re talking about that,” she repeated, before adding: “We are Microsoft now.”

Elsewhere in VGC’s interview, Longdale discussed what life has been like for the veteran development studio following its acquisition by Microsoft.

“If anything, it’s just been helpful,” Longdale said of the acquisition. “We got time with Helen Chang from Mojang, and we were sharing information, so it’s almost as if we have access to what worked for them, we got to speak to the Elder Scrolls Online team and share what we’re up to and what’s been working, it’s almost like we get a benefit.

“There’s no one asking us to do anything,” Longdale continued. “World of Warcraft is doing very well and they’re very proud of what it’s been able to accomplish, so it’s almost like just let it be, and let it keep being awesome. They’ve been tremendously supportive and it’s like ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’.”

Launching later this year, The War Within is the first of three World of Warcraft expansions announced at BlizzCon last November.

The Worldsoul Saga, which is described as an “epic story that celebrates the first 20 years of World of Warcraft and sets new foundations for Azeroth’s future”, will comprise of The War Within, Midnight and The Last Titan.

Blizzard has today revealed the World of Warcraft: The War Within 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition.

VGC recently had a chance to play The War Within and chat to the studio about the upcoming expansion.