360 Keyboard add-on to open door to WoW on 360?

Blizzard in the past year and a half, has said that making a port to 360 of WoW was something they were intrested in doing. The 360 is a very capable machine, and they needed to touch bases on several things before porting over WoW...

They said before they even consider porting over WoW they needed a keyboard and mouse peripheral...well 360 owners kind of got half of that. 

1. A Keyboard and Mouse add-on for the 360

2. Integration with PC players on a Unified Network

3. Pricing Plans...(negotiations with MS)

Well the keyboard add-on is very good. Mouse is not really needed because the right analog stick can function as the mouse, and of course, the left for player movement...

If WoW does make it over to the 360, I for one will be getting it. Even though I have a capable PC, Im just a console gamer at heart.

So we may see WoW on the 360 within the next 1-2 years, if the price is right, I definetly would pick it up, and Im sure a lot of other users will too. 

I really think WoW would struggle on a console. Besides the obvious issue of the KB/M which you address, the game basically requires a fluid connectivity with the modding community that consoles simply can't provide at this point. You essentially need user made mods and UIs in order to raid, PvP and do many quests, and Blizzard acknowledges this.

There's also the issue that WoW is a very RAM intensive game, even on PCs, and that's an area consoles are usually deficient in. As for HDD space, let's just say you're really going to need that 120GB HDD for WoW if you decide to go the 360 route. 

Besides that too, things like TeamSpeak and Ventrillo unavailable on 360 would be hard to reconcile. Sure, specialised 360 voice chat could be set up, but that sort of makes it stale IMO.

Would it work? Probably. Would those playing it on a console be majorly disadvantaged? You betcha.

Plus, I remember Blizzard saying something about the next gen console market needing to grow a bit before it made sense to port WoW. 

I really think WoW would struggle on a console. Besides the obvious issue of the KB/M which you address, the game basically requires a fluid connectivity with the modding community that consoles simply can't provide at this point. You essentially need user made mods and UIs in order to raid, PvP and do many quests, and Blizzard acknowledges this.

There's also the issue that WoW is a very RAM intensive game, even on PCs, and that's an area consoles are usually deficient in. As for HDD space, let's just say you're really going to need that 120GB HDD for WoW if you decide to go the 360 route.

Besides that too, things like TeamSpeak and Ventrillo unavailable on 360 would be hard to reconcile. Sure, specialised 360 voice chat could be set up, but that sort of makes it stale IMO.

Would it work? Probably. Would those playing it on a console be majorly disadvantaged? You betcha.

Plus, I remember Blizzard saying something about the next gen console market needing to grow a bit before it made sense to port WoW.

Danm_999

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I really think WoW would struggle on a console. Besides the obvious issue of the KB/M which you address, the game basically requires a fluid connectivity with the modding community that consoles simply can't provide at this point. You essentially need user made mods and UIs in order to raid, PvP and do many quests, and Blizzard acknowledges this.

There's also the issue that WoW is a very RAM intensive game, even on PCs, and that's an area consoles are usually deficient in. As for HDD space, let's just say you're really going to need that 120GB HDD for WoW if you decide to go the 360 route.

Besides that too, things like TeamSpeak and Ventrillo unavailable on 360 would be hard to reconcile. Sure, specialised 360 voice chat could be set up, but that sort of makes it stale IMO.

Would it work? Probably. Would those playing it on a console be majorly disadvantaged? You betcha.

Plus, I remember Blizzard saying something about the next gen console market needing to grow a bit before it made sense to port WoW.

rappid_rabbit

it's not going to happen. just give up. this gen you won't see anything from Blizzard on consoles, it's just not affordable for them( resources put into making and maintaining 360 WOW would be better spend on improving and expending pc infrastructure). Blizzard didn't close and disband all their console teams 6 months ago for no reasonAdrianWerner

a lot of WOW nerds I know won't touch a console, but who knowsMorisUkunRasik

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rappid_rabbit

Once again, WoW will never be on the Xbox 360. I don't know how many times Blizzard has to deny it before the Xbox fanboys figure it out.

WoW is not a system hog. Pick up or build a cheap PC if you'd like to play it. Don't wait for a console verison that will never come. 

More lemmings begging for PC ports?

If you want PC exclusives get a gaming capable PC. Simple as that. Someone wants to enjoy PDZ, or Gears of War right now they'll need a 360. Hows that any different? 

There would be huge complications integrating it into XBL. They would probably have to negotiate to make it completely separate from XBL and integrated into the PC network...... which really makes it pointless because you could just play on PC. Wow is run easily on most any PC newer than 4 years and they aren't struggling for an established userbase. There's really no point in this being done. And really this would all be more easily done on PS3 because it's online system is not integrated, KB/M supported, and HDDs are standard which makes the necessary installs and huge patches doable.Lazy_Boy88

Wow is ram hog though.demoralizer

The keyboard add-on is for the Messenger integration which is coming in the Spring update.

Who would want to communicate in an MMO with a mini keyboard? On top of that you still have to deal with using an analog stick to move rather then a mouse.iunderstand

wow lemmings.

next thing you know they will ask for cs1.6 or steam support or watever on 360.

way to go lems

:lol: Lemmings would really be getting milked of their money, 50 dollars a year for Live + 180 a year for WoW = milkage galore.DSgamer64

WoW is $150/year for play...not $180. :|

[QUOTE="DSgamer64"]:lol: Lemmings would really be getting milked of their money, 50 dollars a year for Live + 180 a year for WoW = milkage galore.Puckhog04

WoW is $150/year for play...not $180. :|

okay 150 bucks plus 50.

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[QUOTE="DSgamer64"]:lol: Lemmings would really be getting milked of their money, 50 dollars a year for Live + 180 a year for WoW = milkage galore.def_mode

WoW is $150/year for play...not $180. :|

okay 150 bucks plus 50.

Just correcting the people who clearly don't know what they're talking about.

[QUOTE="Lazy_Boy88"]There would be huge complications integrating it into XBL. They would probably have to negotiate to make it completely separate from XBL and integrated into the PC network...... which really makes it pointless because you could just play on PC. Wow is run easily on most any PC newer than 4 years and they aren't struggling for an established userbase. There's really no point in this being done. And really this would all be more easily done on PS3 because it's online system is not integrated, KB/M supported, and HDDs are standard which makes the necessary installs and huge patches doable.Fusible

[QUOTE="DSgamer64"]:lol: Lemmings would really be getting milked of their money, 50 dollars a year for Live + 180 a year for WoW = milkage galore.Puckhog04

WoW is $150/year for play...not $180. :|

I have been playing WoW none-stop since it got released... and if it got released on the 360, i'd be very interested in getting it because my computer is crap tbh, but on one condition... Addons... i have to have a ton of addons before i even consider playing it on there... any1 who raids will testify that mods like Threatmeter is a need, and you can't play without it!Sorlok

lol,

I've left WOW for over a year now,

and yes,

that game is heavily "MOD Dependant."

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[QUOTE="DSgamer64"]:lol: Lemmings would really be getting milked of their money, 50 dollars a year for Live + 180 a year for WoW = milkage galore.Hewkii

WoW is $150/year for play...not $180. :|

1 payment every 6 months of $75 + playing for 1 year = $150.

If you're going to say for a year then at least go with the most logical pricing plan. It's fairly obvious that not many here play the game. Which apparently you don't either, otherwise you'd know the different pricing plans. Sorry.

With regards to WoW's pricing plans and actual price to play...

Quite simply put, don't speak of what you don't know.

For the love of god, how many times must this be said?!

*clear throats* Blizzard will never put WoW on consoles! In addition, if you think that WoW can work on consoles, please remain quiet because you have no idea what's involved in the game!

I'm not sure that Xbox Live community is interesting enough for Blizzard.

First of all, it's smaller than the WoW install base almost by half.

Second, you have to pay for Xbox Live in order to play something online.