Will World of Warcraft ever come to consoles?

Probably not, but never say never.

World of Warcraft remains one of the world's most popular MMORPGs, although it has declined heavily since its peak. The last few recent expansions, such as Shadowlands and Battle for Azeroth haven't been generally well received, and have struggled to attract new players, relying almost entirely on a dwindling supply of hardcore established fans to keep going. That could all change with World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, however, as Blizzard looks towards improving the game's core systems and features, over transitory expansion-only features that disappear when the next expansion launches. In any case, many questions revolve around exactly how World of Warcraft can grow, or if it's even possible in the current year and beyond.

One obvious idea is to bring the aging MMO to video game consoles, namely Xbox and PlayStation. With Microsoft looking to buy up Activision Blizzard in the future, many Xbox fans at least have hoped WoW could give the platform ...