Bethesda launcher is being dissolved and everything put on steam, if they were going to do some big merge thing I doubt they'd do that.
Bethesda launcher is being dissolved and everything put on steam, if they were going to do some big merge thing I doubt they'd do that.
I guess they don't think keeping a storefront up and running that is making 0,001% of their profit to be worth it.
I think keeping an eye on Bethesda and their existing MMO is a good indication as to how WoW will play out as both will be under Microsoft and they would be stupid to do one a different way to the other.
Who knows maybe the teams will share resources in a pinch and the quality of both games will improve….maybe….fingers crossed
They can link accounts to game pass, so I dont think they will remove battlenet, i think it will be the other way around, battlenet will be expanded and more added to it.
Linking will be the simple first step but it will be completely merged out over time. They already announced D4 as a day 1 gamepass release which was a huge sign that it is already coming to fruition
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No other MMO under MS has the brand power that WoW has as it is instantly recognizable even from non-WoW players. Comparing any of the other MMO's they have to WoW is like saying Silver and Gold have the same value.
WoW is a flagship IP and you damn well better believe it is going to be part of gamepass in some big way.
I disagree on the merging. Battle.net, in my opinion, has it's own "brand" per say.
I 100% think it will be like the Riot Games situation, where you link your account to Gamepass and you just go. That depends on how much Microsoft wants to get involved with the internal workings of Blizzard.
I also definitely think they will add it to gamepass. I know SO many people who said they would come back to WoW if it were a part of Gamepass. Gamepass is easily the best value in gaming right now, and Microsoft knows exactly what they're doing.
I don't mind the merger, don't mind the Gamepass Ultimate idea, it's not bad, but please, use the Battle net app as the only app, and call it whatever the fuck you want. change colors to xbox colors, do whatever, call it xbox for all I care.
Just please, don't use the current xbox app. that thing is an abomination.
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ok, to clarify ESO thing. its b2p game. its NOT a free to play game, its a subscription optional game, but its not free either. yes, ESO charges you for every DLC IF you wish to have acess without subscribing. if you subscribe - it works almost like WoW in that you get acess to everything for as long as you are subbed, with exception of the newest expac. why almost? because subsequent content packs that continue current expac's story are ALSO included into a subscription, think of it like... if you had to buy acess to Covenant zones and the original Maw, but the Korthia and Zereth Mortis were included with subscription even if you don't have latest expansion. this in part works becasue ESO doesn't level gate anything unlike WoW.
unless Microsoft changes how acess (as it subscription still required or optional) to WoW works/how far you can get within free trial? I don't see it being any kind of gamepass addition. I mean.... maybe they'll have a special where you can redeem a transmog or a mount/pet or something but that's about it.
Don't know if it will, maybe something like you get all the expansions with game pass and have to sub still to get over level 20. Might be that they change that sub is only for the current expansion content access.
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Why did you post this thread/make that signature as if you're some kind of psychic, when it's something so blatantly obvious a child could predict it? Of course this is going to happen. Overnight you turn every WoW subscriber into a Gamepass subscriber, which means you get more eyes on your advertising and more numbers in your B2B pitch. Similarly, you turn every Gamepass subscriber into a potential WoW player, even if they had zero interest before.
Congratulations, you've completed day one of Marketing 101. Day two is where you make other shocking predictions like "Microsoft will show advertising for games that aren't WoW in the launcher app" and "people will like getting stuff for free".
We will feel the changes from the MS merger in our apps, it just hasn't shown up yet. Most likely this will take the form of adverts and other increased monitization. I'm more of the thought that MS will use Battle.net to promote gamepass and not vice versa. I don't expect battle.net to go away, I expect it to change. I would also expect Blizzard games to be day 1 on gamepass ultimate including the wow sub but still upcharge for current dlc, not at first, but soon. MS' priority is gamepass, this company is just a tool they have purchased to promote it. Battle.net has value most other launchers do not, and I expect MS to leverage that value to first promote gamepass ultimate.
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