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The market's largely spoken. They don't want a new WoW. WoW does still have millions of players and is a recognizable part of pop culture. Though much less tha
by wishfish 4y ago
The market's largely spoken. They don't want a new WoW.
WoW does still have millions of players and is a recognizable part of pop culture. Though much less than it used to be. FFXIV seems to have around the same numbers these days, though with maybe less mainstream recognizability. But there doesn't seem to be much mass appetite for a new MMO property. There's some buzz when a new one gets released and then it quickly fades.
It's interesting to me that the WoW-killer wasn't another MMO. It was Minecraft back in the day. And then Roblox supplanted Minecraft. At least with kids. Kind of an interesting indication that many players preferred more creative environments over more rigid theme parks.
- mtoddsmith 4y agoWoW is pretty hard for younger kids to get into. Minecraft and Roblox are available on ipads and WoW is not.
- wishfish 4y agoMinecraft surpassed WoW while it was still Java only and entirely on desktops.