League of Legends For Consoles

CursingFever·Jul 24, 2015·3 votes·1,045 views

Why isn't this done yet? Riot, you have one of the - if not the- most popular games in the world, yet it's only for PC players. As a business standpoint, switching to console would generate even MORE revenue for the company.

It wouldn't be very hard to change the gameplay in the actual game; the real challenge would be changing the HUD, interface, and menus. Gameplay would change a bit, sure, but take Smite as an example. On console it feels like I'm playing on PC, just with a controller in my hands. On the other hand, Smite had to completely revamp its menus/interface in order to comply to controller usage. So, Riot would have to dedicate a whole team to port League of Legends to console.

"But why?" You're asking yourself. Because of two reasons. The first being that Riot has a very good chance of making a lot of income, as they have before on the PC. After all, Riot is a business and businesses need money to survive. The second point I would like to make is that everyone who doesn't own a high end computer that can run games smoothly are left in the dark. These people are much more likely to download a game on a console that they know will work rather than getting a game that'll run at 10fps on their PC. Also, a price point of FREE will even further their incentive to try the game out.

So again I ask: Why isn't this done yet? It seems like an incredible idea, and Riot is missing out on console gaming.

(The video just explains some reasons why console gaming can lead to e-Sports getting recognition as sports)

8 Comments

PurodyuusaaJul 24, 20151 votes

I'm having fun watching people like you post legitimate concerns and ideas only to be down voted by Riot's summer soldiers.

Let me balance that back out for you.

CursingFeverJul 24, 20151 votes

Thanks, man!

TurquoiseYoshiJul 24, 20151 votes

The thing is, a top-down view is easier to port to console than an over-the-shoulder view. I feel like any port would feel very awkward to control.

CursingFeverJul 24, 20151 votes

So, you don't think Riot could make the gameplay of a LoL port to consoles very fun or effective?

TurquoiseYoshiJul 24, 20151 votes

I don't think that Riot could make a direct port. If they went all-in on this idea, it could be okay, but it would require huge changes to the whole game. The movement and spell casting would be very weird for a controller setup. Especially the spell casting.

CursingFeverJul 24, 20151 votes

That's a very good point, but I do believe that if Riot designated a team to "fix" these types of problems, they could make a good port. The game would have to be different, because it isn't a keyboard and mouse, it's a controller.

TurquoiseYoshiJul 24, 20151 votes

It would probably end up being a game so different where the only extremely alike things are the character names and designs.