Neverwinter Online Coming to Xbox One in 2015 Following Chinese Release
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Neverwinter Online is set to deliver free-to-play Dungeons & Dragons merriment to Xbox One in China on September 23rd, included in the box with every console. It'll be followed by a worldwide release on Xbox One during the first half of 2015, according to Lead Producer, Andy Velasquez.
The MMORPG will include "all the same races, all the same classes, all the same maps. The content will be there, with some minor exceptions," on Xbox One, Velasquez assures, noting that additional content from the PC version and a new interface will also be incorporated.
"Since we launched on PC we've added some bits to the endgame, and then we added another module which had another campaign at the endgame. So we'll probably stagger those releases [in the console version]," he said, also noting that the controls will be refined for the console version.
Abilities will be mapped to face buttons, for instance, while holding LB will enable you to swap them our for less frequently used abilities. There will also be a "tray" of commands listed in controller formation at the foot of the screen, presumably in a similar manner to the console version of Diablo III.
"From the beginning, we always received feedback that this would be great with a controller, and we even have a bunch of PC users who, using just a 360 controller, have come up with keybind files," Velasquez notes. "I basically just plugged a controller into my PC and messed around with different configurations. At this point now, I can't stand playing our game with a mouse and keyboard. I actually like playing it with a controller; it just feels better."
There's no cross-platform support planned, and in-game friends lists will be linked to Xbox Live rather than being tied to Neverwinter's own friends list. Neverwinter Online will be coming to China on September 23rd before releasing worldwide in 2015.
[Via IGN]