Rumor: Lord of the Rings Online coming to Xbox 360
We all know Turbine is developing a MMO on the Xbox 360 but a title was never announced. There are speculations of it being Lord of the Rings Online which is currently available for PC.
Brad Nicholson from Destructoid states,
“According to a reliable source, Turbine is currently eyeing their MMO, Lord of the Rings: Online, for an Xbox 360 release. The source added that Turbine has hit a snag, unrelated to the development process. Microsoft, allegedly, won’t commit to allow Turbine to utilize a free-to-play model, which is what the developer desires for the console version of LotRO.”
An inquiry has been sent to Turbine but the rumor was neither confirmed nor denied on whether LoTRO will be available on the 360. Joystiq also got in touch with Turbine’s PR director Adam Mersky, who stated,
“We saw that rumor, too… We’re not talking about what we’re working on specifically, only that we’re making a console MMO and actively working with Microsoft and Sony.”
Mersky added that their unnamed console project is progressing and that they’ll have something to show by this summer. Looks like we’ll have to wait just a few more months before the truth is revealed.
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Well, I guess the evidence leads to the LOTRO coming out on both PS3 & 360.