The Total War series has long been at the centre of all things strategic in gaming — but the franchise has always maintained a PC focus.
That's going to change with future titles, however. During the property's 25th anniversary showcase, British developer Creative Assembly basically confirmed the new direction, stating that Total War's new engine — delightfully named the Warcore engine — should allow the studio to account for console releases going forward.
"In a franchise first, [the Warcore engine] enables future games to be released on PlayStation and Xbox, welcoming a new generation of commanders to the scale, immersion, and tactical mastery that defines Total War," the company revealed.
To be clear, Creative Assembly hasn't made any PS5-specific announcements at this point, but it sounds like it's only a matter of time (although we might well be in PS6 territory by the time we get something concrete).
Modern Total War, as a franchise, essentially covers two bases: titles that are based on periods in history, and titles that are based on Warhammer. Both sides of the series are pretty much beloved by strategy enthusiasts, so it'll be great to see the property finally get a chance to shine on PlayStation.
How long have you been waiting to hear this? Gather your armies and lay waste to the comments section below.
[source gamesradar.com]
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Good news but I cannot imagine playing these on a controller!
@nessisonett Yeah it's gonna take a lot of clever design and optimisation to fit Total War on a controller.
But I suppose similar feats have been accomplished before. There was a time — not even that long ago — when CRPG studios were flat out refusing to develop for console because it was too much work.
Fingers crossed, anyway.
@ShogunRok They managed to get Football Manager working even if it’s not exactly intuitive. And Crusader Kings 3 is honestly ok control wise considering how it’s pretty much exclusively mouse-based on PC.
I loved Medieval 2 and Empire on PC, but I’ve longed got rid of it. Here’s hoping Medieval 3 takes me back to the glory days.
I remembered one of my college friend loves this series so much and he really pushed me to try it. So i borrowed his Shogun: Total War copy since i love Japan history & samurai and i felt quite overwhelming with all the mechanics. While i kinda enjoyed a bit of the build infrastructure, trade, diplomacy, and the battles, in the end this series and RTS in general is just not my cup of tea. But i get it why some people enjoyed it.
Finally! Loved all things Total War and Time Conmanders way back when
No love for Spartan: Total Warrior on PS2. Granted it was more of a spin off to the main franchise but I remember it being a lot of fun 😁
If they can get Age of Empires at least playable with a controller then TW should be fine.
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