Blizzard may consider making WOW free in the future

In an interview with PC Gamer, Blizzard said that in the future,  it might consider making World of Warcraft FREE ( i kid you not) . Blizzard’s Tom Chilton said the company is open to considering different subscription models for the MMO based on a number of factors including external or internal competition in the MMO space.

“At some point, it may not make sense for us to have a subscription fee,” said lead designer Tom Chilton in a PC Gamer interview. “If another game comes along and blows us away it may not make sense for us to have a subscription fee – or even further down the line, when we have another MMO out.”

Blizzard is not known to be greedy as they recently announced that all WOW subscribers in Korea will get Starcraft II for free. So there is a possibility of this coming true. Also, it’s no secret that Blizzard is working on a next gen MMO. Chances are, as we approach the release of that, Blizzard might make the decision to make WOW free. But that could take AGES.