Want To Play League of Legends On Console? Go To China

By Jason Winter, News Editor Posted: September 26, 2016

If you want to play a MOBA on a console in North America or Europe, your choices are pretty much confined to Smite and the beta version of Paragon, and that's about it.

But wait! League of Legends, the biggest MOBA in the world, is coming to consoles!

Well, console, as in one. In China.

Tencent Games, which is Riot Games' primary shareholder, recently showed off the TGP Box. Similar to a Steam box, it will run Tencent games, including League of Legends. At $549, it's a bit pricy, but it comes with Windows 10 and so could likely double as a PC. And it's not scheduled to head west any time soon.

It's interesting to consider, though. World of Tanks has a comparable total user base and has done quite well for itself on consoles, so it might not be that far-fetched to imagine League of Legends making that leap in the not-too-distant future.

You can get more details on the TGP box over on PvP Live.

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In this article: League of Legends, World of Tanks, Riot Games, Tencent.

About the Author

Jason Winter, News Editor
Jason Winter is a veteran gaming journalist, he brings a wide range of experience to MMOBomb, including two years with Beckett Media where he served as the editor of the leading gaming magazine Massive Online Gamer. He has also written professionally for several gaming websites.

NGoHT 6 years ago

Bahahahahahah gonna watch those console skillshots with the clunky console controls if i wanna have a laugh.
Not all games are console-viable, why trying rofl.
Oh money, nvm answered my own question.

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kek 6 years ago

Bad moba. You can do better people.

ASD 6 years ago

I hate mobas but LoL might have a better chance working for me. I tried smite and somereason it won't launch no idea why I tried everything and only installed it to see what a moba was so I knew why I hated it xD.

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