As we all know, due to the breakdown of contract renewal negotiations between NetEase and Blizzard , many of Blizzard's popular IP online games are facing suspension of service. Among them, " World of Warcraft " involves the largest number of players and has the greatest image power among many Blizzard games. Previously, the official deadline for the national server of "World of Warcraft" was January 23, 2023. If no new game agency takes over by then, the national server of "World of Warcraft" will face the result of suspension. Blizzard has previously revealed that it is actively contacting a number of domestic game companies with the potential to take over "World of Warcraft". Previous rumors include Tencent Games , MiHoYo (the developer of " Genshin Impact "), Perfect World , Ninetowns and other domestic first-line game companies, but they are only at the stage of negotiation and communication, and the results are currently reported.

Seeing that the deadline of January 23, 2023 is approaching, and there is still no successor, the national server of "World of Warcraft" may be in decline. In fact, there are actually not a few companies that can take over the national server of "World of Warcraft", but in fact, the most important thing about this matter lies in two points:
1. Due to the version number mechanism of domestic game distribution, if you take over the national server of "World of Warcraft", you must apply for a new version number. Only if you can apply for the game version number can you continue to operate the game. There are variables in applying for the version number , and many game companies do not Will take risks easily;
2. The cooperation request from Blizzard may be more critical. NetEase Ding Lei has previously revealed that the negotiations with Blizzard are very difficult. The most critical point is that the prerequisite for Blizzard's contract renewal is that Blizzard must have the game data of Chinese players. This is difficult for NetEase to agree to. This may be a major reason why no game company has taken over the national server of "World of Warcraft" so far.
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