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Ryuu96 said:

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome Teaser - YouTube

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is one of the most beloved strategy games ever made and now for the first time on Xbox and Xbox Game Pass, featuring brand new mechanics optimized for controller for both new and seasoned players alike.

Welcome to Return of Rome, a completely new type of expansion pack which brings Age of Empires, the title that started it all, into Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition as a brand new self-contained experience.

This new expansion will allow you to challenge friends with the original sixteen Age of Empires civilizations — plus one brand-new Return of Rome exclusive civilization, the Lac Viet— and relive the triumph and trials of antiquity.

Battle your way across the ancient world with three new campaigns featuring conquerors, empire-builders, and gifted tacticians fighting desperately against fate! As an additional bonus, the Romans will no longer be bound by time as they become a new playable civilization within Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, ready to battle in the new Age.

I just saw this trailer. So......they're merging AoE DE into AoE II DE? Yet the original AoE DE will still exist? I remember the first game getting ported to the second games engine, but I didn't think this is what would come of it. 

So I'm not entirely sure what the overall purpose of this is lol. This does pretty much confirm though that the original game will never be ported to console. I don't think 3 will either at this point because of the card system.