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COD Online Free To Play Might Be Available Worldwide Soon

HardwarePal : You might not be familiar with Call Of Duty: Online, because it has been kept locked for the Chinese audience only. Call of Duty: Online generally known as CODOL is a “free-to-play micro transaction game” developed by Activision Shanghai and Raven Software.

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lets_go_gunners4428d ago

A free to play call of duty? Handled by tencent god if it was here I would try it..Though I'm not a fan of f2p they have a tendency to screw you over if you don't at least drop 20dollars.

Thatguy-3104428d ago

Can already see it. You'll be charge for guns, perks, customization etc. New way to milk the series

PCGamingNoobs4427d ago

if this happens it will either make the series or break it. most people who play cod dont follow F2P games and it would be a strange concept to them. but there are enough followers to really change the F2P side of gaming on its head and make it the norm.

shysun4427d ago

What else would they charge you for in a FPS F2P?.....MAPS?!?!!

ifistbrowni4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

this is what cod should be, honestly. They're in the business of nickel and diming, so why not make it f2p?

Charge for everything. Want to spawn? .99c
life pack: 1000 lives, $20
weapons pack: 2 random guns for $5

i know i wouldn't play it, but it'd be a lot easier for them to suck more money out of their fans this way. And we all know activision loves milking their fans... They release the same game every year.

spicelicka4428d ago

lol, and hopefully this f2p milking they stop these pathetic yearly releases.

I can't believe Cod4 is one of my favourite games of the last gen, and now i feel like throwing up every time i play cod games. Specially the campaign, god it's like watching a b-rated movie with no sense of gameplay.

H0TSHELLZ4428d ago

As long as we get those Robot Zombies i wont mind.

dcj05244428d ago

But how will they convince us to play the exact same game game but with different looking guns and maps if its free?

Shadonic4428d ago

Dogs & CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!111

lawgone4427d ago

Haha, attack cat would be awesome for next black ops version haha.

SilentNegotiator4427d ago

Because the things you need to buy in the F2P probably cost more than $60 for all of it, or even half.

animegamingnerd4428d ago

won't lie i am not the biggest cod fan i do enjoy the series so i will probably give this a shoot if it comes world wide since i think done right cod can work right with a free to play model

ziggurcat4428d ago

“free-to-play micro transaction game”

then... it's not free to play.

TopDudeMan4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

Uhh, all free to play games are like that. That's how they make money. Otherwise, they'd make no money and there'd be no reason to do it and there'd also be no game.

@Kayant some are "P2W", others are more "pay, or suffer minor inconveniences that cause you not to want to continue playing the game" like marvel heroes where they deprive you of stash space unless you pay.

Kayant4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

This. The difference is that it doesn't belong in $60 games. If it ends up being P2W which I feel this will lend towards then it's just a bad implementation of the F2P model.

Edit - That's no PvP in this is there? If so it shouldn't be that bad.

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Kotick claims lawsuit objecting to MS-Activision deal was "tied to Embracer's desire to boost sales"

Former CEO describes lawsuit filed by Swedish pension fund as a "collateral attack" on Activision Blizzard.

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OpenGL1d 8h ago

Yeah, the Microsoft deal has DEFINITELY worked out for everyone.

galgor1d 5h ago

Can this mother fucker just get lost already

PRIMORDUS1d 4h ago

He belongs in here ⚰️, hopefully sooner than later.

MrDead13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Kotick Made $155 million from MS in the buyout, the little b*tch needs to stop whining. Thanks to this Microslop deal and massive industry consolidation thousands upon thousands of devs and other workers lost their livelihoods. This greedy piggie pervert needs shut up and f-off.

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Microsoft needs to listen or risk irreparable harm to Call of Duty

Windows Central: "The money may keep rolling in, but Microsoft is the custodian of one of the biggest selling video game series in history. If something doesn't change, I fear we'll reach a breaking point and irreparable damage will have been done."

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StoneTitan51d ago

Because ms is so good at managing studios, surely they will get it right

:P

franwex51d ago

In my view, they should probably merge MP with Warzone and essentially make it free to play like Halo Infinite. The campaign/zombies mode can be $30 yearly DLC. I know this would be insanity as most COD players essentially pay the full price of the game simply for the MP. However-with a shrinking player base they may have to consider it. Making it free would bring in a ton of players.

Profchaos51d ago

To late MW3 should have been a lesson but here we are two years later with a steaming pile a shite called blops7

bsingle4051d ago

Nothing lasts forever, eventually something will come along to make people forget about COD

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1Victor51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

@Oumba:”We’ve heard that story many times before 😂”
You know what we seen many times good franchises been run into the ground by bad management like h___o , f___a and most of the sports game oh I forgot the dynasty warriors
Oh forgot to say
Happy thanksgiving to all the N4G members
🥳 🍗 🦃

MDTunkown51d ago

Halo killer once arrived and technically call of duty killer also arrived, its name is Fortnite

dveio51d ago

Call of Duty was riding the revenue horse and charts for ~20 years. Whether undeserved or deserved.

But I endorse everyone to remind you that Microsoft could have decided differently when they took it over.

The money was certainly there, and they could have taken their time revamping the franchise:

Current-gen tech, manageable microtransactions, not imitating Fortnite and returning to core values of the franchise's origin.

They didn't.

Let's see next year. Hopefully without the then 13 years old PS4 and One hardware.

blacktiger51d ago

you need to stop saying "let see next year"

XBManiac51d ago

dveo is an alias of Phil Spencer?

XBManiac51d ago

dveio is an alias of Phil Spencer?

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Xbox May Update: Retro Classics Come to Xbox Game Pass, PC Gaming Updates, and More

A variety of new updates are available this month across the gaming platforms. Coming today, Retro Classics games are available to play for Xbox Game Pass members. Players who stream on the Xbox app on PC now have an additional streaming option with GeForce Now. Game Bar introduces quick settings, visual updates for Widgets in Compact Mode, and coming soon, Microsoft Edge Game Assist, an in-game browser that brings an immersive game-centric experience to Edge. And Xbox gift cards can now be redeemed for any amount via Xbox Rewards.

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darthv72240d ago

While i appreciate the gesture.... all of these retro classics have been made available everywhere else. I am hoping to see some other Activision properties make their way out of the shackles of the 5th, 6th and 7th gen. Licensing be damned... bring back the Transformers Cybertron games.

P_Bomb240d ago

Love the Cybertron games! TF games have been shit lately. Would love to see that era revisited. I even did the multiplayer!

MrBaskerville239d ago

Is the retro classics for all consoles?

Obscure_Observer240d ago

Metaphor on Gamepass just announced! O.o

Seriously, this is the best generation of Xbox ever!!!

We can´t catch a freaking break from awesome games arriving all the time!!!

Deathdeliverer240d ago

It’s a HELL of a game. If you like JRPGs in the family of Persona, you will be in heaven… that is until you hear the various battle music…. then you’ll be somewhere BEYOND heaven!

babadivad239d ago

Just finished Clair Obscur. This should be fun.