big deal...

how can anyone say "who cares", those textures are worse than counterstrike source a 2006 game

but yes gameplay is obviously more important.

CoD4 has awful textures. But somewhat solid 60fps + nice design + nice effects = I don't really care.

I urge you all to go back and look at the almost PS1 level textures in the MP maps some time.

Yet another reason that DVD9 is showing it's limitations.

Oh my God!

Have the police been notified?

this is the same damn engine from COD4... you can't squeeze blood from a stone. The game looks marginally better, but I'll prob get it anyway because I am helpless.

The game looks great. The gameplay is fantastic. People can buy it and enjoy it.

Yet millions of fans are gonna buy the game regardless of low wall textures its a shame why killzone 2 with high wall textures can't sell as well as MW2. By the way has Killzone 2 past the 1 million sold so far or is it still flopping to reach that number.

maybe just maybe consoles need more video ram to use higher res textures it has nothing to do with storage space ingame.

If i ever buy the MW 1.5, it will be used.
Just because Activision is treating us like crap

why is the no improvement in this game and ODST it is because fools will still pay top dollar for it, plain and simple because of the name on the box. Why spend the money to update the engine & game if it will sell the same anyways. So that is what you are getting and old game with a new paint job.

I will get this game at some point but it will be a used copy for like 30 bucks after the holidays or more likely next summer during the game drought.

There are PLENTY of games out there that look amazing, but have crap gameplay. I'm happy to settle for a game that looks "ok" or even "crappy" but has amazing gameplay. I don't sit and admire the graphics for more than a few mins, especially in a fast-paced game like COD.

Anyone that disagrees - you're not a real gamer. You're the kind of person who'll scoff at all the old classics because they don't look as good as modern games, whereas people like myself can still appreciate all of their glory and will do for years to come.
Graphics fade over time, there'll always be newer and better looking games, but gameplay shines for decades.

You wont notice the textures when playing the game.

I'd rather have 60FPS than some shiny textures, I have the uncharted beta, you only notice the nice effects when you stop and have a look around, when your in the thick of playing you don't notice it.

As long as graphics are good enough that's all you need.

Until I see some proper HD direct stream vids of MW2 I'll reserve my judgment.

textures aren't that high (and i believe the game isnt quite native 720p) because they want the game to run at 60 frames per second. which is not only nice for such a fast paced, twitchy fps like cod. but its also impressive considering the hardware they are working with...360 and ps3. most games are 30fps. itll look good enough for you guys that enjoy the series. im a little burned out on it personally.

They have to sacrifice certain graphical elements for others. so like the guy above said its probs so they can run it 60 fps and make it smoother. But theyve still got a fair bit of time to polish it, so who knows if it'll have the same textures etc when its actually released. Then again, its looking better than COD:WAW.

not GOTY anymore :(

not like the game was in development for that long anyway, its not an exclusive so you arent supposed to expect exclusive quality graphics as looking like killzone 2 across 3 to 4 platforms, you must have no life to really search out an incomplete game for something you consider points of for graphics as down to the last blade of grass like wall textures, whos gonna care when your going for to shoot someone, youd get yourself killed caring about whats on the wall for even 1 or 2 seconds, pointing this out is so pointless, the wall textures arent a selling point in the game for me, i applaud them on the masterpiece of a game they have made once more

preorder canceled

thank god as a ps3 owner i can play any cod in this gen in full 1080p HD. it has made a world of difference, especially on MW2 were the game has the same engine as cod3. i have honestly been displeased from vid/screen shot 1. i really enjoy playing cod, but enough is enough. i have been looking for a cod killer for about a year now & yet has a developer even come close. it must be rocket science. my blueray allows me to play games like GT4, Cod3, Cod4, Cod5, & Socom in full 1080p HD. this is the soul reason i always buy games like cod for my ps3 vs 360. the best i can get from my 360 is 720p if im lucky. MW2 looks exactly like Cod4 with (in my opinion) lightly polished graphics. Yet activision want to charge for quality lol. plz..if i ever want a good laugh i simply google activision. they r always saying something funny. ohh yeah any ps3 owners who cant seem to find 1080p HD simply turn every other resolution off in display settings. makes sure you have HDMI & a 1080p HDtv for it to work. were going to need it 4 MW2.

I have a feeling this is gonna be like Halo 3 and the graphics will be dissapointing

just spoiled after playing KZ and UC2....these are the graphics we want in all games

Omega is a handicap raised by wolves seriously move on from his comments dont react to them, he just spouts like a child

Moving on

I dont blame the 360 or space, its devs devs, they know they can repackage something add a few things (madden example) and re sell it time and time again and not have much asked of them.

COD games have never really been known for their visuals. COD4 was certainly no exception to that, it moves fluidly but when you stop and look around it looks like poo. Backgrounds were :X

I'm pretty sure it's both consoles here... Since the pc version comes on dvd9 and has high res textures.

It's cause both consoles are limited by memory, and if you want to hit as close to 60fps as possible, you have to compromise.

Next systems need at least 4 Gigs to really keep hi res textures, however it should be noted HARDDRIVE as a standard does help (MS listen up) and higher density formats Blu Ray, if these thigns were made from ground up for each system independently there is no doubt which would look superios, PC>PS3>Xbox

These textures are not acceptable. Yes, let us give our money to lazy developers and pat there backs for being lazy!!! Those are so PS2 textures right there!!!!!!

Is the poster kidding me? Has to be a fanboy. You don't see me posting low-res texture shots of MGS4, Killzone 2 and yes Uncharted. <--All those games have 'em.

your talking to a guy that plays his games in full 1080p HD. i get absolutely nothing but quality & beautiful crisp clean graphics when i play. its often like playing a new game once i upscale. theirs absolutely no consequence for doing so. its what i consider real HD gaming. i even sometimes think i actually see enemies a split second b4 they see me, but thats just me. no bugs, no lag, no problems.

where is this HD revolution next gen consoles promised us?
oh well
truth is the game will probably be just as fun as COD4 online and thats good enough for me.
keyword guys being FUN

It's funny I saw this and than was playing some Uncharted 2 MP goodness and it has nothing like this. That game has crazy good textures.

lolz i don't really care cause its on xbots lolzzz ps3 better graphics im pretty sure ! :)

But still includes high res fun. In other words who cares? Just enjoy the game.

"They don't look anymore low res than Killzones 2 wall textures."

F&^cking idiot.

First I will say this as you are ignorantly wrong! Multiplat games looked/ran better on the 360 up until about a 1 1/2 yrs ago, now multiplat games are scoring better or the same on the PS3. Second of all, ALL those multiplat games you are talking about are programmed with the 360 dev kit and then PORTED over to the PS3. Developers are under huge amounts of stress to not run out of money and to get their product out ASAP, so they choose the 360 way... Childish easy programming (PC) and cheaper.

On topic: I blame Activision for this. They give IW 2 years to make an entire game... Im sorry but you cannot make a new engine AND a game in 2 years.. Not this gen anyways. Even though IW claims that the engine used on MW2 is something we will see in future generations of gaming, I believe they just rewrote some source code and put the game together. By not creating a new engine it gave them enough time to polish and tweak the game to what they wanted it as.

all consoles have plus and minus about them.
obvioulsy the 360 has DVD9, which for current games is getting a bit... small

Blu-ray while having larger storage also has a slower read speed (sorry guys a 2x bluray is slower than the DVD drive in the 360. and not just in spin rate, but even how fast it can read the data. tho a 4x would beat the DVD)

when both consoles have amazing looking games like Gears of War, Uncharted, even multiplat games like need for speed shift, assassins creed(and 2). this is a sure sign its a problem on IW side rather than the 360 or the PS3.

Boo-Who, I'm really going to cry over this. Truly geeky stuff.

I can't wait to bring the rain with that C130

What are we to really expect in 2 years from IW? Why does activision only have 2 companies working on it? Will we ever see a new engine? are we seeing that this is good as it gets & its all downhill from here for the series? activision has been acting to big headed her recently for this to even be in question.

Nothing to do with DVD9 the pc version will look the best and its dvd 9 bloody tools

many ridiculous discussions here. MW2 looks awesome and will be great fun. It will be the best FPS this year.

Soda Popinsky

You just proved to me that you know nothing about graphics in any shape or form.

You provided screenshots of resident evil 5 on 360/PS3.

The textures are exactly the same in both images, the ps3 version was missing a shader effect.

The other image looking at the floor, was due to the aa being used.

As the dev stated, the engine used for res5 was older build then what they have currently. Wait till lost planet 2 for comparison of multi for their engine.

I could say the same thing about batman, looks better on PS3.

I could say the same about Ninja G 2.

http://www.gameswire.net/co...

that screen looks like it has not how do you say? completed the texture fill? I cant remember how you say it but it looks like an incomplete texture, this was used once to discredit Gears 2, I doubt this screen tells the full tale.

Christ, the console versions of COD look like absolute sh1t.

It may very well be bad textures, but has anyone considered that it may even be some background/foreground blur effect gone wrong? Screenshots don't always tell the full story.

You come over and play Cod3, Cod4, and Cod5 on my xbox. while I play the exact same games in full 1080p HD on my ps3 on the same tv or monitor. then maybe we can point out and laugh together at all the things wrong with your comment. I have all three versions of cod4 and cod5 for xbox, ps3, & pc. truth is PC wins, but ps3 running in true 1080p HD blows my xbox away. I know so because i have done so. have you? or did you just read that somewhere?

That looks like a damn wall to me. The crap they use to make stuff down there looks a lot like that stuff plus look at a lot of the videos, the walls look fine and pretty damn good.

The grass textures are still low-res, as well. And they don't move in multiplayer either. It's kinda funny, because I was playing COD3 last night, and the grass in single player looks great and everything sways.

meh, even Killzone 2 had low-res wall textures.

But everyone on N4G hates non-Ps3 games, so fvck it...

that goes for the rest of you sony fanboys like omega already mentioned Uncharted 2 is exclusive Sony IP so the point is null and void there are defintly are better looking MP games then KZ2 and espcially Uncharted 1 how that game fell under visual masterpiece is beyond me it's average at best bioshock looks better then it and espically COD4 there are also upcoming exclusives that look steller alan wake Forza 3 and Splinter Cell convinction I hate anime loving ***get worshippers like you makes me want to nuke japan

raztad posted If I remember correctly IW said they maxed out the xbox360. Not details of what this means but it's clear they struck a wall regarding the xbox version.

and crytek also said they maxed out the PS3 same with Naughty dog with Uncharted 2 yet you have hard time believing that Ironic huh?

Looks like COD4 to me and thats bad, had hopes for better graphics, yet again IW making me sad. Even mighty Killzone 2 has much better gfx, had hopes for medium textures on walls.. And for God sake, if the sounds in MW2 is not better than COD4 MW, then it will be only a COD 4.5 with more perks and weapons....

oo great the graphics over game play again.....

its GAMEPLAY then graphics ......killzone wasn't all that good but amazing graphics ,but then you got Socom which i love with graphics....meh but gameplay is fun.

be a gamer. i don't know why so much hate on this game. it will be fantastic.
2 million opening night i betting on.

so here is the classic case

the 250 people hating and the millions of people waiting..for it
kinda says something.

OMG!! Time to blame the 360 for this terrible injustice to ps3 losers everywhere. Get the mayor! Better yet, start an online petition; those are good as gold in thwarting such treachery. thanks a lot 360. >:-<

"Walls..."

Walls, ground, objects, et cetera, et cetera all in beautiful, what is it, 640p? Not to mention the amazing 2D backdrops...

The only reason in my opinion is Activation only cares bout making more money. Because they know Modern Warfare 2 will sell even more units then the previous title. Every year they use the same graphics, just new story line more weapons and features. It only takes them 1 year to make a new title every year. If they want to make Modern Warfare, they should at least take their time and make the game with better detailed graphics, for all I know they only care bout selling for this franchise.

The game runs at 60FPS, everybody needs to STFU about DVD9 limiting the textures (which makes absolutely NO sense)

who cares?

Who cares?

CoD4 runs at 60FPS 600p but can upscale to 720p or 1080p.

Same for MW2 i think.

This is not a Killzone 2 , Gears of War 2 , UnCharted 2 or Forza MotorSport 3 in graphics but stills GREAT!

Oh and Gears 2 , Kz2 and UC2 runs at 30FPS 720p.

The people who invest in HDtv's. the people who buy 7.1 surround sound, the people who have $50 HDMI & $40 fiber optical audio wires. They care

I don’t even feel bad for people playing COD anymore. At this point if you haven’t learned idk what to tell you.

I love pay to win. finally I have a chance.

Oh noez. P2W on a crap game. Guess I'll just... continue to not play it.

Lol I havent played a CoD in probably 15 years. Forgive me for experiencing some schadenfreude on this one.

Finally, I've bought my last COD

If you're the type to willingly log into a crappy Collar Duty game, then you get what you deserve. Either get scammed by giving Bobby Shittick your money over digital junk, or get scammed by other players who paid Bobby Shittick giving them an advantage with their digital junk.

Gaming standards have dropped so low these days that trash games have become the most popular. Such a shame.

Thanks for the money! See you next COD! So glad I dropped COD years ago. Desperately needs competition.

They do this on purpose.They release something broken then when word gets out people will rush to buy it.Then they will need it.

Roll on Xdefiant

The Microsoft effect in full force here. Activision is only call of duty and overwatch now.