Everything is back up and running normally. You missed it just like I did.
Oh well.
1. Isn't it possible that there are so many exclusives of so many different genres on PS3 that no one buys them all? I've bought 3 exclusives this year so far with my eye on getting 3 more when they come out. But not every Sony franchise makes interests me (R3 included). For example, I wouldn't buy Gears or Halo even if they were on PS3: I've never been a big fan of the "alien shoot-em up" games. And because of that I don't own a 360 seeing how those are the only...
So people aren't buying the game because of an online pass that they have to activate which is included in the case when they buy the game?
I refuse to believe that.
Activision: "Call of Duty is bigger than Jesus!"
*then sales start to slip*
"People just don't like the FPS genre anymore. It's not like we oversaturated the market, like we did with Guitar Hero...and Tony Hawk..."
Yes. Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops DLC included maps that were reused from MW1 and World at War, respectively.
DICE: For Battlefield, we're going to give you new maps but they will be retooled versions of the maps on the disc and modified for new game modes. But they will be free.
Gamers: BOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Activision: For Call of Duty, we're going to give you new maps but some will be remastered maps from the previous entries in the series. They will be divided into multiple map packs spread throughout the year and we're going to charge $15 a pack.
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Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2 are the 2 top selling games on both PS3 and 360, so I don't get your point. After those two, the next highest selling 360 game is Halo 3 which came out 4 years ago, followed by Kinect Adventures which is bundled with Kinect.
If you're taking about PS3 exclusive sales, we all know Microsoft exclusives sell more because, frankly there aren't that many.
Everyone with a 360 buys Gears, Halo, and CoD.
W...
Since Activision is still going to release the CoD Elite content bundled together in packs (which I would guess are going to cost more than $15 now), the one month exclusivity deal may apply to that and not Elite itself. This might be Activision's way of going around their deal with MS.
This is where Steam would be ideal.
Get on it, Valve.
Worldwide is important because it shows what the future trends will be. Do you think we would have Move or Kinect if Nintendo hadn't dominated this gen?
Japan is significant because they ruled the home console market for 2 decades and 2 out of the 3 console companies are located there.
Not that it really matters where any of them were designed.
PS3, Wii, and Xbox: they're all made in China.
Microsoft is doing everything it can to remain #2 in NA.
Sony is doing everything it can to be #2 in the world.
Right now, this is Microsoft's game to lose. First, they pinned themselves into a corner with pricing. If they expect to extend this gen with Kinect, they can't really lower price much further and stay profitable.
Second, the MS exclusive franchises are weak. The Gears Trilogy is over and if Epic decides to make another one, it'l...
I just realized it has been almost a year since I have played any Call of Duty whatsoever.
Feels pretty good.
Uhhh, Nintendo wins in OVERALL sales. While MS and Sony are close(especially considering MS came out first in a year with no other competition), MS is still almost 20 million units behind the Wii.
Go completely digital and cut out Brick & Mortar retailers?
Eliminate trading in used games and game rentals?
No more borrowing games between friends?
Not a chance.
Tried to agree and hit 'disagree' on accident.
Stupid smartphone.
The author doth protest too much, methinks.
You pay for the service, not the games. It's a bargain when you consider Plus offers a subscription to Qore, which is $25 by itself.
Besides, if I was to pay for all the games I've gotten for free this first year of PS+, it would cost A LOT more than $50.
So you're saying pc is better? I'm confused.
There's a period of about one month, somewhere between the release of the first map pack and the inevitable E3 reveal of the next game, where there is absolutely no Call of Duty news. Activision has stopped gloating about their sales numbers, people begin to play other games, and the gaming media turns its attention to more pertinent issues.
That month has become my favorite time of the year.
This all in the unlikely event you decide to sue Sony and try to pull every person with an account in with you to collectively try and get paid. No more lawyers sending out mass mailings to get people to join a frivolous lawsuit.
If you actually have a legitimate issue with Sony, they are just saying that you have to deal with it through arbitration.
Their network, their rules. It is what it is.