How Sony Got Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 DLC First On PS4 And PS3

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Sony has shed light on how it managed to partner with publishing giant Activision to secure Call of Duty DLC timed-exclusivity for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.

Speaking with GameSpot, Adam Boyes, Sony's VP of Publisher & Developer Relations, revealed that the format holder's relationship with Activision for Destiny played a significant part in the Call of Duty partnership.

"Well, I think the first thing was we've had a great relationship with Activision around Destiny," Boyes said. "And I'm a huge fan of that.

"We fell in love instantly," Boyes said of Black Ops III, before describing the upcoming shooter as "transformative" thanks to its new features.

"As soon as I started playing it, I said, 'This feels incredible! You can wallride!' It's just so smooth; it's almost like poetic. And so obviously, we just continued talking with our partners at Activision and worked something out. And now we've got I think a great benefit to all the gamers."

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is due out in November for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. DLC will arrive on Sony platforms first, while the upcoming beta will also debut for Sony consoles before any other platform.



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JRMHPosted:

GR33NV3N0M
XGN_Jr
Ramslots
Qwel
Disapprove Im switching to the PS4 along with them, just ordered mine


are you serious, youre going to switch consoles just for COD...


ahha, thats so stupid obviously has no brain, to pay £200+ for a console for £50+ game just for 30+ days dlc what a utter joke.


Like said above, why spend that sum of money rather than just waiting a month.


Guys he never said he was switching for that reason, Just that he was switching it could be for multiple reasons. He could be switching because like many, believes the PS4 to be the superior Console.


GV


It's obvious he doesn't think that, if he posted this under an article referring to the "deal switching" than it's obviously because of the game, or at least obviously assumed so...
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@op| I mean, this game is going to suck so it really doesn't matter...

SuppressionalPosted:

Lol, Its just DLC chill. But then again... I play Battlefield.

DanielPosted:

Trippe I'm glad sony got the short end of the stick, right when sony was dying.


Yeah man i totally agree with you on this, Sony was dying and they brought it right back in style.

TrippePosted:

I'm glad sony got the short end of the stick, right when sony was dying.

Moto_Posted:

7aylor I still don't see why PlayStation players have this over Xbox players.

Pro teams play Xbox.
Majority of big-time Youtubers play Xbox.
Xbox has a bigger Call of Duty fan base.

I feel like Activision and Treyarch will both lose money with this deal.


Pros will switch to Playstation (I guarantee CoD Champs will be on PS4 and the pros aren't going to want to practice all day on Xbox, and then have to get used to PS4 for the biggest tournament of the year)

Big YouTubers probably either have both systems or will get a PS4 because that's where the DLC will be first, and DLC videos are big money makers for them.

Xbox has the bigger fan base because they had this deal previously. There's no reason it can't switch and the PS4 has a bigger userbase than the Xbox One to begin with.

I'd be willing to bet that both Sony and Activision will do fine with this deal.

GR33NV3N0MPosted:

XGN_Jr
Ramslots
Qwel
Disapprove Im switching to the PS4 along with them, just ordered mine


are you serious, youre going to switch consoles just for COD...


ahha, thats so stupid obviously has no brain, to pay £200+ for a console for £50+ game just for 30+ days dlc what a utter joke.


Like said above, why spend that sum of money rather than just waiting a month.


Guys he never said he was switching for that reason, Just that he was switching it could be for multiple reasons. He could be switching because like many, believes the PS4 to be the superior Console.


GV

GR33NV3N0MPosted:

7aylor I still don't see why PlayStation players have this over Xbox players.

Pro teams play Xbox.
Majority of big-time Youtubers play Xbox.
Xbox has a bigger Call of Duty fan base.

I feel like Activision and Treyarch will both lose money with this deal.


These points are true, but they are also mainly attributed to the last gen consoles, With the current gen being Lead by PS4 it could be time for a switch around. Don't get me wrong Im no fanboy for either consoles, I do own both and they both have their pros and cons but in my honest opinion I do find the PS4 to be the superior gaming machine this time around.

Its not a massive deal anyway, the DLC will still release for both just a little early for the PS4 and anyone that refuses to buy the DLC for xbox just because it is being released earlier on the PS4 should probably grow up.

I still predict there will be people queuing up at the midnight launch for the game upon release and cant see how they would lose money with this deal in any way shape or form.


GV

TaylorPosted:

I still don't see why PlayStation players have this over Xbox players.

Pro teams play Xbox.
Majority of big-time Youtubers play Xbox.
Xbox has a bigger Call of Duty fan base.

I feel like Activision and Treyarch will both lose money with this deal.

AWZPosted:

I don't see why people have to switch consoles just because they want the next dlc I see it as a waste of money.

TomPosted:

I care but I also dont care about this. I'm gonna be so use to getting the dlc early but I wont.


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