Treyarch Explains Why Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Isn’t XB1/PS4 Exclusive

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Treyarch will be returning to the Call of Duty fold later this year with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 in November.

While some of its decisions have irked fans (just look at a few negative reactions to the new Zombies mode), it’s pretty much a given that Black Ops 3 will be a major success. The question is: Did Treyarch miss out on having the game only for current gen hardware?

There are arguments both for and against focusing on new hardware, as Treyarch director of brand development Jay Puryear told Gaming Bolt. When asked about there being any specific reason why a previous gen release was happening, Puryear said, “Is there a reason?! We’ve got great fans. Call of Duty experiences are always about the community and fans and we want to make sure that everybody who wants to play Black Ops III can.”

Will the hype for Black Ops 3 be justified at launch, especially considering previous entries like Advanced Warfare didn’t quite set the world on fire? “Of course! Right? I mean look at it, the team has worked 3 years to pour their hearts and soul to deliver a product that will push on single-player campaign with four-player co-op on next-gen. We’re really pushing the system in the machine and hardware.

“If you look at all the innovations that we’re doing on multiplayer and really adding this combat loop, progression system, specialists characters. So, there is just so much content on the disc and then when we roll out our zombies I think you’ll see that we’ve got 3 games in 1. So, as far as the content and the experience we’ll get out of this, we think is absolutely by far the best.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is out on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 and PC on November 6th.



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iTwerkPosted:

BO3 better not be a dissappointment like AW

RobbedPosted:

I bet the graphics will be as bad as aw.

slapshot101Posted:

TURB0 It's really just to milk the money out, that seems to be all they care about these days.

Yeah, I agree when the game was first announced it was only announced for next gen consoles and I guess people didn't like that. I personally wish it was just for next gen, because it allows a higher quality of game in both mechanics and gameplay, with the processors and abilities on next gen they can do so much they couldn't do on current gen, it makes them build a lacking game to fit the demands of current gen technology. Now I know not everyone can upgrade but it hurts the next gen players because they get the short end of the stick.

SpeedomPosted:

It's really just to milk the money out, that seems to be all they care about these days.

ArzuaPosted:

1989 This is good for last gen users. It wouldn't be fair on them.


Yeah not everyone can upgrade.

ArzuaPosted:

Teravainen I think it's great that they are still including the older consoles!


Exactly. Good for those people who can't upgrade.

PittsburghPosted:

I really have no problem with them not making it next gen exclusive, but I hope they put more into the next gen version and use these consoles to their capabilities.

TricksPosted:

I hate that they are still making games for the older consoles. What's the point in making a new console? They might as well make it available to the original Xbox and PS2.

Anyway, I hope this game is good because I don't know how I will fathom another Call of Duty bust. I honestly don't care that it's Playstation exclusive, I just hope that the competitive aspect doesn't switch to Playstation as well.

TeravainenPosted:

I think it's great that they are still including the older consoles!

EchoPosted:

Alot of anticipation and suspense waiting on this game i didn't even buy AW i played it once and highly disliked it but I've always loved the Black Ops series of the games hopefully it'll be good I'm really looking forward to it