Call of Duty: Raising the cost of playing?
During an interview with Industry Gamer, Pachter pointed to the issue of free online play fostering strong replay factor which, while being good for gamers, is leaving publishers coming up short. In the month of June software sales fell 15%, making it the fourth month this year of declining numbers.
“We think this is a continuing problem,” said Pachter, “and think that unless and until the publishers come up with a business model that appropriately captures the value created by the multiplayer experience, we are destined to see a migration of game playing away from packaged goods purchases and toward multiplayer onli.....
online.”
Enter the Call of Duty series. “We estimate a total of 12 million consumers are playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 for an average of 10 hours per week on the two platforms’ respective networks.”
So what’s a game publisher to do?
“We think that it is incumbent upon Activision, with the most popular multiplayer game, to take the first step to address monetization of multiplayer. It is too early to determine whether that will be a monthly subscription, tournament entry fees, microtransaction fees, or a combination of all three, but we expect to see the company take some action by year-end, when Call of Duty Black Ops launches,” stated Pachter.
What this means for publishers? A large untapped resource of revenue. What this means for players? More fees on the horizon with the potential of new precedents in how online play is dealt with and managed.
http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2010/07/17/call-of-duty-raising-the-cost-of-playing/
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RaitoKunRyukPosted:
Charging US? For an already HORRIBLE game? Which they said they ALREADY WEREN'T GOING TO DO?! Goodbye CoD, hello MoA.
IpkYouDropPosted:
As you did say the rumor is squashed you will not have to pay. But if anyone did have to pay noone would play COD I cearinly would attempt to sell mine.
MonkeyPosted:
Maybe if games weren't so sh*t now people would actually buy them and play them. Why do people even still play MW2 it is the worst game out right now and yet people still play it.
GlitchMan22Posted:
Wow. Modern warfare 2 caused this. Go back to when the game never came out and it only had a trailer. Damn 10th lobbies and infections made it the most popular game. Not the actual gameplay. CoD4 was the best selling game of '07 because it was good! I will never play CoD again if i have to pay.
DecadentGamerPosted:
"Activision implementing a monthly multiplayer fee to the Call of Duty franchise? Starting with this November’s Black Ops?
Lies.
Neither Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 or Treyarch’s upcoming Black Ops will require a subscription at any point, the studios’ respective community managers have confirmed.
“For the record, nobody has to pay to play COD or MW2 multiplayer, nor will they,” IW’s Robert Bowling tweeted some hours ago, followed shortly by Treyarch colleague Josh Olin: “No, you will not have to ‘Pay to Play’ [Black Ops] Multiplayer either. Rumor -> Squashed.”
Time to put this to bed then?"
source:
http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2010/07/19/pay-to-play-call-of-duty-not-happening/
same site ;)
Lies.
Neither Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 or Treyarch’s upcoming Black Ops will require a subscription at any point, the studios’ respective community managers have confirmed.
“For the record, nobody has to pay to play COD or MW2 multiplayer, nor will they,” IW’s Robert Bowling tweeted some hours ago, followed shortly by Treyarch colleague Josh Olin: “No, you will not have to ‘Pay to Play’ [Black Ops] Multiplayer either. Rumor -> Squashed.”
Time to put this to bed then?"
source:
http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2010/07/19/pay-to-play-call-of-duty-not-happening/
same site ;)
DjPon3Posted:
If this does happen lets see how fast online players will drop. I will never play any CoD again if this happens. MW2 was stupid in the first place.
TTG-POGOPosted:
They have to be absolutely RETARDED if they are even gonna think about this. With all these new games, mw2 will get old anyway, and this extra charge will bury the damn game alive. It will however, either OBLITERATE annoying little six year olds, or they'll beg their mommies and there will be more.
DudeImFamous92Posted:
Well, MW2 will no longer be played if they do this....medal of honor is coming out soon and black ops is coming out soon so, they can have the game, everyone will boycott this anyway and they will lose a lot more money
SkamaPosted:
Wow just wow.
Thats why i like gears of war 1
and call of duty 4 because activision
and epic dont care about them and NEVER
update them lolz
Thats why i like gears of war 1
and call of duty 4 because activision
and epic dont care about them and NEVER
update them lolz
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