COD INFINITE WARFARE. no really. - The Bear and Badger

Facewon

https://youtu.be/EeF3UTkCoxY

So this trailer is apparently breaking "dislike" button records. And it seems pretty shark jumpy to me.

Looks very very shiny though.

Thoughts on mp from those that know?

I will be shit at updating op if this requires more than this, so feel free to start a new one if there's a group who want a proper op.

isanbard

The dislikes are just for the COD4 pack-in for the superpricey version though. This will be another serviceable/good COD from Infinity Ward surely?

Diluted Dante

The biggest problem with this is that it will play like CoD, something I've not been interested in since the nonsense of MW2.

hylian_elf

Diluted Dante wrote:

The biggest problem with this is that it will play like CoD, something I've not been interested in since the nonsense of CoD4.

Hodge360

COD2 was best in series. This won't change that.

hylian_elf

Hodge360 wrote:

COD2 was best in series. This won't change that.

trippy

Looks shite but maybe jingoism in space is better than jingoism on earth.

I_R

It's a better trailer than they've done for ages, but yeah, it's COD.

Down voters are the sort of people that comment on youtube.

djchump

What's the "settlement" they yak on about, is it mars or the moon or something?

Diluted Dante

Moon Nazis.

kestla

Fuck space

Gamermike

I thought this was going to be a Modern Warfare remake.

Verecocha

Love me a CoD campaign. Really looking forward to it.

[Deleted User]

Gamermike wrote:

I thought this was going to be a Modern Warfare remake.

Think it comes with it but can't be bought separately for some odd reason. Activision does not want my cash monies - they've not got it since MW2.

Verecocha

There'll be a ton of codes on eBay if people really just want to buy the code. There always is with bundled codes.

Yossarian

Dislike.

isanbard

Give it a few months and the cod4 bit'll be on the digi stores too surely.

IanHamlett

I played the MW trilogy but I have no interest in new CoD. Coincidentally I recently played a few rounds of CoD4. It still holds up. I wouldn't mind paying a little for a version that isn't hacked.

Why haven't they learned from Nintendo? They spend hundreds of millions making a new game every year that only cannibalises sales and the community from last year's game.

Yossarian

Nintendo have got about half a dozen franchises that they can create a sequel to once or twice in a console's lifespan and people lap them up. Few devs can manage that.

Wookienopants

I would've bought the MW remake but not paying silly prices for this Legacy edition. Load of old tosh if you ask me.

IanHamlett

Yossarian wrote:

Nintendo have got about half a dozen franchises that they can create a sequel to once or twice in a console's lifespan and people lap them up. Few devs can manage that.

But CoD is one of those franchises. Nintendo kept on marketing MK on Wii as if it was a new game. They were still running TV ads when it was 3 or 4 years old. CoD wouldn't have it quite so cosy because it's in direct competition with a few other shooters but I'm confident they could halve the number of releases.

Yossarian

So the Infinity Ward knock out one game then spend 3 years doing nothing while they milk it?

Tempy

All right, Pachter

IanHamlett

Yossarian wrote:

So the Infinity Ward knock out one game then spend 3 years doing nothing while they milk it?

Yes. Take a three year holiday then make the next game in the week before release.

I_R

What's the logic for releasing less games, more games equals more money I'd have thought.

Diluted Dante

I_R wrote:

What's the logic for releasing less games, more games equals more money I'd have thought.

New game cannibalises sales of old game. Old game needs only marketing, new game requires development costs, and marketing costs.

I_R

Diluted Dante wrote:

I_R wrote:

What's the logic for releasing less games, more games equals more money I'd have thought.

New game cannibalises sales of old game. Old game needs only marketing, new game requires development costs, and marketing costs.

If you can sell 20 million copies every year I'd guess you're still ahead. They surely wouldn't boost sales that much by slowing down the release schedule.

Yossarian

Diluted Dante wrote:

I_R wrote:

What's the logic for releasing less games, more games equals more money I'd have thought.

New game cannibalises sales of old game. Old game needs only marketing, new game requires development costs, and marketing costs.

Sales of old games are likely to be close to zero a year after release. Unless you're Nintendo and users have no other games to buy.

[Deleted User]

Majority of sales are in the first month. Think that has more to do with hype than people thinking "well I'll wait 11 months for the next one".
For Cod it will also have a lot to do with online play, trying to pick up maps etc months in when everyone else knows them isn't ideal.
KD ratios are really important in life after all.

Diluted Dante

Majority of sales are in the first month because that's the way the industry has built it. Mario Kart Wii for example, sold 13 million units in the first year, 2008. That's a lot.

It's now sold 35 million, hitting 7 million in 2009, 5 million in 2010, 5 million in 2011, 2 million in 2012, and a million in 2013. It sold over half a million in 2014 and 2015.

Now you can say 'Oh, that's Nintendo', but others can do it. The Uncharted games, whilst not doing Nintendo numbers have sold very well the following year when there hasn't been a new game coming out.

retroking1981

Activision fucked up releasing too many Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero games, COD is another beast though.

People seem content buying it for a fresh set of MP maps like FIFA/Madden fans are for updated rosters.

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