The game is scheduled for release on Nov. 10. As the company has bagged massive preorders and retailers have scheduled midnight sales, Activision is all enthusiastic about the launch.
Further, the three previous hits in the series have elevated expectations and gamers’ confidence to replicate its earlier successes.
Analysts anticipating strong sales
There is no doubt that the video game industry has had a tough year. According to NPD Group, a market research company, video game sales have skidded by 13 percent compared to previous year.
Despite this dismal picture, Activision is confident to post strong results in the next quarter.
Even the analysts are expecting the company to sell more than 12 million copies by the end of December, earning Activision $500 million in revenue and $800 million in gross sales.
Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Inc. in downtown Los Angeles, was quoted by Los Angeles Business Journal as saying, “Anybody who calls themselves a gamer, if they buy one game this year, this is the one they’re going to buy.”
The best video game ever?
There are many reasons why Modern Warfare 2 could become the best video game ever.
While playing the game, a player takes up the role of a special force soldier fighting a terrorist organization in places like Middle East, South America etc, so there are many contemporary places one can be connected with.
Further, the game is the sequel of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare”, which was an enormous success.
Even the time of launch, which is right before the holiday season, further increase the probability of its success.
Will the game live up to expectations?
Though Activision is confident to turn the sagging video game industry on its ear, will it really live up to the expectations?
The game was involved in controversies last month when the footage of the game was released, which showed that the game was being played from the point of view of terrorist shooting civilians. But the company has denied these claims.
Other than this also, the new game is expected to disappoint many PC gamers because the PC players will not have any dedicated servers.
Dave Wilks, an administrator for Codleague was quoted by Ars Technica as saying, “To lose dedicated servers means we lose control of what rules we can use in clan matches (each league has its own rules, perks, weapons, etc). These rules, more than likely, are run by mods, such as PAM, Openwarfare, or Pro-Mod.”
When the company was asked about this, it stated that move is meant to prevent hackers from making their way past VAC (the anti-cheating system).
Mixed reactions on online forums
There is quite a buzz on online discussion forums where readers are discussing Modern Warfare 2. If some readers have voiced excitement regarding the launch of the new game, there are others who have expressed discontentment over no dedicated servers.
A reader named insaneispkingyou commented on gametrailers.com, “yea. cant [sic] wait 3 more days!!!”
“I can't say how awesome this game is going to be, easily game of the year,” stated a reader named qel2472 on the same forum.
Another reader named Antiapplekid commented on engadget.com, “I have allready [sic] canceled my pre-order thanks to them killing dedicated servers.”
Host your own servers
stop bitching, COD has always been the best game to have
The best video game ever?
No, a random game that hasn't even come out yet is not the best video game ever. The question itself is absurd and assumes hype is relevant to whether or not a game will be good.
Cod MW2
One of my local retailers was allowed to sell the game early so I got it. It is definitely the best game I have ever bought. The campaign story is unbelievable, with many moments where I find myself saying "NOOOOO! NO Way!" in disbelief. Everything about the game is amazing!!!
FTW pt 2
Buy Left4Dead2, the true game of the year.
Host in on your own dedicated server too.
Hit zombies over the head with a guitar or cut their arm off with a chain saw. Better yet, use the 44 mag and blow holes clean through them.
I'm w/freddy and giggle at PWN and his silly commentary. Why attack a person for his opinion? Does it really make you feel better when you submit a comment like that? Is your life that much more fulfilled when you insult someone about his opinion online? I bet you are really an amazing person and everyone really likes you and listening to your rants when someone doesn't agree with you. You should tell your boyfriend to hug you more.
I'm not buying it
Activision can kiss my arse, Battlefield 2 and Team Fortress are doing just fine.
I will get Dragon Age for my gaming rig and no I don't play with kiddie consoles and you could not give me a crapbox 360.
Dedicated Servers
I agree. No dedicated servers, no sale!
NY, PA, and OH
Yeah most if not all gamestops in those states has special permission by activison to release the game early on Saturday (11-7-09)
:) soo sick!
No dedicated servers?!
I am a console gamer (sorry, don't have the money to keep upgrading my PC) and it is safe to assume that if PC gamers don't get dedicated servers neither do console gamers. My major complaint about COD4:MW online for both the 360 and PS3 is there is a huge host advantage. You may not think it is too bad but after playing games like Killzone (32 players), Resistance 2 (60), and Battlefield BC (30) it is kind of a let down to return to a game that really only allows 12 players and still has constant lag. This is too bad considering how great the game is. Nothing is more frustrating than getting killed before the enemy even turns the corner to shoot or by enemies with their backs turned. It is pretty lame to note the strong correlation between internet speed and game score, 4bars on top and 2bars on the bottom of the scoreboard. I was hoping that dedicated servers could level the playing field and let skill determine the outcome not internet connections. I personally have a 3bar connection but have a 2.32 k/d. I was really looking forward to tearing it up on some nice dedicated servers. Oh well, laggy online play here I come again....
Thank you IW for screwing over the PC gamers!
This game is not going to be game of the year if PC gamers have anything to say about it, we made COD4 game of the year and we will damn sure not make MW2 game of the year after the snub IW has done to the PC gamers.
PC gamers is what made IW and we are here to remind them via our pre-order cancels and our petitions that we are not happy with their blatant disrespect to PC gamers.
Please sign the petition and cancel your pre-orders!!! http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/
PS3 and Xbox
This game is gonna be a tremendous game Cod4 was, so lags not gonna make any difference plus think about it new game their gonna have made some attempt to sort it. This games gonna be game of the year no matter what even if you and all the PC players have a hissy fit about it, every sngle person i know with a console has ordered this game so bull dat this games gonna be huge with or without you miss it at your own choice you dont have to tell everyone else your going to.
Yo, white brotha. You write
Yo, white brotha. You write like you have no sense or no edjumication. You sick or sump'm?
I uh don't know uh why uh
I uh don't know uh why uh you not use uh punctuation uh and choose to use uh run-on sentences uh because when you type uh it sounds like you uh are unintelligent uh and people uh can't uh take you seroius.
Already have it. Friggin
Already have it. Friggin sweet. About 3/4 of the way done. Hope the end isn't crap. But a stunning visual spectacle. Plus some pretty awesome things. There were moments when I paused and asked myself if I was really doing this (in the game, of course haha).
Great-ness.
Game Of The Year????
Has everyone forgotten about Uncharted 2???? I guess so...
Freddy 2.0
Freddy, stop your b*tching, you're just trying to fit in with the rest of the MW2 boycott whiners. So it doesn't have dedicated servers.... don't buy it. Nobody likes an attention-seeking full grown man who still lives at home with his Mom, because the $15/mo. World of Warcraft fee is more than you make in a year, because you don't have a job and probably never have, which means you don't have a girlfriend and you certainly haven't been---
Why don't I just get to the point already and tell you that if things get too hard, or your petition fails again after failing once already in an attempt to regain support... after failing originally to get enough signatures, which leads me to the very point I am trying to make: you can always play with your little sister's Wii :)
See you around the net, Grumpy.
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@Sanzee
*bows down to worship he who conceived such a brilliant insult*
Re:Freddy
Hey Freddy I agree with you I mean I'm not a hardcore gamer but I love playing COD4 when I have chance server not server I gonna play this game
We should not forget that
We should not forget that COD series is what it is after the fans boycoted COD2 till the issues were fixed. Even though this game is it, and I would not miss no matter what, there should be better cooperation between the game makers and the core gamers.
I consider myself a core COD gamer that buys everything from them, I would make maps and recomend only COD to all. 100,000 Hardcore gamers made this game a hit in the first place, starting with COD2 for PC. Only after it went on Xbox 360 this game became a real hit with the masses. The rest is history. But company should never forget the hardccore base in order to please the masses. If they let them go there will not be MW3 or MW4.
No dedicated servers and player limitation
Don't forget it isn't only lack of dedicated servers that's putting PC gamers off... how about that recently announced 18 player per room cap? Perhaps, maybe IW/Activision might change their minds about PC-crippling once one of the old COD-series map pack sponsors, Intel or Nvidia steps in. Hopefully!
18 players cap...dude after
18 players cap...dude after 15 its unplayable...A server can only hold so many connections to it before everyone even the people with uber connections start to lag. COD4 had this problem and thats one reason I stopped playing it online. I personally love the fact they capped it. Also when the servers were full (20+) there was a thing called spawn killing..and it happened alot. There is logic behind there thinking....just give it a chance and maybe they will tweak it so that its enjoyable to everyone...including you.
I agree with you, but not
I agree with you, but not for the reasons of lag. I reinstalled COD4 a few months ago and fount w/ too many players, it becomes a bullet/grenade spam fest. That said, I didn't experience that w/ COD5 so it may also be map design-related. As for potential lag I'll wait and see what happens... because Windows 7 is preventing me from downloading anything of significant size (had to pre-order a hard copy)
With open modding on
With open modding on decdicated servers, you were allowed to tweak ping rate (no one over 150 ping) and spawn protect (you get 5 seconds to get to cover, as long as you didn't fire your gun)
I played in many servers 20+ players w/no lag and owned a 32 man server w/no lag.
gaming should never go backwards, now servers are at the hands of people w/out uber bandwidth or uber-processing power. Expect 4 man servers to lag.
FTW
Infinity Ward for the win. This game will dominate. Freddy, stop your b*tching, you're just trying to fit in with the rest of the MW2 boycott whiners. So it doesn't have dedicated servers.... don't buy it. Nobody likes an attention-seeking full grown man who still lives at home with his Mom, because the $15/mo. World of Warcraft fee is more than you make in a year, because you don't have a job and probably never have, which means you don't have a girlfriend and you certainly haven't been---
Why don't I just get to the point already and tell you that if things get too hard, or your petition fails again after failing once already in an attempt to regain support... after failing originally to get enough signatures, which leads me to the very point I am trying to make: you can always play with your little sister's Wii :)
See you around the net, Grumpy.
Dedicated Servers
No dedicated servers, no sale!
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