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[release]Activision says you should "expect" paid-for online models such as those in World of Warcraft to make the transition to other games, including Call of Duty.
Speaking during yesterday's BMO Capital Markets Conference (which sounds fun), Activision Blizzard CFO, Thomas Tippl said that while WoW's model is difficult to replicate, players should expect new monetization models for its other games soon.
"It's definitely an aspiration that we see potential in, particularly as we look at different business models to monetize the online gameplay," said Tippl. "There's good knowledge exchange happening between the Blizzard folks and our online guys."
"We have great experience also on Call of Duty with the success we had on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. A lot of that knowledge is getting actually built into the Battle.Net platform and the design of that," he added.
"I think it's been mutually beneficial, and you should expect us to test and ultimately launch additional online monetization models of some of some of our biggest franchises like Call of Duty."
According to the Activision CFO, there is a demand from its core fanbase to pay for additional services.
"Our gamers are telling us there's lots of services and innovation they would like to see that they're not getting yet. From what we see so far, additional content, as well as all the services Blizzard is offering, is that there is demand from the core gamers to pay up for that," he said.
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Wait seriously?
They're going to be charging for services to play the game now? On a computer I can understand, you have a keyboard, mouse, and many different controls, but with a console this is ridiculous.
Lets try to see you play WoW on the console, too hard? No shit.
Also, I think if they go full ahead and make you 'pay 2 play' then people won't be digging CoD anymore. I hope. :black101:
they cant be serious
they are REALLY milking the cash cow dry
[QUOTE=Xaphania;18372420]
On a computer I can understand, you have a keyboard, mouse, and many different controls, but with a console this is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
lol what? How does a lot of controls justify monthly payments? Not that I'm against monthly payments for MMOs I just don't understand your reasoning.
Nobody is forcing you to pay, just throw the game away and ask for a complete refund.
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Who the fuck rated me dumb?
[QUOTE=Xaphania;18372420]
According to the Activision CFO, there is a demand from its core fanbase to pay for additional services.
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Hey guys, would you enjoy Call of Duty more if you had to pay for it instead of it being free?
Yeah!
I'm asking for a refund if they do this.
I'm pretty sure they are talking about adding overpowered things that you have to pay extra for.
[QUOTE=cornndog;18372577]I'm pretty sure they are talking about adding overpowered things that you have to pay extra for.[/QUOTE]
No, they are talking about an MMO type subscription based thing to add to the game.
Well if they do this then I will reply with 'Suck my balls' and not bother with their games again.. Simple as.
I'm getting flashbacks of Halo 2 Vista and Games for Windows Live-- specifically the "you have to pay a monthly fee to run a server" function.
PS activision that business model failed and cost Microsoft a lot of money in the long term
Well they'll make a fortune off all the Koreans playing Star Craft II :D
Wait is this real? So that joke I made about MW3 having monthly fees might not be such a joke after all...
I don't really understand the article. Will we have to start paying to play online?
[QUOTE=JesterUK;18373571]I don't really understand the article. Will we have to start paying to play online?[/QUOTE]
Yes
[QUOTE=johanz;18373609]Yes[/QUOTE]
What the fuck.
They can't be serious. I want a refund if this happens.
[editline]11:55PM[/editline]
I wonder if Steam will refund? They normally only do it for pre-orders.
Go on Activision. I dare you, I fucking dare you.
Activision is commiting suicide.
The downfall of Call Of Duty.
Ahahahahahaha, oh my god. Oh my fucking god Activision, what the fuck are you doing? As always, I blame consoles. They're showing Activision they can fucking keep taking money from us, and now it's affecting my own illustrious platform I'm actually pretty annoyed.
[editline]12:02AM[/editline]
[QUOTE=Xaphania;18372420]
They're going to be charging for services to play the game now? On a computer I can understand, you have a keyboard, mouse, and many different controls, but with a console this is ridiculous.
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Current Gen consoles were the worst thing to happen to gaming :frown:
And nothing of value was lost...
wt
[editline]12:35AM[/editline]
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Oh fuck that shit.
So they expect us to pay for XBL and CoD subscription.
I can speak for everyone here when I say get fucked.
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[QUOTE=BlackRainbow;18373801]Current Gen consoles were the worst thing to happen to gaming :frown:[/QUOTE]
Blame the Xbox 360.
[editline]01:41AM[/editline]
[QUOTE=lilcheeselad;18373687]The downfall of Call Of Duty.[/QUOTE]
That's a Cod World at War map silly.
And sadly they are going to get away with it because no one cares to do anything about it.
[img]http://www.supercheats.com/guides/call-of-duty-4/images/act2-3-zakhaev.jpg[/img]
Do that to the CEO of Activison.
[QUOTE=radioactive;18374012]Blame the Xbox 360.
[editline]01:41AM[/editline]
That's a Cod World at War map silly.[/QUOTE]
because the ps3 and the wii haven't done anything wrong:downsgun:
Activision has been playing Jenga for a long time. With MW2 they took the middle piece. With this they took the piece at the bottom and it's all about to come crashing down. And loser has to clean up.
cant wait for this ill have the best guns out!!!!
[QUOTE=BlackRainbow;18373801]Current Gen consoles were the worst thing to happen to gaming :frown:[/QUOTE]
How the fuckity fuck do you put subscription gaming and consoles next to each other?
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