Call of Duty Elite for PC Indefinitely Delayed?
An entry spotted on the official Call of Duty: Elite Twitter page has caused some concern for PC gamers, as Activision indicated that the online multiplayer service for Modern Warfare 3 may or may not actually become available for the PC after all.
"We are working towards a universal Elite experience but we cannot guarantee if or when a version will be available for the PC," the Twitter post reads.
Later Activision backtracked and updated the Elite Twitter page with another entry, stating that it misspoke in its earlier tweet. "Our goal has always been to provide a free PC offering for Elite. Stay tuned for an update as timing is still being determined."
Following in the footsteps of Battle.net and Bungie.net, Activision's Call of Duty: Elite is an online service created by Beachhead Studios for Black Ops and Modern Warfare 3 that offers both free and subscription-based services. Elite provides lifetime statistics across both (and future) games, social-networking options, and for Premium subscribers, downloadable content, virtual and physical prizes, Elite TV and more.
But Activision's new Call of Duty network has suffered technical issues ever since the launch of Modern Warfare 3. According to the company, a "greater than expected demand" has impaired the service since the game hit store shelves.
"We are still working very hard to increase the number of users who can access the service simultaneously, and over the next few days, we will be working to increase the functionality of groups and clans in the Connect section," Activision said on Monday. "We've made good progress, but we realize there's still hard work to be done so that every player can access Call of Duty Elite whenever they want."
Sounds like Activision is putting console support first. Surprised?
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http://www.videogamer.com/pc/cod_mw3/news/activisions_goal_is_to_provide_elite_to_pc_gamers.html
https://twitter.com/#!/CallOfDutyElite/status/136530985159364608
Call of Duty-Elite? Definitely not.
I felt this ruined my favourite FPS series, F.E.A.R. The first game was amazing, second one seemed a bit dumbed down for consoles, but still retained most of the first game's mechanics which made it interesting. Then came F.3.A.R. Oh boy. No joke, the campaign felt as if I was playing a COD in a literally just darker setting.
That's just one example. Consoles are the other reason why so many games these days seem so limited, not just in graphics, but gameplay too.
Sad to think that COD was at first a true PC game, then slowly as focus turned to consoles, PC no longer seemed relevant concerning game development (I know PC games sell pretty well, thanks to Steam), sadly as it seems with Elite in a sense (even though MW3 PC players were promised amazing after-sales service and game support), that we'll only get console ports with less support.
Did you really just use a Matrix reference for talking about real life? And what does IQ have do do with what gaming platform you play on? I mean, really?
I mainly have a PC gaming background since the early 90s and where my heart is, but have owned most consoles since the NES, but always went back to my PC. But you can't ignore the impact consoles have had on gaming as a whole. Also just think about all the game IPs that have only been on consoles, or got there start there. Most of my gaming for the past 5 years has been on my PS3 I bought five years ago. Would I love to have a gaming rig right now, yes. But is it necessary for my life and well being, no.
Developers go where the money is and pretty much always have. Just about all companies (whatever they sell) go where the money is. Since you bring up percentages , I would probably say the ENTIRE gaming community is about 70% (consoles) - 30% (PC Gamers). So, if it was you, where would you be putting your money? Also, with the iteration of the PS3 and Xbox 360, people like myself who would call themselves "PC elitists" could get away with what these consoles offered. Never thought I would see that day I played an FPS with a controller (Medal of Honor was great on the PSX though), but I got over myself, and have just as much fun as I did with my PC.
I wanted to go somewhere else with this, but I don't want to rant. Long and the short of it, consoles will always be around. Most people just want to play games and not have to worry about sitting at a desk (want to relax on the couch), worry about drivers, worry about what specs their computers are and what FPS they will get, etc., they just want to pop in a game and play.