The Bloody-Nine
Member
You do realise they could have included it and you personally are under no obligation to play it?
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Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Spotted!!!
- Thread starter Musky_Cheese
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JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
A game released in 2009 isn’t going to beat out this years CoD.
MW2 sold around 25 million copies. The remaster ain’t getting that.
Not.
Even.
Close.
Aside from GTAV no remaster of a big name title has ever come close to matching the sales of the original.
Will a MW2 remaster sell? Sure, but I’ll be shocked if it gets even 20% of the numbers of the original. If it got 20% Acti would be doing cartwheels.
As somebody who loves and defends remaster, they’re never big ticket hit items. They’re cheap, easy sources of revenue.
TheAmazingXemo
Member
I was actually kind of excited for MW2 Remastered, but no multiplayer, no buy.
I can think of one fairly good possible reason. It would impact the player count in their current online title which has the ability to produce far more digital revenue than a remaster of an older title. This way they can still market and sell a remaster while maintaining the current titles player counts and spending. They have the data from COD4 to see what impact that had on their current title back then, and the introduction of DLC to a remastered online game. This would have played a part in the decision I think, though it could equally be something else entirely.[/QUOTE]
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The Bloody-Nine
Member
I think this will be the case with most people who fondly remember it. I'm quite certain Activision believe there is solid logic behind doing this, but I have no idea what that might be.
Musky_Cheese
Banned
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I'm sure you're right. However, if a remastered COD MP can destroy the current, perhaps they need to figure out why.
Back when Black Ops 1 was out, a community I was part of pushed for David Vonderhaar to add more game modes into Hardcore. He had us in private matches playing Dom in HC working out certain things. Way before my Gaf days, first time I ever interacted with anyone in the game industry. It was the last time I ever seen COD Devs listen to what a community wanted.
If they could make a COD that satisfied their base, they wouldn't have to worry about a remaster overtaking their current game. They wouldn't even need to remaster old games
The Bloody-Nine
Member
How are they going to include their beloved supply drops in a single player game? I imagine they made a lot from MW Remastered. Is it possible to release the MP aspect via DLC at a later date?
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I don't mean in terms of it being a better game and so stealing players, just from a bean counting point of view. They cannot sell you a season pass for a remaster, so every player on the remaster is a player they can't spam season pass adverts at when they log in or dangle game modes to people that don't own it as with WW2*. They could add crates and cosmetics to the remaster but this is in poor taste for a remaster and was not well received with COD4, so again each player is someone not potentially buying crates in WW2. Not to mention it would require additional ongoing costs, instead of just being able to fire and forget a single player remaster, which will no doubt also feature in bundles with BO4, and now will not distract from that games multiplayer spending either. There is more win for them going single player only on this than loss.
*of course they can actually do this, put adverts for WW2 DLC in a remaster of MW2, but they can do this awful thing in a single player version as well.
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Soul of Cinder
Member
Multiplayer will be sold to you in 2019.
Musky_Cheese
Banned
Posted on Charlie intel twitter lol
TheShadowLord
Member
it did? I don't remember it being that bad. Only really recall Halo 3 ODST receiving backlash after Microsoft bumped the price from $40 to $60(even almost halo fan I come across says the game was good regardless)
Crew 511A
Member
Posted on Charlie intel twitter lol
I liked this one.
Bolivar687
Banned
It really speaks volumes about where the series is at when Activision knows they can't afford to re-release the series highlights anymore with their multiplayer component included. This should cement that realization and hopefully spark a serious debate internally about what has gone wrong with the series.
Crew 511A
Member
I think it says volumes about where the industry is in general. Last week I was upset over Sega and Capcom's lazy port compilations, but somehow Activision managed to top them both.
I'm sure Activision doesn't want MW2R's multiplayer to kill WW2's player base, which it absolutely would. Well, I'm playing MWR, and none of the people on my XBL friends list play WW2 anymore anyway, so that's a moot point. MW2R was a liscence to print money, and yet they found a wayto screw it up.
I mean, seriously? Who asked for this? Does this now mean we'll never get a true MW2 remaster? How much goodwill is Activision going to burn from customers who don't do their homework and find out they've purchased the first ever COD game with no multiplayer?
And furthermore, if Activision can screw something up as basic as this, can we really trust them in the future?
Musky_Cheese
Banned
Link? I hope so
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
MW2 multiplayer was awesome and I still wish they followed that style of game.
The only thing that could beat it in this years COD is if they strip back the stupid over the top science fiction BS and make the new BLOPs more like BO1. BO1 is still my fave, second only to MW2. For me, at least
Nothing since came close, they lost me. Maps were bad, loot crates ruined it, and jet packs/wallrunning was just ugh.
The only thing that could beat it in this years COD is if they strip back the stupid over the top science fiction BS and make the new BLOPs more like BO1. BO1 is still my fave, second only to MW2. For me, at least
Nothing since came close, they lost me. Maps were bad, loot crates ruined it, and jet packs/wallrunning was just ugh.
Crew 511A
Member
Twitter user TRVVS. As I understand it, he's received temporary bans for COD leaks in the past. He's also promised to close his account if he's wrong.
As always, grain of salt and all that.
Musky_Cheese
Banned
I'll eat the salt. I hope it's true.
TheWatcher
Banned
I came for the single player, but stayed for the spec ops. I wish they could somehow modified all the games in COD to include coop campaign, sadly it is only restricted to Black Ops III, and World at War.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remaster Teased by Ex-Infinity Ward Dev
Ex-Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling's latest string of tweets suggests a remaster of fan favorite Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may be in the works.
gamerant.com
Musky_Cheese
Banned
KormaChameleon
Member
Knowing Activision. They will charge for the MP side of MW2 and people will still buy it.
well... At this point, it's not even something to be hyped about
Slings and Arrows
Banned
True. You have to take into account how the landscape looked in the console industry when MW2 dropped; Less players online, PS3 had dreadful online and the consoles hadn't hit their stride.
20% of a shit load more possible purchasers/players, could really nudge the numbers up
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Im pretty sure theyll bundle it with the newest COD in November but just like MWR, it will be included only with the deluxe edition. Otherwise you have to pay separately.
Slings and Arrows
Banned
IMO MW2 is the 'ace up the sleeve' for Acti. If they ever, ever have a bad run of games like EA have, they can whip out MW2 remaster, 4k, 120fps online multiplayer 16vs16 to buy them some time to make another good game.
Just like EA are going to do when they remaster KOTOR 1 and 2...oops. I mean, ignore that.
Just like EA are going to do when they remaster KOTOR 1 and 2...oops. I mean, ignore that.