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Sledgehammers Call of Duty is Next-Gen First
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That Wont Fit In There
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I'm excited. I'd like to give them a chance with next gen first then decide after treyarch if I should support this still.
Nightengale
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Well, mort said that Sledgy's CoD will still be TF-inspired (Treyach's will be a rip-off), so I guess we can expect Call of Duty : Jetpack Joyfare, at least.
I personally think it's the reason they're going with a 3 year cycle, and not surprised Treyarch would be the ones to get first dibs at it.
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SolidSnakex
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I don't think that Activision or any other third party making cross gen games really cares how long it takes them to move over. They're charging $60 no matter the platform, so they're getting their money either way.
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I agree with that principal in general. But remember, it isn't any third party's business to sell systems. All they need to do is sell games. If some weird reality happens where the player base keeps buying PS360 games and for the most part never move to the new systems, Activision et al wouldn't be that damaged.
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I have a feeling they are going to use a heavily modified id Tech 3 engine for a good long time as long as people buy the game.
Moving from a massive user base in the PS3 and 360 to a tiny amount with the PS4 and Xbox One makes going next gen only a less profitable endeavor for Activision. I don't think they go next gen only until we have 30 million+ users between the Xbox One and PS4.
Horrid idea, return to the better cod4 maps. Spawns opposite each other, two lanes and mid. Crash, Strike, Crossfire and Backlot were the best maps in that game. CoD4 was played competitively on PC for so long for a reason.
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I like the bombastic campaigns of all CoDs. Good fun, albeit extremely dumb. So can't wait for another go round with one of those, but I'll purchase only if I get multiplayer bots. Black Ops 2 and Ghosts didn't disappoint me. Ball's in your camp Sledgehammer.
I get that, but the third-parties were the first to whine that last-gen went on for too long and next-gen was badly needed.
ElTorro
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+1 famousmortimer
He leaked/said the same some months ago on his podcast. IIRC, he mentioned that the underlying tech is new.
He leaked/said the same some months ago on his podcast. IIRC, he mentioned that the underlying tech is new.
Blackage
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Cross Gen happens every generation.
It may seem a little more obvious at the moment since most major game series are happening on all consoles, but it's not exactly new to this generation. EA always released sports games on previous gen consoles, a lot of companies usually had stripped down versions of popular games on older systems.
famousmortimer
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Yep.
Internally people are excited for it. It is supposedly a pretty big jump over ghosts graphically.
Daffy Duck
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CoDfall.
I wouldn't be surprised if cod adds traversal in the next 2 years. Treyarch, being the one leading the charge for CoD, will probably be the one to add them
Deadbeat
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Treyarch has been going in their own direction.
I see Treyarch doing mechs and traversal. I mean they tried RTS gameplay in blops 2.
SolidSnakeUS
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Good luck with those two. They've been using the same engine (albeit modified) since COD1 and they refused to have dedicated servers since COD4 (2007).
Horp
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I hope it will look as awesomly next gen as TITANFALL.
Seriously though, i dont believe this for one sec. They will have one more embarrasing tech demo at E3 that has tons of glaring technical flaws and brag about 6 year old features thats standard in fpses since 2010 and call it 'new'. If the voice talking about the features is deep enough, and the devs in the interviews look excited enough 90% of the target audience will buy it.
Seriously though, i dont believe this for one sec. They will have one more embarrasing tech demo at E3 that has tons of glaring technical flaws and brag about 6 year old features thats standard in fpses since 2010 and call it 'new'. If the voice talking about the features is deep enough, and the devs in the interviews look excited enough 90% of the target audience will buy it.
Nightengale
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You said that this year's CoD will be partly TF-inspired... any ideas what that might be aside from them possibly throwing in jetpacks?
fernoca
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There is some truth to that. For example, Skylanders and Guitar Hero DS were the results of those studios working on it, along whatever else they were working on; and then pitching it to the higher-ups. Both ideas were considered and risky yet they went for it, Kotick liked them and he gave more budget and resources so that they made the best they could.
For Guitar Hero DS they needed Nintendo's help too; so they pitched it to them too...which resulted in Nintendo sending engineers to help development and later a Nintendo DS with the GH logo.
Call of Duty used to be better then this.
"Dumb fun"...*sigh* oh 2003, how I miss ye.
Graphics? Does any game dev know what a smooth MP experience used to be like anymore? *looks at the empty Jack Daniel's bottle* I probably should sleep.
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Pretty much. We semi-know what next gen can do from Killzone/BF so the bar is in place for this fall.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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a fresh coat of paint is all this franchise needs to rejuvenate itself imo. better graphics needs to happen.
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But they are still making past gen versions for PS3/360 right?
Are they making such visual improvments that it'll run like shit on older platforms like BF4 does, or are they tarting the same old engine up slightly as they do every year?
Sounds like hot air to me at the moment.
Are they making such visual improvments that it'll run like shit on older platforms like BF4 does, or are they tarting the same old engine up slightly as they do every year?
Sounds like hot air to me at the moment.
Vizzeh
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Not sure I believe the hype, as they said I will believe it when I see it. They now have 3 Development studios making COD? if so, thats ridiculous, 2 has been completely over saturating the market, allowing the series to get boring and stale.
I thought 1 of the studios was making a futuristic shooter.
I thought 1 of the studios was making a futuristic shooter.
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5amshift
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I don't care how next gen it is, just give me a decent campaign for once. When your multiplayer mode is essentially going to be the same thing every game, I'll need something else to keep me coming back. MW2 and WaW had the most exciting campaigns of the franchise and helped to separate it from others like Battlefield.
Also, why hasn't there been a CoD that takes place during the Korean War?
Also, why hasn't there been a CoD that takes place during the Korean War?
FyreWulff
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Isn't this the job of first party? Not sure why Activision should throw away potential sales.
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Nokterian
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Running on that old quake 3 engine. Not believing it for now since there not going to invest to make a new engine from the ground up.