Call of Duty: Black Ops Set to Outsell Modern Warfare 2
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Sorry, that's definitely not good logic.Tankichi said:
By this description, casual gamers also play Battlefield 2, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress 2, Frontlines etc. - multiplayer games with little to no single player content that people usually don't even bother with.
I'm pretty sure you meant something else.
Rewold said:
You're not weird, it's just the ludicrous saturation of poorly made WWII games. No matter the number of gems, they were always overshadowed by the neglected pile of rubbish.Rewold said:
It's unfortunate really, as this is what leads to a lack of creativity and stagnant games that just copy one another.
I'm one of those rare people who actually enjoyed MW2 and its campaign.
Multiplayer looks insanely fun (they also fixed the annoying stuff) and the single player has me intrigued. I have a good feeling about this game.
Multiplayer looks insanely fun (they also fixed the annoying stuff) and the single player has me intrigued. I have a good feeling about this game.
Wow, I'm getting a lot of quotes from this post. Anyway, why!? The multiplayer is the same! The only difference ever is maybe a new game mode, slightly different perks and different kill-streaks which generally do the same thing regardless!Dr. Manhattan said:
This is why we don't project our sales before we actually get them.
Consumers aren't always predictable, and tend to do whatever they feel like at that particular point in time. Projecting sales and having actual sales are so much different.
Consumers aren't always predictable, and tend to do whatever they feel like at that particular point in time. Projecting sales and having actual sales are so much different.
New maps, hopefully better ones, and probably some improvements. But I do see your point. I just want new better maps.SL33TBL1ND said:
Since when do the majority of gamers know the difference between publishers and developers, or even that they exist?
Most people will see 5 words that they understand: "The New Call of Duty". That will be it. CoD is in a position where it has become general knowledge - people recognise the name and will know it is a popular game. This (along with cool adverts with lots of explosions) will probably be their basis for buying the game.
They won't know that it isn't made by IW like MW2 was. They won't know about the massive IW/Activision lawsuit. They won't know who Bobby Kotick is or why he is a massive douchebag.
Personally, I will be buying Black Ops, but not on release day. In fact I don't know when. I don't really buy new games anymore (New Vegas excepted) since there are so many games at bargain bin prices that I haven't played. I didn't even buy CoD4 until this year because it on;y just dropped to below £20 (worth the wait obviously).
Plus I don't care about multiplayer so even less incentive to buy it early.
Most people will see 5 words that they understand: "The New Call of Duty". That will be it. CoD is in a position where it has become general knowledge - people recognise the name and will know it is a popular game. This (along with cool adverts with lots of explosions) will probably be their basis for buying the game.
They won't know that it isn't made by IW like MW2 was. They won't know about the massive IW/Activision lawsuit. They won't know who Bobby Kotick is or why he is a massive douchebag.
Personally, I will be buying Black Ops, but not on release day. In fact I don't know when. I don't really buy new games anymore (New Vegas excepted) since there are so many games at bargain bin prices that I haven't played. I didn't even buy CoD4 until this year because it on;y just dropped to below £20 (worth the wait obviously).
Plus I don't care about multiplayer so even less incentive to buy it early.
probably for the same reason you bought Halo: Reach. which has changed even less throughout it's life than CoD has.DannibalG36 said:
In my opinion, MW2 was a great game, it just had alot of shortcomings. MW2 had the capability to be one of the greatest FPS's of all time, it just, slightly, missed.
I think Black Ops has taken those misses and corrected them, plus added fan favorite aspects to the game that give it replay value comparable to Counter-Strike.
I for one am much more excited for Black Ops because it's so much like MW2... only better, shinier and BlackOpsier.
Well, we will get to see just how big the herd is this year.SL33TBL1ND said:
The witless sheep will buy anything if it has a reknowned brand stamped on it.
Heh. Branding.
Perhaps we should brand the Activision logo onto the hide of every person who bought CoD4, MW2, and Black Ops on day one. I'm sure they'd love it.
I'm with you there, that'll teach them for justifying the ridoncu-prices of day 1 games.Atmos Duality said: