hyperslug | hyperslug

• 11:15am GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 1

"do you attempt to include as much as possible out of box for the people spending $60 and that goes to everyone, or do you focus on doing endless DLC for previous game, shipping with only a few maps, and beefing up MP via DLC after launch for a fee"

Learn from Criterion and do both!

paignman

• 11:19am GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 2

I trust the IW guys to allocate their people in the best way possible.  The last thing I would want to do a year from now is wait a few more months to get CoD 6 because they spent too much time making downloadable content. 

What I DO think they need to develop more though, is customizable split-screen, complete with bots.  Do that, and I would play CoD to no end!

gingo | gingo

• 11:20am GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 3

psn id: gingo.... totally agree hyperslug, criterion have shown everyone that they can release great updates and content for free so why does every other company feel the need to charge extortionate prices, i mean 8 quid for the cod4 map pack was aj oke

DJDarkViper | DJDarkViper

• 11:26am GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 4

Its Infinity Ward. I think by now we should trust these guys know what they are doing. Plus, offering as much as possible right out of the box, is the best possible solution.  Look how many people reacted to Fable 2, that is one PRIME example of what IW is avoiding.

Dave

• 11:36am GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 5

While I agree with you guys, you have to remember that Burnout Paradise is a title that isn't coming out with a sequel every year or chances are, every other year. Infinity Ward doesn't have that luxury, so it's hard to tell them "use some of your development costs to provide more for a previous release."

 

Free DLC is great, but i think Criterion is a special case.

MrAce | mrace

• 11:48am GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 6

Makes sense to me. Instead of trying to improve an old game with another patch start fresh and add the new stuff in a new game, sony could learn from this (PSP2). Hopefully there will be online coop and no online problems.

tadpole3159 | faulkner8991

• 12:51pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 7

thats what i hate. the gameing world will spend only a few months max on a game before totally forgetting it. shame to see the devs doing the same now

psycho_mantis | makaveli_71

• 12:51pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 8

cod5 was shlT cod4 is much better

darthrazorback

• 12:52pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 9

COD4 could have generated a nice revenue stream via continued DLCs every few months.  I think IW made poor judgements in not being more forward thinking on that front.  They could have released new DLCs pretty much right up to COD6 and people would have made the purchase.  COD4 is that popular.  Had they just released a trophy patch it would have motivated people to play the game even longer.  Granted, a trophy patch would have had to have been retroactive since so much of the game is online.

shadowrth | shadowrth

• 2:07pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 10

i agree with IW however, if modern warfare 2 turns out to have all the same problems with connections interrupted and hit detection, lag, then i'll have to come back and call bulls**t on this.

masta_js | masta_js

• 2:19pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 11

COD4 have probably achivement points for Xbox360 but no trophies for Ps3, fair of cousre not (so thumbs down)

dukelord | KillZone3000

• 2:38pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 12

at least trophies is that so hard?

it doesnt take long i guess.

darthrazorback

• 2:53pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 13

I would bet that the reason we never got trophies is because they have NO ONE working on COD4 content anymore.  So, they would not move resources to do even the simplest of things.

HUSKUMS | HUSKUMS_NUT

• 6:29pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 14

Hyperslug you have to realize that as far as i know Criterion is not making another big game right now...They CAN still release more for BP...Infinity Ward on the other hand is working on another great game: COD: Modern Warfare 2 (or sumthin like that)

just8

• 8:28pm GMT - December 12th, 2008
• 15

1 + 8 i think your  wrong m8, for a start cod4 is past a year now, and its still the best multiplayer fps on ps3 by far, i loved resistance 2, but online is awful, and don't get me started on cod5, IW managed to produce a game which i alone played for 16 days, and i bet most ppl on here are equal to that, they produced a great multiplayer experience from the box, which lasted. Now instead of looking to re-heat what they have, their putting all there effort in to making the second as ground breaking as the first, and personally if they don't succeed in doing this (not likely) im gonna be a little disappointed.

jimbo0 | bravotangosix

• 4:16am GMT - December 14th, 2008
• 16

If a company can keep a game active in the minds of gamers even through micro payment DLC (i.e. £4-5 max. per DLC) then this would more than cover the runing costs of supporting a post launch DLC team. While also keeping the game fresh for all those that love it until the next game can be released. I for one don't have a problem with micro payments "if" the content is justified.

gchild469

• 1:10pm GMT - December 14th, 2008
• 17

I for one agree that I would rather the development go into the next game than more DLC for a game that is over a year old and more and more people are leaving to play other games.  You have to look at the business side of things, if the product costs y amount of dollars, in order for something to be lucrative enough to make, the sales of the product would have to be much more than y (I would say at least 3x in order to be looked at as being feasible) and I just don't think they feel like they will get their money's out of it and rightfully so.  I would rather have a great COD6 than a meeger average one.  As far as COD5 being as bad as most of you say it is, I have to disagree.  Is it better than COD4?  Oh heck no, but it isn't bad either.  It will suffice until COD6 comes out, which I believe will have everyone saying "COD4?  What is that??"  Be patient people, IW will make it a whole lot better!