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What If Modern Warfare 2 Was A PlayStation 3 Exclusive?

PSXextreme writes: You know, I think it's a question worth asking. In the very recent past, journalists and gamers alike have seen what developers dedicated to the PlayStation 3 can do if they focus all their efforts on producing a game specifically for Sony's console. Due to this, the other part of the debate centers on the following question: could making a game for both consoles be holding the PS3 back? Naughty Dog has already said Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would have to be a completely different game on the 360 as they utilized much of the special Cell Processor. Guerrilla had similar things to say concerning Killzone 2 and those who have played both often agree that nothing on the 360 can compare to either of those two titles.
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KionicWarlord222 - 43 days 9 hours ago
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These modern warefare articles are priceless .
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Eimmij - 43 days 9 hours ago
2 - Who cares
The game is good and IW did great job making it look as good as the 360 if not better how many others have done that hats off. BTW Uncharted 2 for GOTY!
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steck67 - 43 days 9 hours ago
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If MW2 was a PS3 exclusive and everything stayed the same, then it would be called the Socom Confrontation of 2009 and would be given 7's and 8's for being buggy the first couple of days ( or even perhaps weeks). Gamedaily will say the footprints in the snow isnt realistic and that alone gives MW2 a 1 point deduction and IGN would give the graphics a 7 because the textures of the weapons are weird..
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Cajun Chicken - 43 days 9 hours ago
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Why would you ask this?
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Sigh - 43 days 9 hours ago
5 - If it were PS3 exclusive?
There would be no reason to own a 360 console, simple as that.
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rjgbyrne - 43 days 9 hours ago
6 - Xbox was out a whole 3 years before PS3...
PS3 should have much better tech but in fact it doesn't. They are both almost even platforms as far as grunt goes. It would look the exact same on both consoles but if it was exclusive to one then it would look better. This fanboy crap just makes no sense at all... so does the My PC craps all over Xbox and PS3 argument. IW and Activision done a great job, MS done a great job with live, Sony have doen a good job but need to catch up. If anything these developers need to be harnessed by MS and Sony instead of focusing on fanboys, ha! Unreal engine as far as I am concerned has provided a perfect middle-ware tool for great games to come out. Fallout 3, Unreal Tournament, Gears of War, BioShock, BioShock 2, Mirror's Edge, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Splinter Cell, Mass Effect, The Last Remnant and loads of others. If it wasn't for EPIC we would be wait still for these great games or more to the point... not ever seen them. Exclusives are a few games here and there. I must show support for Infinity Ward by thanking them for the best game I have played in the past 3 years, loved the first Modern Warfare and am wholeheartedly enjoying this one. Exclusive games for each system in theory couldn't be done on the other as well. But, they can all be done. Uncharted could easily be done on Xbox with very little difference. As a designer and artist, enjoy the games, not willie-waving!
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Bathyj - 43 days 9 hours ago
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3 years? Really?
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Cajun Chicken - 43 days 9 hours ago
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Fallout 3 doesn't use UE3, it runs on Gamebryo.
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Dutch Boogie - 43 days 8 hours ago
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And kids, this is why abortion receives my vote.
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rjgbyrne - 43 days 4 hours ago
6.4 - Fallout 3 is in fact a Gamebryo, sorry... misquote...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Its a lot and some great games on it. Either way the tech for PS3 should be alot better than Xbox but it doesn't show with multiplats(I am sure exclusives on both consoles could be adiquately ported including Uncharted). Look at other console generations and its the first time Xbox has kept up and gained a lot of ground on Sony yet still multiplat games perform generally better on Xbox. Programmers and designers use PCs to make games and Dev kits with the PCs so it not like either console is holding the other back. Sure developers could optimise for each platform... they would be doing this anyhow as they want their product to be as good as it can to sell more. As I said, both machines have their pros and cons. MS get a lot of slack and they deserve a lot but they are the only ones going above and beyond with Banning consoles from live and fighting piracy. Developers will always take the safer, more profitable route.
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Bathyj - 43 days 9 hours ago
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Depends really.
IW would have had to start from scratch. Insomiac, Naughty Dog and Guerilla have been working on their engines for ages, and helping each other.

No one else is going to just fluke it. You have to put in the hard work, theres no other way around it.

Thats why we called so hard for devs to do it early, not late, so as not to get left behind and find it to hard to catch up. Some do their homework, some dont.

Guess which one ND is, guess which one Valve is.

PS
IW is not really being given proper props here.
We were all so relieved when CoD4 was the same on both consoles, and not a bad port. Personally I feel the same way now. The PS3 version is never going to improve drastically until they drop what holding them back. Been saying it for 3 years. M$'s short sightedness and cheap arsery has gimped a whole generation. I think when they drop it and release XB3 you will see PS3 improve on multiplats since the bar will be raised overall and PS3 will have to keep up.
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Siufu - 43 days 9 hours ago
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What if tomorrow is the end of the day?
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Odin777 - 43 days 9 hours ago
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There would be a mass xbox-fanboy suicide in front of IW Studios if that were to happen.
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Sigh - 43 days 9 hours ago
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LOL
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baodeus - 43 days 9 hours ago
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What is the point of discussing things that aren't true like:

MW2 is PS3 exclusive
PS3 is the only console in existence
Only PS3 games are good game, everything else is obsolete
FF13 is still PS3 exclusive

Shouldn't u guys be playing UC2 and KZ2....Those are really good games so go play it.
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NMC2007 - 43 days 9 hours ago
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Then it wouldn't make nearly as much money, heck, I don't even think they would break even.
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ElementX - 43 days 9 hours ago
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What's with these stories written around stupid hypothetical questions? LAME
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Dutch Boogie - 43 days 8 hours ago
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lol it's lame when you're scared of the possibilities huh?
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ElementX - 43 days 7 hours ago
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Yeah, since I only own a PS3 I'm scared of the thought of a game being exclusive to my console.

Quit assuming I don't own a PS3. You make yourself look like a fool.
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Redlogic - 42 days 19 hours ago
12.3 - there is a point tho...
its too bad you haven't been in school long enough to realize it. The point is to engage in discussion, to debate the possibility. Obviously it isn't the case, but sometimes these articles create good back and forth conversation....if you are going to say whats the point, then just don't post on move on to another article.

off topic: Mw2 single player campaign is sick!!
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CobraKai - 43 days 8 hours ago
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It isn't so this is one giant moot point.
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-DeathWraith- - 43 days 8 hours ago
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Still wouldn't buy it.

Both Killzone 2, and Battlefeild: Bad Company are still leaps ahead of anything Modern Warfare has to offer.
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Digitaldude - 43 days 8 hours ago
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Lets face it, If it was a PS3 exclusive, it wouldnt be as popular, reviewers wouldnt like it as much and it would have better graphics.
If it was 360 exclusive it still would be big and would have better graphics, maybe not as good as the PS3 exclusive though.
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Dutch Boogie - 43 days 8 hours ago
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It would have innovated in certain areas, but most disappointingly it would have received the rightful 8's it deserves (AT IT'S CURRENT STATE!).

You know how the standards go by now? if it ain't multiplat/360 exclusive take off 2 marks lol.

Also if this where a 360 exclusive there would be no difference you know why? cause it's already lead developing platform for MW2 lol.
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iistuii - 43 days 8 hours ago
17 - SAD FANBOY TW@TS
Get over yourselves. The graphics are good ,the gameplay is amazing , the multiplayer will be played long after K2 & U2 are forgotten. Ive got a ps3 and your giving us GAMERS a bad name.

@ below , I paid £26 from our local supermarket mate , cheapest game i bought this year, whats your next excuse ?
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Dutch Boogie - 43 days 8 hours ago
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Dude your just fooling yourself. If this game wasn't CoD it would have bombed way before it was released lol. Now tell me, how's it feel to pay $60 for a brand name? LMFAO.

edit: @ above

The fact that you still bought a 2007 rehash proves you're an idiot. Now go fix your 4th 360 lol.
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iistuii - 43 days 7 hours ago
17.2 - Over
7 million of us idiot's so far, must be catchin this game ah. Miss out if you like , Every gaming site has given a 9 or above so obviously you know better than them and us , sorry.
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baodeus - 43 days 7 hours ago
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So why the disagree.....am i right or am I right? what is the point of pondering something that ALREADY HAPPEN.....it is not rumors or speculation. IT IS WHAT IT IS.

So What is the point of the discussion? To convert the Infinity Ward and all developers to make only PS3 exclusive in the future? To get rid of Xbox or Wii from the gaming industry? To reinforce your faith in a console? To gratify oneself through delusions and fantasies?

I love N4G and i think you guys are actually quite hilarious.

"Don't live in the past, don't ponder about the future, stay at the PRESENT moment NOW...always." - Mark Twain
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Halo3 MLG Pro - 43 days 7 hours ago
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This is easy. If it was a sony exclusive than the sony fanboys would be screaming "OMFG TEH BEST GAME EVA!!!!"

But since it's better on the 360 and it has exclusive content than you get your predictable defensive response with "it sucks anyway"
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XDF - 43 days 7 hours ago
20 - Did Hippopgamer just got hired by PSXtreme?
I gotta ask. LOL
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XDF - 43 days 7 hours ago
21 - If it was PS3 exclusive..
Then I'll get it for my PS3.

But since it is not, I'll get it for my X360.

See, problem solved.
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iistuii - 43 days 7 hours ago
21.1 - Perfect answer
Agree totally
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GMWPS3 - 43 days 7 hours ago
22 - I look forward to the first multiplatform game that actually tries to maximize the performance on the PS3...
then we let the buying public make their minds up. However, I don't think MS will let that happen at any cost.

I shudder to think how much better COD MW would look and play if it were a PS3 exclusive!
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anzagi - 43 days 6 hours ago
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The most obvious thing to me is graphics, was playing the campaign last night and cannot believe that some sites gave them a 10/10, they are no different from cod4 and no where near the standard of killzone 2
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miggza - 43 days 5 hours ago
24 - Lets start dreaming shall we?
If MW2 was a PS3 Exclusive...

-Sony would back it up 100% (duh?)
-Probably would've gotten help from Zipper for Servers
-Look as good as Uncharted 2, God Of War 3, or MGS4
-PC gamers would still be pissed off.
-360 gamers would be pissed off and hold these petitions with the PC gamers to bring it to their platforms
-360 gamers (those hardcore fanboys in mind), if their petitions fails, would still say that their exclusives is better than MW2.

LOL that was fun. been playing MW2 on my ps3 is still fun though :P but wasted money on the PC version. should've just downloaded a pirate version.
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djpolofish - 43 days 1 hour ago
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Well for a start they have 40,500mb of extra game storage they can use.
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Alcohog - 42 days 23 hours ago
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It wouldn't be so hideous to look at?
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gumgum99 - 42 days 23 hours ago
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I, personally, wouldn't care.
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Ashriel - 42 days 23 hours ago
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It would be the same (given the same development time) ._.
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oldsnayke - 42 days 23 hours ago
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If it were a PS3 exclusive it would be a flop. IW is targeting multiplayer, not graphics/quality - those are just a plus. What their real aim for is a huge multiplayer community, and in all honesty, it would be much much more successful if it were a 360 exclusive.
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Alcohog - 42 days 20 hours ago
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Explain this logic, please?
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oldsnayke - 42 days 15 hours ago
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It's not hard to understand. With Xbox being a much larger community, they would clearly get more money... and I do believe the 360 is already housing most of the sales for MW2.
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miggza - 42 days 10 hours ago
29.3 - eh?
I don't see why it would flop. Besides if the community was better on the 360, as you said, Don't you think Zipper would release MAG for the 360?
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ps360master - 42 days 22 hours ago
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it would out sell resistance, killzone, ms4 ...pretty much everything on the ps3..

and those that dont think so ....well i laugh at you

only people hatin are the little babies on n4g.

otherswise a sh!t tod of ps3 owners are on MW2 and a sh!t tod showed up to the midnight events.....

stop being so delusional.

just wait for week one sales of MW2 for (ps3)...youll see
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SportsFan - 42 days 22 hours ago
30.1 - AGREED....
I OWN A PS3 AND KNOW THE NUMBERS.

Waht people don't know is this: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare IS THE ONE OF THE HIGHEST SELLING GAMES ON THE PS3. MGS4 and GTA4 are the other two games that have sold near the 4 million unit marker. (COD4: Modern Warfare sold 4.9 million copies)
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StarCSR - 42 days 22 hours ago
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What a bunch of winy fanboys here. Can't crap like this be placed in the Open Zone?
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SportsFan - 42 days 22 hours ago
32 - Doesn't matter which system....this game would move consoles!!!
With no disrespect to the Nintendo Wii, but Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 would move tons of which ever system it was exclusive to.
I have a PS3 only, but I do not consider myself a fanboy. However, I prefer Sony because of the quality products I have from them.

Anyway, MW 2 is better than Halo...(Sorry Bungie, it's true and all the Halo fanboys/girls know this to be true.) COD 4 and Modern Warfare 2 are outstanding, and would prove to be a generation breaker for either system it was exclusive for. IW made 8 million copies on 360 and 5 million on the PS3, and that was for the COD: Modern Warfare game! (KEEP IN MIND: The PS3 was still $399, or COD4 could have sold at least 1.5 million more copies!) NO, PS3 will not sell more now....because there are more 360's out there right now. (Although, people are getting a more fair and honest comparison of PS3 to Xbox 360. And...with the $299 price, we will get to see what happens later...down the line.)
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hiredhelp - 42 days 22 hours ago
33 - infinity ward
many think infinity ward money makers.its actually activision they own infinity wards games mw2. however they could improoved the engine.no excuses look at new titles that come out on multiformat games look miles better batman.call jurez.to me they seem to not spent time on engine but more on the game mainly multiplayer maybe why SP was short.
if was developed for one console it would be better thoe PERSONALLY BECAUSE WHAT PS3 CAN DO WHAT WE ALL SEEN unchcharted 2 and resistance 2 and kz2 and upcomming god of war i beleave would be better for games.thoe i wouldnt knock the nvidia chip based in the 360. but not actually being pushed to its limits but if im wrong.then 360 is very limited..
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KRonicBong - 42 days 22 hours ago
34 - Why do reviewers always bring down the PlayStation 3 in reviews?
-I have subscibed to Game Informer for years and always wonder why they stick PS3 games with a lower rating than if it was on 360 they would give it a higher rating.
-I believe GI are 70% 360 fans, which goes for most of the reviewers along with IGN.
-SOCOM Confrontation, i have reason to believe it is one of the best games on the PS3. Considering the graphics are only about 20% to it's Cell Processor potental but we know graphics arn't everything. SOCOM Confrontation should be re-rated by all game reviewers. Since the last few patches and new DLC coming out, this game deserves at least an 8 out of 10. Not a 6 which i believe game informer gave it. But SOCOM was pretty bad on release date, they knew it would get better!
-Modern Warfare 2 won't get game of the year even though its a beautiful game it's concept is "shooting shooting and more shooting". Hands down Uncharted 2 will win with its stunning graphics and incredible gameplay.
-If CoD MW2 was a PS3 exclusive from IW and they took advangtage of the Cell Processor, It could have all the same features with touched up graphics and being able to do more than just shoot.
-I have to admit, Sony PlayStation 3 is starting to get the credit it deserves lately because it really is the only Next Gen console.
-Check out Netflix.com/playstation3, i'm all set up and ready to stream movies to my PS3 for a lower rate than 360.
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