This is something that is annoying me for quite some time now.
And i just dont get it.
"Who do people buy a PS3, with TONS of great exclusives, and only end up playing CoD?".
Many friends on my PSN (including real-life friends) only play CoD.
When i look at their trophies, the only trophies they have are the following:
Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops.
This is getting so annoying!
Why buy a PS3 if you play nothing else but CoD? You are better off buying an Xbox360 then, because thats the good version of Black Ops. Or just play it on PC!
One lame example was yesterday. I convinced someone to download the open beta of Killzone 3. He downloaded it, installed it, and played it with me. We both had our mics on!
So i asked him: ''So you like it?''
His answer: ''Yeah its cool. But i got a 5 kill streak, and where is my reward?''
what? i didnt even respond to that question. Unfortunatly, an hour later, i had to go to work. Came back after a couple of hours, and guess what? He was playing Black Ops again.
I just dont get it. What is so special about Call of Duty? Im not trolling about CoD, because i think its a pretty decent game. But not THAT great, so that everybody has to play it 24/7.
Hell, everywhere i go (School / Work) everybody is talking about Call of Duty.
Maybe its just me, but how do you guys feel about this?
Because without a doubt, im not the only one thinking like this!
Thanks for reading!
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Take-Two Interactive states their edict on microtransactions has been to over-deliver on content, and the monetization will follow.
To be fair, while GTA Online is monetized heavily both GTA Online and GTA V offer a massive amount of content without paying anything extra. Though I do think GTA Online's optional subscription is bullshit.
Can you please focus on delivering enough quality content to justify the $70 asking price? While I appreciate the idea of over-delivering, it's essential to ensure that the base content itself is worth it. I have concerns that GTA6 might have less single-player content because most of the focus seems to be shifting towards online play and microtransactions.
It's understandable why publishers are capitalizing on microtransactions when they generate billions with relatively little effort compared to traditional content creation. We, as consumers, are partly responsible for this trend. I've seen people spend on FIFA cards as if it's a normal part of the game. Previously, features like player cards and big head mode were earned through gameplay or cheat codes, but now gamers are willing to pay for them, so publishers have no reason not to monetize these features.
It's astonishing that the gaming industry is now more profitable than any other entertainment sector. Yet, despite record-high profits, the industry continues to see increasing levels of greed. It's baffling to hear about record profits followed by significant layoffs of developers. This disconnect makes no sense.
I know it’s unlikely given the size of the industry, but it might take a significant downturn for things to reset. Currently, there are too many decision-makers who lack a genuine understanding of gaming, focusing only on financial spreadsheets. A prime example is Andrew Wilson, the CEO of EA.
It must be a nightmare working at Rockstar in a Production role...dealing with the team egos and those of the V suite. #soulcrush
The thing is doesn't that just give studios the excuse of filling their games with content that’s just going bloat it rather than contribute towards the main story.
Ubisoft games for example with all the markers where 90% of it is just padding or useless crap.
Or maybe they design the game in a way that makes it feel longer but it’s because they’ve created it in a way where you are spending most of your time backtracking with spaced out unlocks that help your reach new areas or even having to do a bunch of platforming / parkour to get around. Jedi Survivor was the first game recently that’s made me think “ we didn’t need all this, it should have been more linear”.
It gets tiring
Take-Two head honcho Strauss Zelnick states every time they establish a price, they want to make sure it's "good news for consumers."
It's the why we close servers after 2 years, why we re-use the same assets every year, and why we bundle our game with enjoyable microtransactions.
Can you please focus on delivering enough quality content to justify the $70 asking price? While I appreciate the idea of over-delivering, it's essential to ensure that the base content itself is worth it. I have concerns that GTA6 might have less single-player content because most of the focus seems to be shifting towards online play and microtransactions
I think CoD is just an easy game to play. It's a fairly easy game to get into and to play and is (well, for some) fun. Some people don't have the time to get into games like RPGs or open-world games so they just stick to simple and short games and stick to multiplayer. An advantage CoD can be seen to have over some other shooters is even how short some online matches are. Sometimes I don't have the time to play a BFBC2 game like Rush or Conquest which can take around 30mins+ to play, so I'd prefer to pop on CoD for a few minutes and get in a few games and pop off.
But I agree it is indeed a bit of a waste (I have many friends who are exactly the same), but some people just don't really have the time or interest in playing longer or "epic" games like the Fallouts or Final Fantasies and just prefer to play something more simple, easy and less time-consuming. Seems like a bit of a waste to me too that you'd spend that much money on a games console that has so much it can play but only use it for a couple of games but I guess some people just don't care about gaming as much as most of us nerds do. :P
i know people on my friends list who bought an xbox just for cod4 and have stuck with it ever sinse.
True, If I Buy A PS3 It Will Be For The Sheer Number Of Exclusives, I Have A Xbox 360 & Am Very Happy With It
The same effing thing happened to me, I got my Cod-retard friend to get the Killzone beta, within half an hour he was back on Crap Ops. I have played Blops round his house (I actually DIDNT buy it!) and it just wasn't fun compared to Killzone...I can't bear cod graphics after playing Killzone
I thought about this before and well i think that a lot of people add friends from call of duty so it almost bound for them to play it all the time. I met people in games other than call of duty and they tended to play a lot of other games.