Infinity Ward Claims MW2 on PC a "Tremendous" Success

Andy Chalk

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Infinity Ward Claims MW2 on PC a "Tremendous" Success


Despite an outraged community and a petition that garnered over 225,000 signatures, Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling says the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 [http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/] has been a "tremendous" success for the studio.

Between the uproar over the lack of dedicated servers that spawned a quarter-million-signature online petition, a boycott by many digital distributors over the game's use of Steam DRM and the fact that the Steam version itself, despite preloading in advance of the game's launch, wouldn't actually unlock until two days after the retail version hit the shelves, you might think that sales of the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 would be badly hobbled. According to Robert Bowling, the community guy at Infinity Ward [http://www.infinityward.com/], however, you should think again.

"Yes, PC is the smallest percentage in terms of how much sold on each platform but that hardly means anything other than the PC is just the smallest market," he wrote on Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare [http://www.infinityward.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=183344&sid=697007b2d48be9a853606c0c8e605827&start=20] in it's first week. Making it the most successful PC version."

"Essentially, all this percentage proves is that the console versions sold great, not that the PC version sold poorly, because that's actually not the case," he continued. "The PC version has done tremendous in it's first week, better than our previous game."

He doesn't quote actual unit sales in the message but with overall sales of Modern Warfare 2 estimated to be somewhere in the multi-bazillion range, it's safe to say that the PC version, despite being far and away a tiny percentage of overall sales, still adds up to an awful lot. Many followup posts in the thread criticized Bowling's comments, saying that while massive levels of hype may have pushed up unit sales the PC's shrunken slice of the pie is proof that Infinity Ward has treated the platform badly; most sales charts don't account for digital game sales, however, so it's possible the percentage could be higher than Bowling quoted.

via: GamesIndustry [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/infinity-ward-mw2-has-been-a-success-on-pc]


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ryai458

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People will complain about something not having all the features they want but in the end if they want they will purchase it. Develpoers know this too.
 

Sebenko

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Well, that's nice. I haven't bought it, but my fellow PC gamers have. Pathetic. All of you. Get out of my sight!

Now we can await another fucking terrible port of the next one, and we'll probably buy that too. You know, we deserve this shit if we can't do what we said we were going to.
 

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It's actually really good, I think they made a real innovative idea with the whole game system.

With so many people playing it can actually switch up lobbies and make the connection to the host efficient and non "Laggy".


Hats off to Infinity Ward with MW:2 A really tremendous success.
 

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Can't say I'm surprised. Never quite got what the fuss was all about anyway. PC gamers are getting the same deal as the console games...so they go ape shit. PC gamers are the smallest demographic they're putting this game towards, why would infinity ward want to put in the extra effort? It sold well regardless.
 

TheFacelessOne

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I bought it, and I don't have anything to complain about. I think all of us PCers overreacted. Honestly, I really don't mind the changes. Good job Infinity Ward, you've satisfied me. Now start working on your next title. TO THE DRAWING BOARD!
 

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It really wouldn't matter how badly the game sold or was recieved. After all the hype and attention put onto the francise, and vicariously the company itself, they were always going to come out and call it a rousing victory. Reception to the media these days isn't even decided by the consumers, if the company wants people to think they're doing well, that's just what they'll say.
 

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Sebenko said:
Well, that's nice. I haven't bought it, but my fellow PC gamers have. Pathetic. All of you. Get out of my sight!

Now we can await another fucking terrible port of the next one, and we'll probably buy that too. You know, we deserve this shit if we can't do what we said we were going to.
Same here, and good man for following through.




It should be said, that just because something manages to be such a success, it doesn't mean you should ignore the cries of the audience that you are shafting. It sucks that the sales numbers are the only thing they're gonna see, but I remember a day and age where the consumer dictated what the product had to offer, simply because it was the consumer that was responsible for the success of the manufacturer/distributer. Again, gaming takes a strange stance in that, the consumer is told what to like. Just really depresses me, with the potential games like this could have had for me.
 

elvor0

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Pah traitors. And if you've got all that money how about putting in dedicated servers, hm?
 

sunami88

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The situation surrounding this game is such epic fail that it makes me embarrassed to be a gamer.

Haven't bought it, not planning to. And yet, the next one will break even more records. Least it couldn't get any more watered down.
 

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It's like he's taunting the boycotters, saying, 'Nyah, nyah, your plan didn't work. In fact it was so fail most of you went out and bought it anyway! Nyah, nyah.'
 

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Haven't bought it, will not buy it unless they recant, which they most probably won't.

Soon, MW3 with no mouse support. The game is not balanced for it, you know?.
 

The DSM

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BTW in the title you misspelt "Tremendous success" it should be " Epic fail"

They didnt really even try, when your too lazy to give people dedicated servers, you shouldnt even bother releasing it, Activision are dead to me now.
 

DTWolfwood

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Lucky I know y I signed the petition and that I actually know what Boycott means. But hey i guess being able to sell more copies is beyond them at this point. the million or two they would spend on adding dedicated server support they could have made back easily. But then again Hindsight 20/20 right?

The DSM said:
...Activision are dead to me now.
look at this way They made a killing on MW2 but they lost a crap load of money on DJ Hero and Tony Hawk Ride XD so they probably did come out on top, its still significantly smaller due to the money sink that those 2 games are XD
 

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The DSM said:
BTW in the title you misspelt "Tremendous success" it should be " Epic fail"

They didnt really even try, when your too lazy to give people dedicated servers, you shouldnt even bother releasing it, Activision are dead to me now.
BTW you misspelt "Activision" it should be "Infinity Ward".

And it would've been even more of a success if they'd add the same features CoD4 had. >.>