Black Ops preorder on Steam, not top seller?

Hey guys watsup, What is your opinion of the Black Ops preorder on steam? Are you getting it? I am actually quite suprised its not top seller yet. Even when Modern warfare 2 was near its release date it was top seller and it didn't have any of the additions that Black Ops has.

Since a lot of people were very disappointed with MW2, it makes sense why pre-orders may be down quite a bit. Not a lot of trust when it comes to Activision.

It's 10 euro that's about 14 dollar more expensive to preorder here.

so when I buy it in a store it's cheaper I get a disc manual and box plus it will also be tied to my steam account.

that all for a 5minute walk ( I probably will have it 1 day before the release )

so why on earth should I want to preorder at the steam store ???

also it doesn't make sence since I will get the same practical advantages of the steam version when I buy it from the store.

I can throw away the dvd and box whipe my *** with the manual ( watch out with paper cuts when you do )

Probably because: 1) MW2 was a disappointment, especially for PC gamers 2) IW is no longer going to be involved in the franchise 3) People are starting to get tired of the series thanks to its annual releases, much like how people got sick of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.gameguy6700

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]Probably because: 1) MW2 was a disappointment, especially for PC gamers 2) IW is no longer going to be involved in the franchise 3) People are starting to get tired of the series thanks to its annual releases, much like how people got sick of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.Dante2710

Flawed logic. MW1 was intensely popular when it was released, so it was only natural there would be a ton of hype surrounding the second game, including first-day purchases and preorders.

I will happily concede the argument that questions MW2's disappointing nature when Black Ops outsells MW2.

Probably because: 1) MW2 was a disappointment, especially for PC gamers 2) IW is no longer going to be involved in the franchise 3) People are starting to get tired of the series thanks to its annual releases, much like how people got sick of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.gameguy6700

Very true....but if you think people are tired of annual installments NOW, just wait until they get them down to one every 6 months. Activision just got the 3rd and 4th CoD developer going this year, so this is coming. It will suffer the fate of Guitar Hero in the end (although I think Black Ops will sell pretty well).

its very simple really.. sledge hammer is doing black ops 9theyve never made a game (worth talking about)

and their company is small. this is like placing your bets on anything city interactive makes this year as being a huge success :P

black ops wont make it to the top of the qeu anyway because folks want in on the DNF beta

Probably because: 1) MW2 was a disappointment, especially for PC gamers 2) IW is no longer going to be involved in the franchise 3) People are starting to get tired of the series thanks to its annual releases, much like how people got sick of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.gameguy6700

This, coupled with the fact that it is stupid to preorder games (especially crappy games like this one), but understandable of course if it's Diablo III or something like that.

its very simple really.. sledge hammer is doing black ops 9theyve never made a game (worth talking about)

and their company is small. this is like placing your bets on anything city interactive makes this year as being a huge success :P

black ops wont make it to the top of the qeu anyway because folks want in on the DNF beta

In my opinion its because game isnt called "Modern warfare" . This may be silly , but thats what i imagine happened.

I don't feel the urge to pay for the game now... I'm probably not the only one. I guess I'll wait and see because the 2 last CoD weren't as good as what I expected (especially that you pay 60$ each year for the almost exact game and a VERY short campaign).

Call of Duty is boring now.

It's not top seller because Fallout just came out. Also, Batman is dirt cheap right now.

It's not top seller because Fallout just came out. Also, Batman is dirt cheap right now.

Phoenix534

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

its very simple really.. sledge hammer is doing black ops 9theyve never made a game (worth talking about)

and their company is small. this is like placing your bets on anything city interactive makes this year as being a huge success :P

black ops wont make it to the top of the qeu anyway because folks want in on the DNF beta

Gammit10

it was jsut rumor.. its headed to sledgehammer..

http://www.sledgehammergames.com/games

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]Probably because: 1) MW2 was a disappointment, especially for PC gamers 2) IW is no longer going to be involved in the franchise 3) People are starting to get tired of the series thanks to its annual releases, much like how people got sick of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.mkaliaz

Very true....but if you think people are tired of annual installments NOW, just wait until they get them down to one every 6 months. Activision just got the 3rd and 4th CoD developer going this year, so this is coming. It will suffer the fate of Guitar Hero in the end (although I think Black Ops will sell pretty well).

[QUOTE="Gammit10"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

its very simple really.. sledge hammer is doing black ops 9theyve never made a game (worth talking about)

and their company is small. this is like placing your bets on anything city interactive makes this year as being a huge success :P

black ops wont make it to the top of the qeu anyway because folks want in on the DNF beta

ionusX

it was jsut rumor.. its headed to sledgehammer..

http://www.sledgehammergames.com/games

I think you mean Modern Warfare..? Treyarch is definitely the team behind Black Ops, the game comes out in like 2 weeks.

Anyways it's probably pretty low because there's no incentive to prepurchase on Steam and it will probably be the most expensive platform to buy it on seeing as there will be lots of stores selling it for cheaper. Here in Aus it's 90USD on Steam and it will be easy to find the boxed PC version for 80AUD on release day.

New Vegas just came out, Batman is 66% off, ,so not really surprising, it'll be #1 soon im sure... Captain__Tripps

LOL, its only been available for pre-order for a couple of days, give people a chance ;)

I think I will wait for a review first as really there is no rush.

I hope it sells poorly so activision stop making the same game over and over.Artosa

Plus the fact it's cheaper buying retail might have hurt the preorders. But then again some people don't even leave their house and would pay the extra money just to keep that trend up.