MW2 officially $59.99 for PC

So the rumors turn out to be true.

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Old, old news.fudgeblood

They also won't be selling the prestige edition for PC in Australia D:fudgeblood

[QUOTE="fudgeblood"]Old, old news.Swiftstrike5

Ten dollars is alot for me. And without even buying CoD 4, I'll just wait for a price drop.

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"][QUOTE="fudgeblood"]Old, old news.k0r3aN_pR1d3

Why should PC games cost less?

Why should PC games cost less?

ANewGoldenAge

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"][QUOTE="k0r3aN_pR1d3"] Inflation. k0r3aN_pR1d3

Blizzard HQ is in California, but their games are $50?

SEGA HQ is in California, but their games are $50?

THQ HQ is in California, but their games are $50?

Most of the publishers I looked up were located in California. I don't mean any offense to your argument (because it is true. CoL is increasing in california), but you can't really convince me that they're doing this because they have to. It seems more like they want to milk $10 more off the millions that purchase their game. It's just arrogance and greed, imo.

For that price, it better be longer than 6 hours this time!

For that price, it better be longer than 6 hours this time!

claytoma

For that price, it better be longer than 6 hours this time!

claytoma

Lovely, and I will guarantee you Activision's reaction is going to be "BAAAAAAAWWWW BAAAAAAAWWW WE GOT OUR GAME PIRATED HARD BAWWWWWW" unrealplaya55

so very true

[QUOTE="unrealplaya55"]Lovely, and I will guarantee you Activision's reaction is going to be "BAAAAAAAWWWW BAAAAAAAWWW WE GOT OUR GAME PIRATED HARD BAWWWWWW" The_PC_Gamer

so very true

Just wait a year, it will be half that price. No hurry, relax.

[QUOTE="claytoma"]

For that price, it better be longer than 6 hours this time!

rmfd341

8-10 hours? That would be almost triple length of all previous CoD games... I find it hard to believe it will be anywhere near 8 hours. Unless of course, they make you watch extra long cutscenes with "drama"

[QUOTE="The_PC_Gamer"]

[QUOTE="unrealplaya55"]Lovely, and I will guarantee you Activision's reaction is going to be "BAAAAAAAWWWW BAAAAAAAWWW WE GOT OUR GAME PIRATED HARD BAWWWWWW" rmfd341

so very true

[QUOTE="rmfd341"][QUOTE="The_PC_Gamer"]

so very true

pvtdonut54

I thought you couldn't play the multiplayer with a pirated copy.

It's higher because about two million morons are going to pay for it, and they know that. They could price it at $70 or $80 and it would sell just as well.krazyorange

[QUOTE="krazyorange"]It's higher because about two million morons are going to pay for it, and they know that. They could price it at $70 or $80 and it would sell just as well.fudgeblood

[QUOTE="fudgeblood"][QUOTE="krazyorange"]It's higher because about two million morons are going to pay for it, and they know that. They could price it at $70 or $80 and it would sell just as well.rmfd341

Well, it can backfire and the game wouldn't sell as well and everybody will stick with Call of Duty 4.

Like somebody on the other side of the link said, I hope it massively backfires and they lose a ton of money on this. If it works who know what other companies will join the bandwagon.

[QUOTE="pvtdonut54"]

[QUOTE="rmfd341"][QUOTE="The_PC_Gamer"]

so very true

rmfd341

I thought you couldn't play the multiplayer with a pirated copy.

no problem. it's a bit steep, sure, but i'm willing to fork out that extra few dollars for MW2, which i hotly anticipate.

MW2 would have to turn out to be a phenomenal game (it would need to be great in addition to offering radically different gameplay than COD4 for example, COD4 great won't cut it --- it's possible) for me to really care. I'm fully expecting that if I buy the game, it's going to be after release and certainly won't be for full price. That would be the case even if it were $49.99.

As mentioned by others, hopefully this doesn't become a trend though, if true. It's entirely possible in the US as well based on some preorder prices, but aren't most of those articles such as Pachter's interview with Eurogamer talking about the UK market?

I mean if this is what the industry needs to do recoup their development costs, then fine --- at this point I'd prefer this to a future of all browser-based free games. However, the price increase would still be unfortunate from a consumer PC gamer perspective especially as PC games actually seem cheaper overall lately.

At any rate, for those that are quite interested in MW2, you could probably score a Black Friday deal, or head over to Walmart Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 w/ Bonus $10 eGift Card and pre-order it for $49.82 -- and hope that this one isn't a price mistake and doesn't get canceled/adjusted at some point.

depeding on how the mulitplayer community is I'll probably wait for a price drop.

What if Blizzard does this to my Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3?!
[spoiler] there will be blood [/spoiler]

It won't backfire because CoD name sells games, people will pick the game up even if it's a stinker. The number of people who pre-ordered it probebly are enough to cover costs anyway then you add the prestige edition profits..nutcrackr

Ironically this game doesn't have the CoD name in it :P

[QUOTE="nutcrackr"]It won't backfire because CoD name sells games, people will pick the game up even if it's a stinker. The number of people who pre-ordered it probebly are enough to cover costs anyway then you add the prestige edition profits..Mograine

Ironically this game doesn't have the CoD name in it :P

[QUOTE="nutcrackr"]It won't backfire because CoD name sells games, people will pick the game up even if it's a stinker. The number of people who pre-ordered it probebly are enough to cover costs anyway then you add the prestige edition profits..Mograine

Ironically this game doesn't have the CoD name in it :P

haha they didn't before. But they re-added it when they realised they lost something like 30% of their market by not having the CoD branding. Again, people are buying games because of the namenutcrackr

We all know it *takes a look at FF franchise*

I think the name won't affect it THAT much thou, since it still has a lot of the the "Modern Warfare" part (lol).

Nevertheless, if it's more than Treyarch's CoDs in a few years we'll see quite the opposite happening.

[QUOTE="nutcrackr"]haha they didn't before. But they re-added it when they realised they lost something like 30% of their market by not having the CoD branding. Again, people are buying games because of the nameMograine

We all know it *takes a look at FF franchise*

I think the name won't affect it THAT much thou, since it still has a lot of the the "Modern Warfare" part (lol).

Nevertheless, if it's more than Treyarch's CoDs in a few years we'll see quite the opposite happening.

or Half Life EP3, or Diablo 3, and most definitely Starcraft 2. ;)

I would gladly pay 60$ because in my Country its gonna be 83$....

Due to the length of the COD games, all new COD games should be sold for $20. They are basically expansion packs.

Lovely, and I will guarantee you Activision's reaction is going to be "BAAAAAAAWWWW BAAAAAAAWWW WE GOT OUR GAME PIRATED HARD BAWWWWWW" unrealplaya55

Due to the length of the COD games, all new COD games should be sold for $20. They are basically expansion packs.

Smithgdwg

Why should PC games cost less?

ANewGoldenAge