54.99GBP Modern Warfare 2

Activision has confirmed that the eagerly-awaited Modern Warfare 2 will carry a hefty RRP of £54.99 - and retailers have been warned that other publishers are likely to follow suit.

cant blame them, people will buy it regardless. no matter the price, people will pay anything to play the next installment of CoD, same applies to Halo.

The only difference between CoD4 and CoD:MW2, is the name.

ORIGIN

there is no way i will ever pay £55 for a video game. i wonder how much the pc version will be.

edit: its £45 for the console version if you pre order and £30 for the pc version. i've never paid more than £25 for a pc game but its not that bad compared to the console version price. pc gaming rules

Man, ACTIVISION just doesn't STOP!

They sure want to be popular...they want us to LOVE to HATE Them.

**** that ****. I've never payed 40 quid for a launch game, nevermind 55. What a bunch of hypocrites demanding Sony to lower the price of the PS3. Go **** yourself Activision.

Are Activation stupid? Are they trying to hurt their game sales?

Good thing I'm not in a hurry to get MW2 then.

Mabye someone should make a chart of game length compared to price. Mabye they will find that as the game gets more expensive it also gets shorter. Who are they trying to kid? They don't need to raise the cost of their games, they are already mega profitable by sheer luck and their determination to make the worst games sell the most.They are pushing it at 40, 55 is a joke. The day I pay more than 40 quid for a game that consists of a simplistic run and gun 5 hour long campagin that can be thrown together in the space of a year complimented witha shallow and incredibly easy multiplayer is the day that I am officiallydeclared insane.

Ive ordered it for £35 using a £10 off voucher on game.co.uk so im happy.

Mabye someone should make a chart of game length compared to price. Mabye they will find that as the game gets more expensive it also gets shorter. Who are they trying to kid? They don't need to raise the cost of their games, they are already mega profitable by sheer luck and their determination to make the worst games sell the most.They are pushing it at 40, 55 is a joke. The day I pay more than 40 quid for a game that consists of a simplistic run and gun 5 hour long campagin that can be thrown together in the space of a year complimented witha shallow and incredibly easy multiplayer is the day that I am officiallydeclared insane.

WasntAvailable

So thats like €75- €80? I guess i won't be buying this game then

LoL, I'll be waiting a long time for this to drop to a more reasonable price.

What the hell?? :? That's 90 USD!!

Oh well, welcome to the rest of the Europe I guess... we've had to pay over 90 USD for games for years.

I'm sure the price tag will be £45 - £50 both online and retail for the first 6 months, its not like its a completely new game that took 4 years to develope, Activision loves milking its fans.

What the hell?? :? That's 90 USD!!

Oh well, welcome to the rest of the Europe I guess... we've had to pay over 90 USD for games for years.

HenriH-42

lol glad i dont like/play COD/MW games or id be a little irritated by this.

ooh probbaly shouldnt forget about the day 1 downloadable maps that will cost you a little more on top of the £55.

It's been like that in Europe for ages.

We also get confused when someone goes nuts over a 400$ ps3. Wish they were that cheap here :)

At amazon.co.uk to preorder MW2 costs 46.99GBP

Are Activation stupid? Are they trying to hurt their game sales?

JangoWuzHere

It's been like that in Europe for ages.

We also get confused when someone goes nuts over a 400$ ps3. Wish they were that cheap here :)

Filthybastrd

The rest of the EU should buy its games in the UK. They are way cheaper here, we're part of the EU and we're close by. :P

there is no way i will ever pay £55 for a video game. i wonder how much the pc version will be.

edit: its £45 for the console version if you pre order and £30 for the pc version. i've never paid more than £25 for a pc game but its not that bad compared to the console version price. pc gaming rules

SamiRDuran

Anyone know the price of insane night vision googles edition?

Hmm... those extremely linear static levels with 2002 gameplay design no longer seems worth it anymore, does it? ;)

Anyone know the price of insane night vision googles edition?

clyde46

LOL.

Don't think so. I am not and will not ever pay £50+ for a standard edition video game. I'll tell you what i will do though. I'll wait a month, pick it up second hand and while I know I'm being ripped off by there silly second hand pricing at least i know activison wont see a penny of it.

I'd also like to point out COD4 has been in the UK top 10 for months and *still* is. If there trying to tell me they didn't get enough money there dreaming.

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Anyone know the price of insane night vision googles edition?

CannedWorms

Guys just boycot them.
Buy it used or rent it or 'arrrrrrrrrr.

The rest of the EU should buy its games in the UK. They are way cheaper here, we're part of the EU and we're close by. :P

Hexagon_777

I already do :D 25£ versus 50€ for games? I'll take the 25£.

Does timed exclusive on the first two map packs mean that M$ payed them to keep it off of other platforms for a while?

lol Activision exploiting their fans so obviously. Even CoD 4 is still £29.99 on steam.

I'll wait 5 years till these games comes down to £15 :lol:

Does timed exclusive on the first two map packs mean that M$ payed them to keep it off of other platforms for a while?

KungfuKitten

Does timed exclusive on the first two map packs mean that M$ payed them to keep it off of other platforms for a while?

KungfuKitten

Looking at MS track record on timed exclusive, most likley. Im sure they'll be on PS3 at some time.

So wait, let me get this straight:

-The game will be pushing the gameprices higher.
-It will probably be incomplete (map packs that are made are not included).
-The map packs are being held back by M$.
-It is published by the bastards suing Double Fine.
-It is published by the bastards who want to support in-game advertising.

Is this right?

So wait, let me get this straight:

-The game will be pushing the gameprices higher.
-It will probably be incomplete (map packs that are made are not included).
-The map packs are being held back by M$.
-It is published by the bastards suing Double Fine.
-It is published by the bastards who want to support in-game advertising.

Is this right?

KungfuKitten

Yeah, pretty much.

Too bad it will sell millions anyway.

[QUOTE="KungfuKitten"]

So wait, let me get this straight:

-The game will be pushing the gameprices higher.
-It will probably be incomplete (map packs that are made are not included).
-The map packs are being held back by M$.
-It is published by the bastards suing Double Fine.
-It is published by the bastards who want to support in-game advertising.

Is this right?

HenriH-42

Yeah, pretty much.

Too bad it will sell millions anyway.

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The rest of the EU should buy its games in the UK. They are way cheaper here, we're part of the EU and we're close by. :P

HenriH-42

I already do :D 25£ versus 50€ for games? I'll take the 25£.

That's the smart thing to do. Last time I checked, I found out that you can save around €82 by buying the PS3 in the United Kingdom instead of elsewhere in the European Union.

Spread the message. :P

Play.com will likely sell it at £40.

thankfully i've got a huge list of games to play .. i'm so far behind current releases

a few years ago i had the time to keep up, and so would preorder every game and play it on release the way things are now, i can buy newer games for cheaper prices, normally brand new, sometimes pre-owned .. plus, i get to play games after the hype has died down

so i'm happy waiting for this game's price to drop to £20-30 before buying it .. £55 is just too much for me

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[QUOTE="KungfuKitten"]

So wait, let me get this straight:

-The game will be pushing the gameprices higher.
-It will probably be incomplete (map packs that are made are not included).
-The map packs are being held back by M$.
-It is published by the bastards suing Double Fine.
-It is published by the bastards who want to support in-game advertising.

Is this right?

KungfuKitten

Yeah, pretty much.

Too bad it will sell millions anyway.

To bad boycotts on games dont usualy work, there will always be people out there who would buy the game regardless of the price and know that there will also buy day one DLC which easily could have been on the finished product......its just disgusting!

In Denmark its not unusual to find games at £63-64 in the stores, the dualshock 3 controller costs the same.

What annoys me the most about CoD MW2 is the fact that we can expect a 6 hour campaign, a small upgrade in the graphic department and the same multiplayer all over again, and yet they are raising the price.

I really wonder how long this can go on.

Play.com will likely sell it at £40.

aero250

This from the company that wanted PS3 to lower its prices? I think Activision may be the Antichrist at this point.

In Denmark its not unusual to find games at £63-64 in the stores, the dualshock 3 controller costs the same.

What annoys me the most about CoD MW2 is the fact that we can expect a 6 hour campaign, a small upgrade in the graphic department and the same multiplayer all over again, and yet they are raising the price.

I really wonder how long this can go on.

danish-death

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[QUOTE="HenriH-42"]

Yeah, pretty much.

Too bad it will sell millions anyway.

bizkit_limp

To bad boycotts on games dont usualy work, there will always be people out there who would buy the game regardless of the price and know that there will also buy day one DLC which easily could have been on the finished product......its just disgusting!

Why no announcement for America? Will the price remain the same here?