VG24/7 - Activision may close down PSN Black Ops servers.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"][QUOTE="killzonexbox"]Ps3 owners will forget about this POS when KZ3 comes out. lbjkurono23

Xbox is the definitive way to play Black Ops anyways, so nothing of value was really lost.

[QUOTE="killzonexbox"]

Recently, it was stated by an Activision spoke person that they might be considering shutting down the PlayStation Network servers for the popular game Call of Duty: Black Ops. One big incentive for Activision to not shut down the servers is profit.

It's well known by now that Activision is focused on making a big profit. They have already made billions off of the Call of Duty series across all platforms, and if they were to shut down the PS3 servers, they would be losing a lot of profits.

However, there is the possibility that Microsoft could be paying off Activision to shut down the PS3 servers so that the Xbox 360 can dominate the Call of Duty market.

I for one own Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Xbox 360. Reason why? I knew this would exactly happen, Activision treats the PlayStation 3 users like chattel, and they are nothing to them. If only Activision would get up and try to attempt to fix this issue, it would not be a problem but of course Activision thinks otherwise.

Everyone can blame the PlayStation 3 for this problem but people are jumping off the boat way too quick. Sony is still trying to fix the issue that has come across all of their consoles but seems that companies have given up on them which is sad to be honest. Sales for Black Ops would fly through the roof for the Xbox 360 because they would have the only stable and playable online version of the game. There is also the dispute that the Xbox 360 has already been hacked but due to having to pay for a fee online and that Microsoft bans consoles before major releases, it is an idea that Sony should look up to.

Sony has previously stated that it has the right to ban consoles at any given time for violating the Terms of Service of the PlayStation Network but it has not happened to a majority of the hackers. They probably do know a way on how to deal with the issue, but it is probably due to the fact that the issue will cost a lot of money to fix but it would be worth it if they did.

What are your thoughts on this? Should Activision abandon the PlayStation 3?

http://n4g.com/news/683017/activision-might-not-shut-down-the-playstation-3-servers-of-black-ops

EliteM0nk3y

That's called being anti-competitive, and that's going pretty far, even for Microsoft.

PS: I am talking about paying Activision to shut down the PSN servers, not the anit-competitve part (we know they do that, along with other companies)

going far for MS? No it isn't they have done it before on the PC a long time ago trying to get their products to dominate the market. I wouldn't even be surprised if MS payed Activision to shut down the PSN servers. That is a typical MS tactic.

Probably not the wisest decision, if it goes through.

the backlash against this would be astronomical and could well hurt the CoD brand.

Instead of sayin oh we pull the server, why not just actually fix the netcode you incompetant lot.Thats half the reason the PS3 online is terrible on B ops.

Question:- So there are no COD:BO gamers playing online with pirated copies for 360 & PC versions ??

Back on topic, i highly doubt Activision will do it, cause there were many other gamers/fans who payed for the game (who are COD fans) and loosing these fans by making them angry would mean loosing money on future COD titles.. Unfortunately piracy is a huge problem :(

Wouldn't surprise me if this was just an attempt to try and stop the complaints coming in.Kind of a "stop moaning or we'll cut the servers" threat.

Very poor customer service.

I don't get it. People are having connection problems, so they're thinking of fixing it by shutting down the servers altogether? Am I missing something? :?

Teufelhuhn

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

I don't get it. People are having connection problems, so they're thinking of fixing it by shutting down the servers altogether? Am I missing something? :?

jwsoul

Cod gives a NAT problem that appears out of the blue, I remember I couldn't play MW2 online anymore when January 2010 hit. It kept hanging at fetching playlist... every so often it would work but most of the time it would just hang. I also used multiple DNS servers even some of those provided by google. All my games work fine, even black ops! But I still cannot connect to MW2 to this day!

Xbox is the definitive way to play Black Ops anyways, so nothing of value was really lost.

DerpyMcDerp

this hacking is killing PS3

It wont happen

Go on Activision

DO IT!

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

IF this really happens(doubt it) the only reasons I can think of why is thanks to that dude who was intereviewed recentlywho hacked the ps3 this is what happens. Even though he said he didint mean it to have negative effects. The other reason being MS and activison are hardcore BB.

iAtrocious

I like how you brought MS into a completely unrelated topic.

[QUOTE="iAtrocious"]

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

IF this really happens(doubt it) the only reasons I can think of why is thanks to that dude who was intereviewed recentlywho hacked the ps3 this is what happens. Even though he said he didint mean it to have negative effects. The other reason being MS and activison are hardcore BB.

KevinPlanet

I like how you brought MS into a completely unrelated topic.

*shakes head* wow there are actually 3 people in this thread that believe some how Microsoft is at the source of this.
what Next Microsoft Paid Activision to make the ps3 version worse then the 360 version?

It's days like these when I'm glad that I've never been and probably never will be interested in multiplayer-centered games.

I don't play cod much so I don't care.

Talk about poor customer service.

Doubt it will happen, though.

[QUOTE="jwsoul"][QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

I don't get it. People are having connection problems, so they're thinking of fixing it by shutting down the servers altogether? Am I missing something? :?

Espada12

Cod gives a NAT problem that appears out of the blue, I remember I couldn't play MW2 online anymore when January 2010 hit. It kept hanging at fetching playlist... every so often it would work but most of the time it would just hang. I also used multiple DNS servers even some of those provided by google. All my games work fine, even black ops! But I still cannot connect to MW2 to this day!

[QUOTE="KevinPlanet"]

[QUOTE="iAtrocious"]

I like how you brought MS into a completely unrelated topic.

WilliamRLBaker

*shakes head* wow there are actually 3 people in this thread that believe some how Microsoft is at the source of this.
what Next Microsoft Paid Activision to make the ps3 version worse then the 360 version?

Was it not leaked recently that MS have and do practice paying publishers to effect Multi platforms.

TC do you really think that's going to happen??? Then what would crappy do about all that lost revenue, no over priced map packs to make millions off... And you might as well not even release any future installments because that would be giving the finger to a large portion of why you have the number 1 selling game of all time... Expect to see some back pedaling from crappy on this later this week...

TC do you really think that's going to happen??? Then what would crappy do about all that lost revenue, no over priced map packs to make millions off... And you might as well not even release any future installments because that would be giving the finger to a large portion of why you have the number 1 selling game of all time... Expect to see some back pedaling from crappy on this later this week...

2beers_in_hand

[QUOTE="2beers_in_hand"]

TC do you really think that's going to happen??? Then what would crappy do about all that lost revenue, no over priced map packs to make millions off... And you might as well not even release any future installments because that would be giving the finger to a large portion of why you have the number 1 selling game of all time... Expect to see some back pedaling from crappy on this later this week...

R3FURBISHED

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

[QUOTE="KevinPlanet"]

MS is related, they're asking the people upset with the online activity to trade in their game for a "different platform"...i.e. "Xbox 360"

jwsoul

*shakes head* wow there are actually 3 people in this thread that believe some how Microsoft is at the source of this.
what Next Microsoft Paid Activision to make the ps3 version worse then the 360 version?

Was it not leaked recently that MS have and do practice paying publishers to effect Multi platforms.

Straight from the Activision community manager, Dan Amrich: http://oneofswords.com/2011/01/fact-check-black-ops-ps3-servers/

"I'm happy to pass along the word from Treyarch's Josh Olin that the rumor is not true."

Just like I thought the comments were taken out of context, like they would really shut down the servers on millions of people.

But it does make the comments like PS3 is dying because of the hack or the alt account 'psnisdoomed' look even more silly, if that was even possible. :lol:

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

[QUOTE="KevinPlanet"]

MS is related, they're asking the people upset with the online activity to trade in their game for a "different platform"...i.e. "Xbox 360"

jwsoul

*shakes head* wow there are actually 3 people in this thread that believe some how Microsoft is at the source of this.
what Next Microsoft Paid Activision to make the ps3 version worse then the 360 version?

Was it not leaked recently that MS have and do practice paying publishers to effect Multi platforms.

http://www.pushsquare.com/22314/josh-olin-confirms-treyarch-are-committed-to-call-of-duty-black-ops/

Baloney.

"We told you it was an absolute load of hog-wash. Treyarch's community manager, Josh Olin, has hit the Twitter airwaves to confirm the studio are committed to Call Of Duty: Black Ops on PlayStation 3.

Olin wrote: "PS3 servers comments were taken out of context. Treyarch's committed to supporting the PS3 community with some great updates on the way."

And that's the end of that chapter."

Well hopefully they learn from all this and actually give PS3 players a decent game next time around....not likely.

Played it last night and managed 1 full game out of 8 lobbies. Obviously dedicated servers must cost millions to run seeing as they've made how much money off this series and yet we still get stuck with p2p garbage

This sounds like something one guy said because the customer was being unreasonable. And the customer got back at him good by making his threat public. I doubt that this happens but they could get away with it if they feel like it.

http://www.titanreviews.com/#/black-ops-not-being-shut-down/4547569327

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Response (Johnny Kim) - 01/18/2011 07:28 PM
Hello and thank you for contacting Activision Technical Support.

Fortunately, that was just a misunderstanding and a quote from one of our representatives was taken out of context and created a lot of confusion. We can assure you that the Call of Duty: Black Ops servers are not being shut down, and this is a false alarm. We are sorry for any inconvenience or unnecessary worries this may have caused, but as of now, there are absolutely no plans for the servers to be taken down.

Thank you for contacting us, and please feel free to contact us again at 1-800-225-6588 if you have any other problems. We are open 7 days a week from 7 AM to 7 PM PST, or you can visit our website at http://activision.custhelp.com for more troubleshooting tips.

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