Microsoft Refunding Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Players

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The common practice with PC games is that pretty much all of them allow players to play together regardless of where they bought their game from. Turns out that this isn’t true for versions bought on the Windows 10 Store and the Steam Store, essentially making the multiplayer portion of the game unplayable for players who bought Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on the Windows Store.

While this exception to the rule was noted in the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare FAQ on Activision’s support page, players can’t really be blamed for expecting a feature that is in pretty much every other PC version of a game. Because most PC players buy their game through Steam (or a different online store that sells Steam keys) the Windows Store version of the game has a way smaller installed user base, making it hard for players to find ongoing matches and making it impossible to play with their friends if they bought the game through Steam.

The funny thing is that this is not a restriction placed upon the game by Microsoft, but rather a restriction put in place by Activision, the game’s publisher. This was confirmed by a Microsoft representative who spoke with Windows Central about this, saying that Microsoft supports “cross-play between devices and platforms for partners who want to enable it.”

Because of the low player base, Microsoft is offering refunds to players who bought the game on the Windows Store. Might be a good idea to take them up on that offer if you want to play with your friends on Steam. Hopefully, Activision reverts this rather odd decision so people can play with their friends without having to jump through a series of rather pointless hoops.

We have previously reached out for more details on the situation regarding the restrictions, but have not at this time received a response. If we learn more, we will update this story.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out now for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and includes the remaster of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare if the legacy edition is purchased.



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BondsPosted:

I've never liked the game and I'm glad they are doing this for players who blindly bought the game but didn't like it. It's the more mature way to go about your business.

OGPosted:

They probably knew this from the beginning. they just wanted their numbers in sales to increase

Two_FacedPosted:

ODST
Jay I said it would be crap...and it was. I'm not shocked at all by this. It's no longer a CoD. They've ruined the franchise.


Glad you chose not to read 5 little lines of text to realize that the refunds were for a split playerbase on the Windows game store rather than on steam. You're part of the community that is ruining TTG.


Same can be said to you. Because I guess you assume he didn't read the article?

Deluge-Posted:

Wow dumbest idea ever. Why restrict them? Leave it like the other cods

TargaryenPosted:

The game is terrible to begin with, they do not need to start having problems...

ODSTPosted:

Jay I said it would be crap...and it was. I'm not shocked at all by this. It's no longer a CoD. They've ruined the franchise.


Glad you chose not to read 5 little lines of text to realize that the refunds were for a split playerbase on the Windows game store rather than on steam. You're part of the community that is ruining TTG.

NickPosted:

This is kind of silly. If you're a PC player, why would you buy it from Microsoft?

MaggardoPosted:

I don't understand why they bought it through Microsoft, instead of Steam. Another thing that I don't understand is, why did Activision set the multiplayer up like that. That was stupid on their part, if they want people to want to buy and play the game on PC, they should automatically be allowed to play with others on different PC platforms, such as steam.

OccasivePosted:

Jay I said it would be crap...and it was. I'm not shocked at all by this. It's no longer a CoD. They've ruined the franchise.


Just to let you know, they are refunding not because the game is bad but because the lack of players on microsoft servers playing. Everyone is playing on steam which is the dominant platform at the moment

JayPosted:

I said it would be crap...and it was. I'm not shocked at all by this. It's no longer a CoD. They've ruined the franchise.


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