Modern Warfare players call for ‘boycott’ over PS4 exclusivity

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare players on the Xbox One and PC are calling for a boycott of the game after its PS4 Survival mode exclusivity was revealed. This certainly isn’t the first time that fans have said they’ll boycott a game from the Call of Duty franchise, but it is once again raising issues of the business practices of game developers.

During yesterdays State of Play, it was announced that the PS4 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is going to be getting an exclusive game mode called “Survival Mode” for an entire year. This means that players on the Xbox One and PC are going to have to wait if they’d like to play the game in this particular fashion. (It isn’t yet known if Xbox One or PC will be getting any platform exclusives of their own.)

As noted on Reddit, Infinity Ward’s Narrative Director Taylor Kurosaki has said that the PS4 exclusive Survival Mode is “1% of the game”, with the remaining 99% being released simultaneously across all platforms. Unfortunately, this hasn’t done much to quell the anger of fans on PC and Xbox One.

“This is shameful and pathetic,” began a submission by /u/javycane on /r/xboxone. “One can understand map packs for a month but a whole gamemode being locked out? Thievery paying the same for less content than the ps4 owners.”

The PC side of the equation showed an equal level of anger on the matter of PS4 exclusivity.

“I was really happy with this game,” said /u/deflaimun in a submission on /r/pcgaming. “The beta was amazing, ground war was an amazing touch for the series, but we gotta stand up for this kind of crap.”

“Companies need to stop doing that s***,” he continued. “It’s ridiculous, it’s absurd. How does one year of exclusivity benefit anyone? Even people playing on the PS4 will suffer, because they have less people to play with.”

Both threads are filled with comments of people saying that they are canceling their pre-orders or passing on buying the game entirely due to this and other practices by the developers and publisher. Whether or not this boycott will have any meaningful impact on the game’s sales remains to be seen, but what’s clear is that fans are certainly not happy with the situation — even if it’s only “1% of the game.”

Posted: Sep 27, 2019 9:27 am
Related Forum: Call of Duty Forum

Source: https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/600699-modern-warfare-boycott-pc-xbox-one-ps4-survival-mode

Comments

TinderPosted: Fri. Oct 04, 2019

**** THE GOVERNMENT **** THE DEALS.

ITS NOT ABOUT THE MODE.

ITS ABOUT EQUALITY.

LoodPosted: Thu. Oct 03, 2019

TimeSplitters
WeAreNotYourKind Jesus am i the only normal fanboy who doesnt boycott over little things.

A year later isn't a short period of time by no stretch of the means, also how the heck are they gonna release a part of the game for other players that pay full price and when the next call of duty comes out in a year. This game takes away equal opportunities which deems this game illegal for sale at the same cost. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a lawsuit in oversight by people who haven't made an agreement to the game.

The funny thing is that if the price of the game reflected the actual amount of content, I would bet that PS4 owners would be pissed that Xbox and PC get a better deal.

Happy_LobbiesPosted: Sun. Sep 29, 2019

Feel like the gov is gonna mess these developers up one day for all the BS they have pulled like this, yeah it's 1% of the game because y'all make multiplayer so hard with so many challenges it's crazy!

TimeSplittersPosted: Sat. Sep 28, 2019

WeAreNotYourKind Jesus am i the only normal fanboy who doesnt boycott over little things.

A year later isn't a short period of time by no stretch of the means, also how the heck are they gonna release a part of the game for other players that pay full price and when the next call of duty comes out in a year. This game takes away equal opportunities which deems this game illegal for sale at the same cost. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a lawsuit in oversight by people who haven't made an agreement to the game.

RareparrotPosted: Sat. Sep 28, 2019

Jesus am i the only normal fanboy who doesnt boycott over little things.

LebronIs6Posted: Sat. Sep 28, 2019

1% of the game is locked for XB1, truly could care less. Was never gonna touch that mode anyway lmaooooo

KnoticPosted: Sat. Sep 28, 2019

Giyu
Knotic lmao an entire fan base still hasn't learned it's easier to keep your mouth shut and not buy the game at all if you don't agree with what they're doing. Don't give them your money. I'm sure your angry comments are going further than your money will.

This is idiotic. Keeping your mouth shut does nothing, they won't even hear the fans feedback, the mass amounts of money rolling in will happen regardless...

Nah, but not giving them your money will have a greater impact. It's a video game my dude. Spend your money elsewhere if you don't like what they're doing.

GiyuPosted: Sat. Sep 28, 2019

Knotic lmao an entire fan base still hasn't learned it's easier to keep your mouth shut and not buy the game at all if you don't agree with what they're doing. Don't give them your money. I'm sure your angry comments are going further than your money will.

This is idiotic. Keeping your mouth shut does nothing, they won't even hear the fans feedback, the mass amounts of money rolling in will happen regardless...

TimeSplittersPosted: Fri. Sep 27, 2019

Please EVERYONE also share your perspective on this through Twitter TOWARDS ACTIVISION!
https://mobile.twitter.com/Activision

Shame on these game practices, as the all game content should be fair especially when it's crossplay.
These lootboxes are supposed to be illegal by now.

KnoticPosted: Fri. Sep 27, 2019

lmao an entire fan base still hasn't learned it's easier to keep your mouth shut and not buy the game at all if you don't agree with what they're doing. Don't give them your money. I'm sure your angry comments are going further than your money will.

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