Infinity Ward says many Call of Duty players aren't core gamers

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Producer explains why studio "can't change too many" of the series' rules

Many of the most ardent Call of Duty players sit in what Infinity Ward terms the "casual game space".

These consumers play Call of Duty a lot, and sometimes it's all they play, Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin told OXM.

Explaining why he doesn't expect the arrival of new console hardware to have much of an impact on Call of Duty's audience, Rubin said: "We have an enormous amount of players who are more in the casual game space, but they play a lot.

"It's kind of a weird, ironic thing to say. They aren't hardcore gamers, or even gamers, but they play Call of Duty every night. And those guys are going to continue to play regardless of platform. So I think not only will we continue to engage with that existing player base, but we'll take next gen and see how far we can go with it."

Likening Call of Duty to a sport, Rubin also told OXM that Infinity Ward "can't change too many of the core rules" if it wants to keep hold of the series' existing audience, from the casual players mentioned above through to pro gamers.

"There is the obvious truth that if this were football, and next year they decided we only want seven players a side and you can use your hands, I don't think people would want to go to many of those games.

"We can play a lot with the outside of how that works, and it's things like character customisation, making the movement through that world better, making the world itself more interesting, adding the new modes, adding the new dynamic maps.

"So there's still I think a lot to do," Rubin added. "Any time we ship a game - and this a non-Call of Duty statement, this is [applicable to] any dev you've ever talked to - is there's always a ton of features they wish they could have gotten to, before they shipped. So I think we'll always be able to bring new and interesting stuff. It's literally that we're just trying to make a better game than we made last time."

Publisher Activision has confirmed a Call of Duty: Ghosts release date of November 5 on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC. The game will also be a launch title on Xbox One and PS4 later in the month.

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MortarPosted:

I like the Call of Duty series, they always provide great entertainment. I started with MW2 and acquired 40+ days played, Black Ops and MW3 were 20 days each, and Black Ops 2, 25 days+ played. I am currently at just over 2 days played on Ghosts.

LotPosted:

Im defintyl a core gamer iw are liers

RanoPosted:

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Ortho I'm a pretty hardcore cod player, I usually end up having 20+ days played.


I would have somewhere around there usually.


Add in the fact that I have no girlfriend, get no sleep, and no friends, you can add in another 10-15 days for me :)

PlusnetPosted:

Ortho I'm a pretty hardcore cod player, I usually end up having 20+ days played.


I would have somewhere around there usually.

PlusnetPosted:

I used to be a hardcore cod player, not really anymore.

OrthoPosted:

I'm a pretty hardcore cod player, I usually end up having 20+ days played.

RanoPosted:

I feel like CoD has gone down hill ever since Mw3 came out.

JesusChristPosted:

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-Hardwell Well i think call of duty is dying simply because of bo2 :/ but then ghosts could be good ?


No one liked Black Ops II; I got a feeling Ghosts will be good.


Are you kidding me? Bo2 was responsible for CoD becoming more competitive recently with tournaments like Gfinity spawning due to its popularity. I hated both Black Ops 1 and Modern Warfare 3 but I feel that Black Ops 2 is one of the most fun games i've played in the CoD series ever. I guess it's a different experience if you play League Play and GBs though, gets rid of a lot of the bullshit that makes the game less fun

KawiGreenNINJA1Posted:

Critics will always have their say. In my opinion the thing that catches players to cod is the arcade style play online and ranking up. Its like a sport,every season you play going for the gold.

LukeHollandPosted:

My brother definitely falls into that casual gamer category. He hates any other videogame but plays CoD every single night with his friends. I don't know how he doesn't get bored but hey, that's great for him. I, for one, am skipping this years CoD for the first time (I've bought every game on release day since Modern Warfare 1) because there are too many other games I want to play (Pokemon X and Y!!!!!)


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