How Sony Got Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 DLC First On PS4 And PS3

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Sony has shed light on how it managed to partner with publishing giant Activision to secure Call of Duty DLC timed-exclusivity for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.

Speaking with GameSpot, Adam Boyes, Sony's VP of Publisher & Developer Relations, revealed that the format holder's relationship with Activision for Destiny played a significant part in the Call of Duty partnership.

"Well, I think the first thing was we've had a great relationship with Activision around Destiny," Boyes said. "And I'm a huge fan of that.

"We fell in love instantly," Boyes said of Black Ops III, before describing the upcoming shooter as "transformative" thanks to its new features.

"As soon as I started playing it, I said, 'This feels incredible! You can wallride!' It's just so smooth; it's almost like poetic. And so obviously, we just continued talking with our partners at Activision and worked something out. And now we've got I think a great benefit to all the gamers."

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is due out in November for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. DLC will arrive on Sony platforms first, while the upcoming beta will also debut for Sony consoles before any other platform.

Posted: Jun 30, 2015 2:27 pm
Related Forum: PlayStation Forum

Source: http://www.psu.com/news/27378/Sony-explains-how-it-nabbed-Call-of-Duty-DLC-timed-exclusivity-from-Microsoft

Comments

ArzuaPosted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

Who cares ? It's not like DLC is that big of a thing anyway, so I can wait.

xDecyyPosted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

"And now we've got i think a great benefit to all the gamers" Ok then if they want to benefit ALL the gamers why don't they just bring the dlc out at the same time on all consoles and PC. Rant over

LiaPosted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

I think PC should get it the same time as PS4&PS3. :)

xxRider702xxPosted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

TheUnholy1994
StevieMac1690
UZl I dont care who gets the dlc first. As long as everyone gets it, im fine with that.

In all fairness when was the last time DLC excited anyone?

im assuming the original Nazi Zombie maps on CoD World at War tbh, well thats when i was last excited anyways

Well i was pretty excited for the MW2 DLC. But that was when i first started playing and had a whole group of friends to play with,

TheUnholy1994Posted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

StevieMac1690
UZl I dont care who gets the dlc first. As long as everyone gets it, im fine with that.

In all fairness when was the last time DLC excited anyone?

im assuming the original Nazi Zombie maps on CoD World at War tbh, well thats when i was last excited anyways

KurumuPosted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

Seems like some bullshit. It really went hey we'll pay you more than Microsoft does for the exclusive deal. Lets be honest here. These exclusive deals are built around whoever can offer more money nothing more.

-DeanoPosted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

I don't really see why the relations for a completely different game series should affect the Call of Duty franchise. Ah well, I'm not bothered by this but it's nice to see the 'throne' taken from all of the Xbox fanboys.

I'll just sit and get it a month later on PC anyway (if I do bother buying it at all).

StevieMac1690Posted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

UZl I dont care who gets the dlc first. As long as everyone gets it, im fine with that.

In all fairness when was the last time DLC excited anyone?

OGPosted: Tue. Jun 30, 2015

I dont care who gets the dlc first. As long as everyone gets it, im fine with that.

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