Activision blames poor CoD: Ghosts pre-orders on next-gen consoles.

[Amazing Larry]

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/02/cod-ghosts-pre-orders-negatively-impacted-by-console-transition/

Odd...considering the game is being released on both current and next-gen consoles.

Eric Hirshberg is full of it.

The real reason CoD pre-orders have diminished is due to more and more people finally realizing the facts. And as I've said, BLOPS2 is directly responsible for the most part. The game is broken, getting worse with each new patch release. Instead of fixing the game, they just care about nickel and diming people with $2 weapon skins.

On top of that...Ghosts once again utilizes another modded version of the same archaic engine that will continue to display the same issues over and over again. Only this time with a dog and "sentient" fish.

There's one word to describe their incorrect assumptions...and that's denial.

Ego, compounded by arrogance, ususally causes that.

Looks like this gravy train is about to get really lumpy.

[forsaken32]

EA is just as bad.

[Amazing Larry]

Opprinnelig skrevet av forsaken32:

EA is just as bad.

In terms of what?

If you're referring to BF4, developed by DICE, they are having no problems with their pre-order numbers...on both current and next-gen systems. There's a good reason for this that is self-evident. Go do some research.

[patt2K(pL)]

I pre ordered on Amazon becausae I got 25$ off from Verizon Fios as a refferal bonus actually I got 50$ but I used 25$ towards amazon. I still have some time to earn quick 5$ gift cards so I will pay very low amount for the game.

so why not? :)

[forsaken32]

I was referring to big issues with their games. SimCity 2013 for one.

[forsaken32]

But I guess atleast EA is fixing the problems so I guess they are a step up.

[Amazing Larry]

Opprinnelig skrevet av forsaken32:

I was referring to big issues with their games. SimCity 2013 for one.

There are plenty of other Activision published games that harbor nasty issues as well. What's your point?

SimCity 2013 is not in direct competition to Ghosts. BF4 is. Learn to keep a conversation in proper context.

[forsaken32]

But I agree. Ghosts isn't as popular because of BO2.

[forsaken32]

Ok so let's stay in context then. This is a forum for BO2 not Ghosts.

[Amazing Larry]

Opprinnelig skrevet av forsaken32:

Ok so let's stay in context then. This is a forum for BO2 not Ghosts.

There isn't a Ghosts forum yet, so this CoD forum is the next best thing. Not to mention there are numerous other Ghosts topics in this forum. I suggest you go police those topics as well.

[forsaken32]

Lol. No this post will probably be locked by you know who. But back to your post I would say MW3 has a lot to do with the bad pre-orders as well. Like you said, not much changes with these games. Like how they say it has a different engine. You said that right on. It doesn't look any different to me then BO2.

[forsaken32]

As for BF4, for me I think it will be a better game then Ghosts and that's why I am not buying Ghosts and am buying BF4.

[Amazing Larry]

Opprinnelig skrevet av forsaken32:

Lol. No this post will probably be locked by you know who. But back to your post I would say MW3 has a lot to do with the bad pre-orders as well. Like you said, not much changes with these games. Like how they say it has a different engine. You said that right on. It doesn't look any different to me then BO2.

Agreed.

But and there's more to it as well.

There's an IW dev vid floating around on YT where IW explicity states that they are trying to fix the lag compensation issues found it BLOPS2, but it's a hard issue to fix within the confines of the engine. And that they are using the same matchmaking system.

Well...perhaps if they utilized the BILLIONS of dollars made from this franchise to actually develop a new engine with an online infrustructure that truly supports the gameplay, they would fare better.

But wait...that can't happen as they stated developing a new engine would take 200 engineers! LOL

They really think most people are that stupid. Yeah, 200. Sure. Go ask DICE how many programmers they required to develop their own in-house engines. They either believe that people are that stupid or they have some highly incompetent people managing their internal resouces.

[forsaken32]

Lol 200? That is a laugh. When I watched the video for Ghosts I was like it looks the same. Does the lag comp happen on consoles?

[Amazing Larry]

Another aspect of Eric's statement I find irritating is the fact that not every gamer will be buying a next-gen console this holiday season. In fact, the majority won't. Trends always show that the majority of gamers usually wait until at least 1 year before making the next-gen jump.

Based on those continual trends...next-gen consoles would have nothing to do with affecting Ghosts' dismal pre-order numbers.

What it simply means is of those that are buying next-gen consoles, most see the better game in BF4 and the majority of those sticking with current-gen for now simply don't care about Ghosts. They've had enough...especially after BLOPS2 leaving a bad taste in their mouths with all its perpetual issues.

[Amazing Larry]

Opprinnelig skrevet av forsaken32:

Lol 200? That is a laugh. When I watched the video for Ghosts I was like it looks the same. Does the lag comp happen on consoles?

You bet it does! Same lag compensation issues. Interesting isn't it?

As consoles utilize P2P matchmaking...and while PC utilizes a hybrid of console matchmaking with some poorly optimized "dedicated server" infrustructure...the PC version exhibits the same exact lag compensation issues.

Yay!