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Don't forget about Bungie's long-term deal with Activision – if they can come up with something special, that could be a good money-spinner.
Overall, though, I think Activision is one of the worst publishers in the business – they take awesome franchises and milk them dry in the pursuit of short-term profits. I'm glad that Blizzard and Bungie have a good degree of autonomy or I'd bet good money we'd see their work go downhill as well.
They definitely shouldn't try and make CoD not free-to-play. The gameplay isn't best practice as an FPS (and is relatively shallow in terms of dynamics – I see it as a poor man's UT3 in the modern era with unlockables and no jump-pads), the online (peer-to-peer – higher lag) generally pales in comparison to the experience playing a dedicated server game (Homefront, SOCOM, Killzone, Warhawk, MAG, Resistance 1 and 2).
The only thing that keeps CoD as popular as it is, is because it's the 'in' thing for teenage male gamers. If another in thing comes along, though, it's sales will fall precipitously.
Don't forget about Bungie's long-term deal with Activision – if they can come up with something special, that could be a good money-spinner.
Overall, though, I think Activision is one of the worst publishers in the business – they take awesome franchises and milk them dry in the pursuit of short-term profits. I'm glad that Blizzard and Bungie have a good degree of autonomy or I'd bet good money we'd see their work go downhill as well.
They definitely shouldn't try and make CoD not free-to-play. The gameplay isn't best practice as an FPS (and is relatively shallow in terms of dynamics – I see it as a poor man's UT3 in the modern era with unlockables and no jump-pads), the online (peer-to-peer – higher lag) generally pales in comparison to the experience playing a dedicated server game (Homefront, SOCOM, Killzone, Warhawk, MAG, Resistance 1 and 2).
The only thing that keeps CoD as popular as it is, is because it's the 'in' thing for teenage male gamers. If another in thing comes along, though, it's sales will fall precipitously.
Hi Anonymous,
I had completely forgotten Bungie… that could be a huge money spinner for Activision – I'm sure what those guys come up with will sell well.
Thanks for the comment! I agree that Call of Duty is a franchice with a limited lease on life, it surprises me that Activision is so keen to over-resource it.
Hi Anonymous,
I had completely forgotten Bungie… that could be a huge money spinner for Activision – I'm sure what those guys come up with will sell well.
Thanks for the comment! I agree that Call of Duty is a franchice with a limited lease on life, it surprises me that Activision is so keen to over-resource it.
What is up with the Tony Hawk franchise? Really, how could they let such a fantastic franchise go to waste.
I want a true sequel to Tony Hawk 2!
What is up with the Tony Hawk franchise? Really, how could they let such a fantastic franchise go to waste.
I want a true sequel to Tony Hawk 2!