Modern Warfare 2 PC Postponed Till Nov 24


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SOURCE: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/05...mw2-pc-delayed/

Come on everybody! Climb aboard! This is the Angrytank Express, headed direct to Stop Screwing Over The PC You Massive ******* city. Like pretty much every fuggin? thing that has a multi-platform release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on PC has, it now transpires, been delayed. Only by a fortnight, but still ? for God?s sakes. Toot toot! The Angrytank Is Go!

The facts ? Modern Warfare 2 is released on November 10th for the consoles, but November 24th for PC. LOAD THE RAGE TORPEDO.

On its own, it?s not something I?d be firing up the Angrytank for, but the number of other games that have been delayed, most especially their PC versions, means us merry bunch aren?t going to have the merry time that those merrier console types will in November. No official reason?s been given for this betrayalette of the platform that launched Call of Duty, but it?s horribly easy to conjecture wildly and recklessly.

Bitter Theory Number One, Activision-Blizzard doesn?t really give a monkey?s epiglottis about PC, compared to the mega-sales it?ll surely lure on PS3 and 360. That we at RPS have essentially never had any communication with anyone at Actard about any of their games certainly makes me reach for my tinfoil hat in this regard. They don?t do much these days to suggest the PC is an important platform to them anymore. Could it be a case of get the console launches as right as possible, and grudgingly finish up the PC version and whatever packing/DRM/whatever is necessary once that?s all done?

Bitter Theory Number Two, could it be fears of piracy ? making sure leeched launch-week copies of MW2 PC don?t disrupt the -ahahahahah ? torrent of console sales? It?s possible, and a theory that?s frequently raised in response to this kind of news. Forever a contentious argument, but not one that looks like it?ll go away in a hurry.

Or is it to ensure MW2 PC is absolutely, bang-on perfect right? I?d hope for the latter ? and it?s certainly fair to say Infinity Ward have never let down this platform in that regard. Even MW1, for all its barnstorming console success, had a robust and beautiful PC version rather than a case of Pull The Magic ?Port? Lever. Hopefully we?re on track for a similarly shiny experience, and perhaps that extra fortnight is necessary to ensure it. So if MW2 turns out to be a wobbly port, I?m adding an extra turret to my angrytank.

Or it?s just a manufacturing/distribution snafu, in which case I?m being quite the drama queen. Still, this is the biggest games publisher in the world ? surely they can work out how to make a bunch of plastic discs on time?

And so the Angrytank pauses for a moment, unsure whether or not to roll furiously onwards. What should it do?

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Modern Warefare 1 was a great PC game. I expect the same from MW2. The delay is unfortunate though. They should just delay all platforms and aim for a simultaneous launch.

If the PC is to become such an afterthought, with BF 1943 PC delayed, MW2 delayed, Borderlands PC delayed, perhaps they should honestly just kill the platform off all together. Make it die fast or live up to expectations.

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WTFFFFF

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Modern Warefare 1 was a great PC game. I expect the same from MW2. The delay is unfortunate though. They should just delay all platforms and aim for a simultaneous launch.

If the PC is to become such an afterthought, with BF 1943 PC delayed, MW2 delayed, Borderlands PC delayed, perhaps they should honestly just kill the platform off all together. Make it die fast or live up to expectations.

don't troll

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Basically, the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 will be delayed in Europe (no official word for North America).

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No surprise. Offsetting PC releases has become standard practice of late. Now just about everyone is doing it. I doubt there's any evidence it positively impacts sales, but it probably makes the publishers feel good about themselves somehow. Placebo more than anything else.

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Cause consoles are better :p

/leaves before flamewar begins

not because I dont like consoles :p im actually getting it for the 360. will get it for the pc sooner or later since online supports more players.

but since I only work like 5 hours a week at minimum. I will be $55 short on the 11th. since im trying to get the 360 console version since I dont have a 360(use to have one) and I want one. if it was delayed till the 24th I would have enough since I get payed that day :p

the kid who wants to buy my psp better have the money buy then! or I could barrow $55 from my mom I suppose but I dont want to do that

for pc. look at it this way. you get that thanksgiving weekend time so you can play a lot then :) and closer to luanch so you can get ahead of other people!

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This is getting stupid. PC versions of games are so much better, with more players, better graphics, better controls, etc.

I have been fighting with myself over which version to get the 360 or PC......... now this sucks about PC

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This is getting stupid. PC versions of games are so much better, with more players, better graphics, better controls, etc.

I have been fighting with myself over which version to get the 360 or PC......... now this sucks about PC

if the pc version was that much superior u would wait the few extra weeks for its release, should be a no brainer for u

controls are better? this is down to preference (keyboard was made for typing)

better graphics? this depends on how much u paid to upgrade your pc

online community and accessibility? i dont think pc can beat 360 in this regard

plus for pc version is having more players in each game (but too many gets silly imo) and dlc is usually free

xbox 4 lyf3... exclusive timed dlc 4 teh w1n

*runs out of thread ducking noob tubers*

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controls are better? this is down to preference (keyboard was made for typing)

online community and accessibility? i dont think pc can beat 360 in this regard

Controls; not going to argue with that. Gamepads are way more precise than mouse and keyboard for first person shooters.

Online; I agree with you. Having custom maps (minus the DLC ones), gameplay mods (like the zombie servers) and free multiplayer, just plain sucks.

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This sucks, publishers are so short-sighted sometimes with these decisions. Let's hope Activision doesn't taint Blizzard with this kind of decision making (although I would expect as long as Blizz keeps delivering dump trucks of money each month Activision will leave them reasonably unscathed).

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WTFFFFF

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

don't troll

He's not trolling... PC gaming is a flaming mess nowadays, this just proves it. Why should anyone spend any money on building a decent rig when publishers pretty much crap all over them. So many games delayed or cancelled entirely.

It's such a shame, I much prefer PC gaming to console gaming any day of the week, yet I now have both a PS3 and 360 because PC games have just dried up.

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Good, rather have a delay than a crappy game like CoD5... AkA reskin of CoD4

I do agree with you on that one for sure (Y)

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Controls; not going to argue with that. Gamepads are way more precise than mouse and keyboard for first person shooters.

My 2000dpi G5 mouse says hi.

online community and accessibility? i dont think pc can beat 360 in this regard

Free online gaming, clan support, leagues and ladders? I think you're talking ********. :)

Oh well, as I said in the previous thread I'm not paying ?45 for a game. I'll have to stick a box under the counter at work and rent it for two weeks till the PC version arrives for ?2:laugh:h:

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Hey 2000dpi G5 mouse, my sarcasm missed you.

I was agreeing with you in your sarcastic tone. Never mind. :)

Playing an FPS with a gamepad is like wanking through 3 socks. Just can't get the grip or control you need.

That's a mental image I didn't want. :(

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Playing an FPS with a gamepad is like wanking through 3 socks. Just can't get the grip or control you need.

When MW was first released on the PC, I tried a only gamepad game (with xbox360 gamepads) with a few friends and I still can't understand how so many console gamers play the game on the console.

I was agreeing with you in your sarcastic tone. Never mind eh? :)

Your sarcasm was well hidden... way too well hidden. I call shenanigans!

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my guess is that they do this for $$ - because most ppl have both pc and console, but wouldn't want to wait...

so they will buy it for console, which prevents piracy.

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