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07-19-2010, 11:26 AM
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If the video above is legitimate, it may mean Activision is stepping up its plans to create a subscription model for the Call of Duty (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3170250) series. VG247 reports (http://www.vg247.com/2010/07/19/rumour-cod-subcription-plan-leaked-in-gameplay-video/) that the user was trying to join a friend's session and had a purchase screen pop up. The half-word "Membersh-" is cut off, but seems to clearly imply a membership program will be for sale.
We know that Activision is interested in creating a subscription model. The company tested the waters with a survey (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174797) last year, and more recently company head Bobby Kotick echoed the sentiment outright. "I would have Call of Duty be an online subscription service tomorrow," said (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180011) Kotick. "When you think about what the audience's interests are and how you could really satisfy bigger audiences with more inspired, creative opportunities, I would love to see us have an online Call of Duty world. I think our players would just have so much of a more compelling experience."
On the other hand, this screen was tied directly to Modern Warfare 2, and it would be awfully bizarre of Activision to start such a program over eight months after the game's release. If the company plans to begin a membership program this late in the game's life, and to add "creative opportunities," it could be to access bonus content without removing current features a la PlayStation Plus (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180082). Or, the video may just be an outright hoax. After all, popping up on one user's screen as he tries to join a game seems convenient. We know the company is interested, but we'll have to see if anything comes of it.
(http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180442)
1UP (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180442)
If the video above is legitimate, it may mean Activision is stepping up its plans to create a subscription model for the Call of Duty (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3170250) series. VG247 reports (http://www.vg247.com/2010/07/19/rumour-cod-subcription-plan-leaked-in-gameplay-video/) that the user was trying to join a friend's session and had a purchase screen pop up. The half-word "Membersh-" is cut off, but seems to clearly imply a membership program will be for sale.
We know that Activision is interested in creating a subscription model. The company tested the waters with a survey (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174797) last year, and more recently company head Bobby Kotick echoed the sentiment outright. "I would have Call of Duty be an online subscription service tomorrow," said (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180011) Kotick. "When you think about what the audience's interests are and how you could really satisfy bigger audiences with more inspired, creative opportunities, I would love to see us have an online Call of Duty world. I think our players would just have so much of a more compelling experience."
On the other hand, this screen was tied directly to Modern Warfare 2, and it would be awfully bizarre of Activision to start such a program over eight months after the game's release. If the company plans to begin a membership program this late in the game's life, and to add "creative opportunities," it could be to access bonus content without removing current features a la PlayStation Plus (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180082). Or, the video may just be an outright hoax. After all, popping up on one user's screen as he tries to join a game seems convenient. We know the company is interested, but we'll have to see if anything comes of it.
(http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180442)
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