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[YuriLowell]

How did it breakdown? PC vs PS3 vs 360?

My guess.

PC= 3. 360= 500 PS3=200

 

[FrankT]

1.5 Million + online on xbl in middle of afternoon right now wow!

That is pretty crazy and all before school is even out. I've been of the opinion this would not best MW2 first month, but anyway you slice it that is nutty numbers.

 

[jonnybryce]

How did it breakdown? PC vs PS3 vs 360?

Last night at the Best Buy launch there was a table and surprisingly a lot more PS3 copies were being sold than 360, about 2:1. I asked an employee which was selling more (maybe 360 was and was being restocked on the table faster) and he said PS3. Don't know about PC though.

 

[ultron87]

"Split Screen Online Multiplayer
While the exact number of supported players is not yet known, Black Ops will allow multiple players on the same console to play online."

was this confirmed ? and will it be on the ps3 too or is it just a 360 feature ?

I'd really like to know if anyone has any more details on this.

How many people can you play online with on the same console? And is that just for normal games or can you also play split-screen zombie mode?

 

[Mik2121]

I think what you are thinking of is a gameplay system. The engine is simply how the graphics are rendered out.

It would be possible for someone to go back and add the perks system to COD2.

Actually the engine isn't only that. It also changes how the animations work, how to create the particle effects, shaders, etc... Hell, in some cases like The Unreal Engine, it has it's own programming tools included.

 

[Spooks]

After playing a couple games i'm gonna have to say I'm enjoying it. It's so nice not to see noob tubes getting spammed or having some dude commando lunge me from the bottom of a staircase. What I do have to get use to though is how weaker the guns feel and the game as a whole seems a little bit slower than MW. But still, awesome shit. Too bad I gotta go run and do some errands right now

 

[Diablohead]

Locale only searches is shit, I bet it's looking for 250 ping which is shit

 

[regs]

Not feeling the RC-XD at all. It needs a patch pretty ASAP. :/

I agree but I'll give it some time, I figured it would be lame as hell when they first showed it lol

 

[njean777]

anybody else playing the ps3 version and getting all these problems like i listed?

Bad hit detection, fps drops?

 

[backflip10019]

"Split Screen Online Multiplayer
While the exact number of supported players is not yet known, Black Ops will allow multiple players on the same console to play online."

was this confirmed ? and will it be on the ps3 too or is it just a 360 feature ?

Wow, please tell me that you can actually play with guests online on the 360... Such a necessary feature that's been missing from past iterations.

 

[strikeselect]

1,672,679 players online on 360.

Insane. :lol

 

[clav]

Wow, please tell me that you can actually play with guests online on the 360...

I think your split screen players also need a Xbox Gold account. Can't use guests.

 

[YuriLowell]

Actually the engine isn't only that. It also changes how the animations work, how to create the particle effects, shaders, etc... Hell, in some cases like The Unreal Engine, it has it's own programming tools included.

Guess I was being too general with my description. Yes engines do include all of that.

 

[aku:jiki]

It really sucks how much doesn't work today though... Activision can't claim that they had no idea how many players they'd get, and disabling features is a shitty solution. Pretty annoyed that I've already lost a few awesome kills I'd like to have saved (best one being an "oh there you are" 180 masterkey kill :lol). Not loving how broken the matchmaking is either...

People need to learn that these games are not balanced for difficulty.

People know this. It's called achievements and/or trophies.

 

[Thorhald]

Pretty sure i haven't found it because it's not in the game ... but if you have several friends on, and you all want to play together, is there a lobby system like Halo or MW2?

Frustrating right now to have to send them invites, and by time you get in to send an invite, the server has filled up.

 

[JB1981]

1,672,679 players online on 360.

Insane. :lol

doesn't anyone work :lol

 

[demolitio]

Wow, my framerate in MP maxed out is twice as much as what I was getting in SP with the tweaks. There's definitely some sort of bug or major problem. You can go to the Steam forums to see proof of that. Hell, they have multi-GPU on yet multi-threading is off even though the game requires a dual core.

Looks like I'm playing MP for a while. :lol

 

[backflip10019]

I think your split screen players also need a Xbox Gold account. Can't use guests.

Really? WOW, that's incredibly lame. But I guess it's better than nothing. Wish they would have incorporated guests into the online experience (like Halo did, oh you know, 6 years ago).

 

[FrankT]

1,672,679 players online on 360.

Insane. :lol

Live is going to break tonight. :lol

 

[Mr. B Natural]

doesn't anyone work :lol

Well...uhh no :lol

 

[MarshMellow96]

Interesting that theatre mode is the first to go. I don't see the userbase getting smaller for a while - how do they plan on working that out?

 

[backflip10019]

1,672,679 players online on 360.

Insane. :lol

Holy shit. That is INSANE. Wonder what it will peak at tonight.

 

[canadian crowe]

anybody else playing the ps3 version and getting all these problems like i listed?

Bad hit detection, fps drops?

Yeah, I get them sometimes too. I was chasing a dot down on the map, expecting to cut him off at the pass, and the dot jumped and the guy was right in front of me. So Annoying.

 

[Mik2121]

How much did MW2 sell during the first week and during the first day? It would be interesting to compare it to the BO results.

 

[.nimrod]

It really sucks how much doesn't work today though... Activision can't claim that they had no idea how many players they'd get, and disabling features is a shitty solution. Pretty annoyed that I've already lost a few awesome kills I'd like to have saved (best one being an "oh there you are" 180 masterkey kill :lol). Not loving how broken the matchmaking is either...

How's the masterkey compared to MW2? Is it nerfed/buffed/the same?

 

[cyberheater]

Last night at the Best Buy launch there was a table and surprisingly a lot more PS3 copies were being sold than 360, about 2:1. I asked an employee which was selling more (maybe 360 was and was being restocked on the table faster) and he said PS3. Don't know about PC though.

Seems like it's going to be monster sales for both 360 and PS3. For some reason, it wouldn't surprise me if it sold more on PS3.
I guess we'll have to see the future sales thread to be sure.

 

[jonnybryce]

So every time I die I sink under the map into a white abyss.

 

[123rl]

The ground is DLC (due next month @ 1600 points)

It's a cool game so far though. Single player is fun and surprisingly original. I love the structure and the way it is narrated and based around real characters/events

 

[Diablohead]

I think the 360 servers have gone tits up, can't find a game or join one, me and my cousin keep getting broken lobbies (I am open nat btw) so something is wrong here.

I want to play mah codblops online

 

[syztem]

Really? WOW, that's incredibly lame. But I guess it's better than nothing. Wish they would have incorporated guests into the online experience (like Halo did, oh you know, 6 years ago).

He's wrong. Guest are allowed. The guest gets all of your CURRENT unlocks for that time, and gains xp/credits for the session (ex. if you're level 20, they start at level 20, with all of your guns/attachments/etc. if they want something you don't have they have to earn enough credits and buy it during that session). When they quit all of their progress is lost.

 

[cyberheater]

So every time I die I sink under the map into a white abyss.

Go into the light...

 

[Old Gimlet Eyes]

Really? WOW, that's incredibly lame. But I guess it's better than nothing. Wish they would have incorporated guests into the online experience (like Halo did, oh you know, 6 years ago).

Black Ops has guest support like Halo does. I think it is just 2 players per screen, but it might be 4, COD3 was anyways. But yeah, 1st player needs a gold account.

 

[backflip10019]

He's wrong. Guest are allowed. The guest gets all of your CURRENT unlocks for that time, and gains xp/credits for the session (ex. if you're level 20, they start at level 20, with all of your guns/attachments/etc. if they want something you don't have they have to earn enough credits and buy it during that session). When they quit all of their progress is lost.

Really? YESSSSSSSSS! Awesome addition! It would always suck having friends over and not being able to play together on one Xbox. SO EXCITED for this.

 

[FrankT]

Seems like it's going to be monster sales for both 360 and PS3. For some reason, it wouldn't surprise me if it sold more on PS3.
I guess we'll have to see the future sales thread to be sure.

With this kind of differnce first month last year I kind of doubt it;

1.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) / Infinity Ward, Activision / 4.20 million
2.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) / Infinity Ward, Activision / 1.87 million

This ain't really a Madden situation either as the marketing is heavily skewed here as well. Not saying it will be the same this year, but still likely a considerable difference.

How much did MW2 sell during the first week and during the first day? It would be interesting to compare it to the BO results.

First day NA+UK=$310 million;

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/104/1044587p1.html

~4.7 million copies.

 

[D4Danger]

1,672,679 players online on 360.

Insane. :lol

I just checked my xbl friends list for the first time in about 5 months and everyone is back online playing black ops. Always bet on black, indeed.

the PC version doesn't sound like it's going to work for me so now I'm wondering if it's worth getting the 360 version until it's fixed.

 

[Kyoufu]

Seems like it's going to be monster sales for both 360 and PS3. For some reason, it wouldn't surprise me if it sold more on PS3.
I guess we'll have to see the future sales thread to be sure.

It will never sell more on PS3. Most bros are on XBL.

 

[Salsa]

the PC version doesn't sound like it's going to work for me so now I'm wondering if it's worth getting the 360 version until it's fixed.

Im sure it wont take long man

 

[Lonely1]

My guess.

PC= 3. 360= 500 PS3=200

And Wii/DS!?

 

[Garryk]

Does the PC version have Steam cheevos?

 

[oblo]

How did it breakdown? PC vs PS3 vs 360?

My guess.

PC= 3. 360= 500 PS3=200

Actually here in Belgium at our store it's nothing like that, more like : PC=12%, 360=18% PS3=70%.

/edit: haven't sold a single copy on DS myself and from past experiences I doubt I will before the price gets slashed, on Wii I'm expecting it to do pretty good for a non-Nintendo title, if it had been released at the same moment I guess it would have stolen away a nice 1% in my above estimates.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Delicious PC servers, running smooth so far for me.

It will never sell more on PS3. Most bros are on XBL.

Worldwide, it will probably even out. In the US it's gauranteed to sell more on 360 as it always has.

 

[YuriLowell]

And Wii/DS!?

6/50

 

[DesertEater]

He's wrong. Guest are allowed. The guest gets all of your CURRENT unlocks for that time, and gains xp/credits for the session (ex. if you're level 20, they start at level 20, with all of your guns/attachments/etc. if they want something you don't have they have to earn enough credits and buy it during that session). When they quit all of their progress is lost.

What about the ps3 version ??

 

[syztem]

Really? YESSSSSSSSS! Awesome addition! It would always suck having friends over and not being able to play together on one Xbox. SO EXCITED for this.

Just one extra player though, not 4 player. Still, it's a great feature.

 

[syztem]

What about the ps3 version ??

Can't answer this one, just have it for 360.

 

[backflip10019]

Just one extra player though, not 4 player. Still, it's a great feature.

Ah, true. But it's a step in the right direction! Also, is the multiplayer screen still offset in a weird way with the black boxes in the corners? Or is it full screen?

 

[DarthWoo]

I wonder if the PC issues are anything similar to that setting in Left 4 Dead relating to multiple cores where if you turn it on, the game just starts intermittently stopping every few seconds, even sometimes if you do have multiple cores.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Haven't picked up a call of duty game since 4. Might pick this one up. Maybe for the fact that all my friends will be playing it for a long time.

 

[YuriLowell]

Actually here in Belgium at our store it's nothing like that, more like : PC=12%, 360=18% PS3=70%.

That is going by what its like in my part of the united states.
There is still an unopened copy of Freedom Force vs. Third Reich from when the gamestop opened up in 2005.

 

[magicaltrevor]

Slowdowns on PS3 :-(