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Call of Duty: Ghosts Boxart For PlayStation 4 Lists Offline Play As A Feature

Call of Duty: Ghosts is an upcoming new addition to the Call of Duty franchise by Activision. Ever since the DRM drama by Microsoft for the Xbox One which entailed it to have an online verification check of 24 hours to play games on the system and with its competitor imposing no such type of DRM, seems like publishers are trying to clarify it crystal clearly on the PlayStation 4, by listing offline playability as a feature.

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ZodTheRipper3818d ago

Remote Play is a feature the competition doesn't have, what's the problem with it?

Listing offline on the other hand is questionable ...but since the always-online fiasco on the Xbox it's probably not that wrong.

ShinMaster3818d ago

Either it means offline multiplayer/co-op.
Or it's taking a stab at Microsoft, suggesting you'll never need an internet connection to play on PS4.

Probably the first one.

GribbleGrunger3818d ago (Edited 3818d ago )

Is the headline right? It says 'online optional'. Surely that suggests singleplayer is the focus.

That's an interesting approach. I hope this is indicative of the industry getting back to focusing on single player more and not just throwing together some arbitrary narrative. Online is obviously important to a lot of people but my personal preferences are singleplayer, and I know I'm not alone in that.

MajorAly3818d ago

I have thoroughly enjoyed the SP campaign of Call of Duty starting from Modern Warfare. Infinity Ward really knew how to blend in action and FPS narrative. I also enjoyed BlackOps's SP campaign although can't say the same for Black Ops 2.

I'm really looking forward to the SP campaign of Ghosts as IW really set the bar high in FPS narratives and action sequences and set pieces ofcourse.

Nick_5153818d ago

I liked Black Ops' singleplayer, but I never cared for any Modern Warfare singleplayer. It's just all action and nothing interesting.

vigilante_man3818d ago

Gotta agree with Nick_515 about MW. I played MW2 and the single player was the most confusing story-less game I have ever completed. It was a mesh of multi-player maps threaded together.

I prefer a great single-player game with the best environments then used for multi-player..

DoomeDx3818d ago

Wait what!? 1-2 players?

Every cod on console so far has had 1-4.. :/

Nextgen is really anti-local multiplayer

ZodTheRipper3818d ago (Edited 3818d ago )

I noticed that earlier today when watching Extinction mode gameplay! It's really just 2 players.
This is a deal breaker for me to be honest, I've always bought CoD's primarily for their 4 player offline modes.

KrisButtar3818d ago

Eurogamer says the 360 version has 4 player offline play and 2 player co-op. hoping it follows for next gen or I just may get the current gen version

tdogchristy903818d ago

It started with this gen which was a letdown. To play say mw3 or bf3 you needed to LAN consoles or go online. Halo was the only one I can think of it have local 4 player. So next gen going further into this is sad. I miss the old simple days.

Master-H3818d ago

Umm i'm pretty sure you can play mw3 offline split screen with 4 players, i've done it before, all the past cods have this, would suck if ghosts doesnt, i usually play split screen on the weekends with friends.

GraveLord3818d ago

Hopefully this was just because of the next-gen rush.

Starbucks_Fan3818d ago

WTF?! No 4 players?! That's f***ing stupid.

Sevir3818d ago

Remote Play! :) Dat Remote Play... I'm not getting COD:Ghosts, but I have to admit seeing games having Remote play built in shows that Sony has finally got it right with the PS4.

MajorAly3818d ago

Well PlayStation 4 was built from the ground up to have harmonic integration with PS Vita and seeing how Mark Cerny was the lead architect on both, it is not surprising and only shows how PS Vita is really a great platform itself.

The-mindblowerfucker3818d ago

Popcorn has finished and ready to be served.

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Judge Delays Ruling on FTC's Attempt to Exclude Evidence in Microsoft's Favor in Activision Case

The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.

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thesoftware73060d ago

Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.

MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.

Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.

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FTC and "Gamers' Lawsuit" Lawyers Denounce Microsoft's Layoffs in Activision Blizzard Legal Battle

The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard are denouncing the recent layoffs within the respective legal battles.

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Abriael70d ago

It's like watching a bad legal drama.

XiNatsuDragnel70d ago

Best part there's no dramazation lol

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Microsoft Allowed to Probe Sony and Ubisoft in Legal Battle Against FTC, but Regulator Fires Back

The legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC over the Activision Blizzard acquisition continues. The house of Xbox just scored a major point but the FTC is firing back.

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XiNatsuDragnel71d ago

Yeah man I think Microsoft here getting to probe is kinda wrong unless you only have accessed to necessary information not complete access imo.

Abriael71d ago

Obviously they aren't giving them the password to Sony's computers and telling them "help yourself."

Eonjay70d ago

"Microsoft allowed to probe Sony and Ubisoft"

Sounds hot...

ApocalypseShadow71d ago (Edited 71d ago )

Maybe Microsoft should also talk and get help from their "congressional influencers" at The Capital. They had plenty to say on the matter before the acquisition. They are mighty quiet after the purchase went through. Almost as if they had a stake in the matter.

Abriael70d ago

Could you perhaps explain how this is related? I'm honestly curious since you seem to bring it up rather often.

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S2Killinit70d ago

He is pointing out how corrupt MS is, and how money talks. I think.

KwietStorm_BLM70d ago

I would say read between the lines but it's pretty damn clear as it is.

Bathyj70d ago

You should be careful upsetting Sony too much Microsoft.
You might need them to sell your subpar games soon.

TornRaptor70d ago

The games will become the best things ever all of a sudden.

Bathyj70d ago

Yeah I really doubt that.
I'm struggling to think of one I really cared about missing.

Hofstaderman70d ago

Bwhahahaha. Ain't that the truth.

Mr_cheese70d ago

The only exclusive im personally interested in from Microsoft is Elderscrolls and that's not even got s release date.

Everything else is genuinely of none interest.

OtterX70d ago

Microsoft never waits for the probing to be consensual.

derek70d ago

This isn't a major victory. They're essentially being allowed to call witnesses in regards to agreements they reached with Sony and Ubisoft which was initially blocked because Microsoft didn't make the request through the proper channels. This case is dead, there is no way the ftc will be allowed to unwind this acquisition.

Sephiroushin70d ago

they probably know case is death but want some proof to sue them for a few millions regarding other stuff, the ftc loves to sue everyone, be sure that as soon as all this end they will just go sue MS and end in a settlement.

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