#XboxOrWeRiot is the result of Sony getting marketing rights for Call of Duty

After today’s announcement that Sony now has the exclusive rights to Call of Duty (CoD), the Xbox CoD community is literally up in arms protesting about this marketing decision.

CoD has had the exclusive rights for quite some time now, hence the reason that the entire competitive CoD scene is focused around Xbox.

Trending on all social media right now is the hash tag #XboxOrWeRiot

[NatureOfLogic_]

After reading a lot of comment from Xbox fans, I thought the Xbox community didn't care for COD anymore. It seems Sony made a great move by getting marketing rights.

[jackanderson1985]

the people who say that are probably the same people who come out with "oh another COD not getting that same crap again" yet the game sells many millions

[Ezz2013]

It's a freaking DLC ... what's the big deal here ?!

[SourtreeDing]

DLC matter even tho theyre FEW ppl in every forums or site that speak loudest say it doesnt ....

i think it was a smart move by Sony. and it was a great choice to start with Treyarch COD

Zombies all day the only reason i have wait for this COD muahahha... cant wait

[Muerte2494]

I guess it was only okay when it was DLC for Xbox first

[4Sh0w]

nah, anybody can start a petition and this game is played by millions of Xbox fans yet its only like 113 signatures. I think most Xbox fans are smart enough to know that COD DLC a month later isn't a big deal.

-I actually think its more trolling than people who really care COD because its a huge MULTIPLAT franchise and everybody knows that, marketing rights never had anything to do with where gamers play, fans ALWAYS played where they can play with their favorite controller and friends the most.

[xHeavYx]

#XboxOrWeRiot? #XboxMasterRace?
Lol, kids these days...

[Eonjay]

Let them riot. Doesn't matter. Like crack to junkie so too will they buy COD anyway.

[zeal0us]

Its more than "freaking DLC" its life. CoD is loved;CoD is life. Sony has messed up the natural order with this move. Great now my gaming experience is forever ruined. Thanks alot Sony.*

*I'm kidding btw

[pedrof93]

The better part is by doing that they will promote the new deal even more !

[badz149]

Riot? Pfft...they just want to loot

[gaffyh]

I say please riot.

[XisThatKid]

Yup I thought CoD didn't matter anymore, This was coming from X1 fans Salting over their little girlfriend left them. "Oh well we used her up you can have her" attitude. Now this happens Guess all Xbox fans aren't the same after all.

[donthate]

As a gamer, I can see why some of these people are upset. They bought an Xbox One expecting CoD to be preferred on that platform. All of a sudden that is changed!

If you can't understand that, then imagine if Metal Gear Solid 5 suddenly preferred the Xbox One platform?

That should hit home!

[Why o why]

Donthate

You could of just said tomb raider...

I didn't see anything to this level though. Seems n4g x1 fans don't speak for all x1 fans.

I'm also seeing the downplaying of this similar to the downplaying of streetfighter v. Its all of a sudden washed up......... i mean, dont get me wrong, hypocrisy isn't exclusive to 1 set of fans but some of the x1 ones are really showing their rare ends on this occasion.

[AliTheSnake1]

I like call of duty, and I could care less if I have to wait a month to get the DLC.

But seeing how COD fans on xbox are reacting to this, I have to say Sony have made a very smart Business decision.

[Yetter]

but several less million than the previous title in the franchise. The CoD trend is finally starting to die down and I couldn't be happier

[kingmushroom]

haha nailed it

[Svinya]

#NoJusticeNoPeace

[bouzebbal]

this is a massive move for Sony. Confirming their supremacy in NA.
They will market the game on PS4 and welcome PS4 COD limited editions and co.

So funny xbox fanboys saying this is no big deal. It was a big deal for xbox and now it is a big deal for PS.

[Gaming101]

lol yup, they're going to riot all right... right around their parents' basement because they're all too fat to make it outside.

[UltimateMaster]

Who cares, it's timed exclusivity for.. what a month?
Seriously, Grow up.

[UltimateMaster]

Highly doubt Sony had anything to do with that decision. It's most likely because the PS4 is selling really well and they want to please their fans (on the bigger install base.)

I'm just gonna say it, why not at the same time?

[CrazedFiend]

#XboxOrWeWhine

[subtenko]

This is juicy, I dont care for COD personally, yea it can be fun, but Im glad Sony did this,lol XD

I thought Xbox fans say 'Xbox won E3' with [limited] backwards compatibility? So why are they crying over this?

Make up your minds :/ Both Xbox and PS had some cool announcements, but Im not yelling at Xbox as mainly a Sony fan.

[Gazondaily]

I find it hilarious how many fanboys are lapping this up after the Xbox got absolutely rinsed for having this deal for ages.

Ive even seen people do a magic u turn and say 'new cod looks good' when they never even touched their games with a bargepole or pretended not to be interested.

The hypocrisy is there on both sides but with those lapping this up and talking about sales domination etc, lmao! That integrity.

The deal is massive for Sony. If I were MS though, I would drop it. What's the benefit of it now that they get outsold even regardless of the exclusivity deal? They need to focus properly on their first party outfit.

Btw, are we not regarding this as money hatting?

Tj

[sonarus]

exclusive dlc always leaves somebody pissed off. Microsoft started these shenanigans so deserve no pity whatsoever. Their fanboys on the other hand need to take a deep breath and keep on living.

[BigDog55]

You forgot two words !! On Playstation 4 !!

[bennissimo]

lol It's just for DLC, too. Who cares? All MLG play will be on the XB1.

[UltimateMaster]

This is childish to say the least.
No real man would care if they would have to wait 1 month to get their DLC.

#XboxCryBabiesTantrum
#XboxisforChildren

[Malacath]

@Ultimatemaster

What you say about Sony having nothing to do with this is absolute nonsense.

There is no way that any video game publisher would alienate a proportion of their customers by making them wait one month for DLC unless they were paid for it.

There would be no benefit whatsoever to activision unless they are being paid.

The fact is Sony offered more money than Microsoft. It's just business and nothing to do with trying to please ps4 owners.

MS paid for the exclusivity deal with past CODs. Sony paid this time. Just like they paid for the Destiny deal.

It's no big deal though. It's still the same game and it's nowhere near as bad as the Destiny deal with xbox owners having to wait a year

[Gazondaily]

After reading a lot of comments from Playstation fans, I thought the Playstation community didn't care for COD anymore. I guess I was wrong.

"It seems Sony made a great move by getting marketing rights"

Now that nauseating move that people bemoaned is suddenly great.

I'd argue that its not as great as you might think. Whilst COD is one of the biggest ip's out there, its association with Xbox seemed long over drawn. It was definitely time for MS to move on.

[Muerte2494]

Your comments are baffling when it was only last year that we say COD:AW on Microsoft's stage and was told that they would receive DLC first for that game. Now since it's on Playstation, this is a bad thing?

I honestly don't care for COD so this doesn't affect me in any way. But since some 360 players switched to ps4, there is obviously a market for it.

[Gazondaily]

Muerte, I was doing a take on the trolling comment above.

COD still sold more on PS4 didn't it?

There definitely is a market for it but am I the only one thinking it was right for MS to move on from this partnership? For ages MS were criticised over it and not branching out.

Now MS have titles like Scalebound and Recore and then dropping this age old and much criticised partnership that made people regard it as the bro-dude console but no one bats an eye?

[Christopher]

Some of us just wished CoD didn't show up on any console maker's stage... :(

Edit: Also, this type of stuff is most likely started by people who are just trolling and don't care at all about this topic. Just craving some attention.

[Nineball2112]

COD is still played by millions. I think it's past it's prime, but it really doesn't matter what I think. LOL

[slappy508]

PS user here, not interested in COD but I hate this type of marketing deals by either company. Seems such a waste of resources to splash out just so that their users can play DLC earlier.. Big whoop!

[Pixel_Enemy]

It's called hypocrisy and both sides are guilty of this all the time. I remember last gen when Xbox fans played the sales game in every argument because in the US Xbox outsold PS most of it's life cycle. This gen, they are awfully quiet around this subject and get angry when PS fans shove it in their faces.

What goes around... You get the picture.

[warczar]

Trust me when I say whoever wrote that doesn't speak for the Playstation community. I'm on my way to sign this petition right now, Microsoft can have all the overpriced dlc they want.

[raWfodog]

"There definitely is a market for it but am I the only one thinking it was right for MS to move on from this partnership?"

Just asking, but are you sure that it was MS's decision alone to 'move on'? How sure are you that it wasn't Activision's decision to 'move on' thereby leaving MS no choice but to accept it? That knowledge could put this more into perspective. Just putting that out there. Doesn't matter to me either way. I haven't played CoD since the original BlOps and I will wait to see (as usual) if this game has any reason for me to get back into the series (not holding my breath).

[Gazondaily]

@raw

"Just asking, but are you sure that it was MS's decision alone to 'move on'? How sure are you that it wasn't Activision's decision to 'move on' thereby leaving MS no choice but to accept it? "

Could be. PS4 is selling massively and Acti could have pulled the plug on the deal. Who knows.

[raWfodog]

Overall, that news was not very compelling for me as I don't really care about who gets DLC first anyway. If I'm interested in getting the DLC at all, I don't mind waiting for it to come to whatever system I want it on. In fact, I'm a cheap bastard and usually wait for GOTY editions with all the DLC included.

[uth11]

I'd say it's good for Sony, not necessarily good for gamers.

[AliTheSnake1]

That comment was not a t roll. Sony did make a very smart business decision. Look at xbox cod fans' reaction.

[Erik7357]

It's a great move because it got the Xbox's community attention and hit it hard. This could get a lot of people to buy a ps4 that were going to buy a xbox one.

[SpringHeeledJack]

Haha gotta love the xbox fangirl mods marking my comment as trolling to appease septic the crybaby. I have more agrees than disagrees, his comment is smashed with disagrees and he attacks PlayStation fans, but his comment stays?

Yeh nice logic mods.

[UnHoly_One]

I find this whole turn of events hilarious.

Most of Sony's show was about buying exclusive and timed content from 3rd parties. The exact thing that used to be the worst thing in the world according to Sony fanboys.

And now it's awesome and they did they right thing. So funny. :-D

Here's the thing. These Xbox CoD fans are mad. That doesn't mean they are going to go buy a ps4 now. It means they hate Sony for doing this.

Sony didn't make anyone happy by doing this at all. The people that already have a ps4 would have bought it on ps4 anyway.

What a bonehead move from Sony. They are full of them this gen. And people are just sucking it up and asking for more. lol

[WelkinCole]

You are very one dimensional in your thinking.

Just because it is a good move for Sony does not mean the who thinks so think COD is a great game.

I don't like COD but it is a great move for Sony because many people do like it and they Sony will benefit for this.

Is this really hard for you to understand?.

[Gazondaily]

@WelkinCole

Mate, it was a take on what NatureofLogic was spouting. I just replaced the words Xbox with PlayStation.

I have however seen examples of a few people now clamoring over this that were so staunchly against it previously.

[Immorals]

I was grateful that Sony got it. Was always a predictable cigarette break in Microsofts E3 conference!

[EvilWay]

Well it's probably the Cod Esports community

[tinynuggins]

Yeah I was wondering if the marketing rights include the e sports. I could see how that might be a bit of a bummer for the hardcover cod fans that prefer the xbox one controller.

[Peace_Love_and_FPS]

Or all the pros who will need to buy new scufs

[thejigisup]

The comments from xboxorweriot hashtaggers are pathetic(majoritively), those people are the reason i don't play on xbox or cod anymore for that matter.

[Dabigkahuna504]

You funny because I also thought Playstation fans Never care for cod but I know now that's about to change

[gosukyomomma]

I own both consoles yh i prefer my ps4 since im on that more do i like COD? Nope couldnt care less tbh and never will - unless they remake cod 4 modern warfare the best cod there ever was then id defo be interested as of now cod can do one its dead in my eyes

[BiggerBoss]

We get it.

ALL fanboys are hypocrites, regardless of their console of choice.

[BlackTar187]

lol based on 30 people on n4g.com i have made the decision that PS fans are hypocrites every one of them now love COD the most and they were just saying they didn't like it. What a salty set of gamers those ps gamers are now that they got COD we see their true colors

/s ROFLMAO

Lo get out of here

[ger2396]

Don't care? It sell millions on playstation. I never understood the big deal with waiting for dlc. I guess some people are just inpatient.

[MrBeatdown]

It's not like Call of Duty sold millions of copies on PlayStation before this deal, right?

[3-4-5]

COD, Battlefront, Halo 5, PvZ:GW2,Battlefield, Rainbow 6 Siege, Division,Doom,Destiny ..ect...

COD has more competition now, so they don't "own" the xbox market anymore.

* I've bought every COD except ghosts and I'm done with this series.

* PvZ:Gw & Destiny multiplayer were both a lot more fun than COD:AW.

* COD:BO3 looks like more of the same.

For whatever reason I just really hit a wall with this series about 3-4 days afer I picked up COD:AW, I realized how much I wasn't into it.

Sucks because I really liked COD, but it's just to stale now.

* I'd come back to COD for WW2 era game or something though, but there are just too many other options.

* Activision chased after the Install base.

They did it for the potential money they will earn.

* COD:BO3 will be one of the worst selling COD games ever in the series, because there is just too much high quality competition to compete with.

* Splatoon has even been more fun for me than COD:AW, and I was somewhat skeptical about it.\

What I can say is that COD:AW was probably the least amount of fun I had with a COD game ever......

^ That means something...that counts for something.

And When you add that to the fact that I still love shooters, it means I'm not sick of the genre, but I'm sick of the way COD games are made within the genre.

* The best part is I won't feel forced into buying a COD game like in the past when you had like 2 options for a shooter.

* I have choice and freedom now and I choose NOT to play COD, because nearly every other shooter out there has raised the bar and become more enjoyable games to play.

* I get to play Star Wars Battlefront, Halo5, PvZ:GW2, Splatoon, Rainbow 6, Destiny....Why would I play COD over those?

They offer more...they do something different.

* This would have been a much bigger deal like 4-5 years ago.

COD doesn't matter as much as Activision thinks it does.

* I was never going to get COD on XB1 this year though so this doesn't effect me, but I get how some could be upset.

[Ricegum]

I understand what you're saying, but Cod is a great filler for when there are no games out or you want a quick game to pick up and play. Quite happy about this exclusive deal to be honest and it's a very smart business move by Sony, regardless of quality Cod is one of the best selling franchises ever made. Plus Zombies has a huge following so this is great for Sony.

[Kribwalker]

I think I haven't even prestiged the last 3 call of dutys, let alone bought dlc since modern warfare 2. Not enough people buy the DLC so you become alienated and have a way smaller player base or don't get to play new maps you pay for so it doesn't bug me one bit. And the last campaign I finished on COD was black ops 2. So many better games without all the cheaters and campers

[iluvmaPS3]

Luckily you don't speak for all of us cod fans. AW was fun and one of the few that was different. Treyarch has always done good games and this one looks impresssive so far. Let's hope rainbow six was better than Vegas 2 lol Destiny is fun but expensive. I'm gonna get battlefront and blops3 but neither of those games will be getting much attention until fallout of next year bahahahaha

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

Ghosts was more fun than AW but they were both trash.

[-Foxtrot]

Sony or Microsoft I still rolled my eyes when it came on screen.

[guyman]

Same here. Was a complete yawner.

[JoeReno]

True, and we all know what's coming every November. A new COD at looks alot like last years COD. Cool make the deals, hype it with a unprecedented Sony ad campaign, but keep it out of E3. It hasn't been anything news worthy in a long long time.

Hell, even the most love COD had a 6-7hour campaign. My main reason for never giving a crap about the series.

[GUTZnPAPERCUTZ]

I sure as hell don't lol ya'll can have it!

[TheXgamerLive]

Its not marketing rights, it's dlc coming out first. No biggie IMHO.

[Sunny_D]

Actually it is. Just like Destiny doing phenomenal when it released with Playstation exclusive content and marketing, I guess Activision liked what they saw and are going to switch over to the greater selling platform.

[rainslacker]

The two are usually linked. Pretty much means we'll see the PS logo at the end of COD commercials now, just like we did on the Xbox. MS has no real reason to promote COD when it only gets the privledge of spending money on marketing with no benefit to it's actual customers.

[LamerTamer]

It is no big deal I don't understand the freakout. Now the new Tomb Raider never being released on PS4 at all IS a big deal. Xboners got the better deal if I had to chose. Tomb Raider forever or the chance to get ripped off with COD DLC a month sooner, Hmmm which is better?

[TheTwelve]

Anybody who takes the time out to post "I don't care" actually does very much care.

[MysticStrummer]

Not really. I don't care about CoD no matter where the game or it's DLC is, I just think it's funny that people are crying over marketing and/or DLC.

[rainslacker]

I don't really care who gets the DLC first.

I do care that the money is spent on stuff like this. I think it can be spent for better things, but this kind of stuff is actually good for selling consoles and games on the console which is where console makers make their money. If it wasn't worthwhile, these deals wouldn't still be going on.

Despite not caring, I also understand the impact of what happened with the announcement. The press in the audience did as well, and they liked it not because it was now on PS, but because they knew they could play it up for hits due to the impact of the announcement. For the most part, the average hardcore gamer probably doesn't care who gets the DLC first, or even about COD in general.

[Automatic79]

This petition seems crazy since Xbox one got the best lineup of shooters with Gears of War, RainbowSix, HALO 5, Battlefront, Fallout and COD. Sorry but I am glad Xbox is going back to the OG Xbox feeling. Great lineup of titles.

Note both companies played out E3 great.

[garos82]

So many great games to talk about but they focus on and they on something as pointless as this!

[iTechHeads]

Yup. This COD deal alone will kill the Xbox One's chances of ever becoming America's favorite console this gen.

On the bright side for Xbox fans, you get the Fallout 4 treatment. Enjoy whatever perks you get on XBO.

These sorts of deals are never going away because these sorts of deals are good for business. Playstation fans put up with getting the DLC late for years. It's time to grow up and do the same.

11.6.15 | A New Era Begins

[rainslacker]

For fallout 4, the deal is kind of a flash in the pan. It's great for initial launch of the game, and soon afterwards, but the long term benefits diminish the more time that passes. I'm not saying Fallout 4 will suck, just that the deal itself isn't quite the same.

For the COD series in genearl. and Destiny, they are pretty much either yearly releases or a constant stream of DLC content, so their benefit to being able to offer this has more benefit overall to the console maker.

[showtimefolks]

Publishers will choose the bigger install base for exclusives unless ms is willing to pay big. This is smart move by Sony

Mgs 5 exclusive marketing
star wars exclusive marketing
call of duty exclusive marketing

Even though Xbox has big 1st party exclusives, these will help Sony sell a lot of ps4's. One thing people don't get about these exclusive marketing deals is this,these are not for us core gamers

These marketing schemes are for casuals who don't visit gaming sites so what they see on TV is what they believe. That's why the word exclusive first on ps4 or Xbox one holds so much value to both Sony and Ms

Ms depended on these sort of deals last Gen and did quite well especially in USA market. So for Sony to have aligned with activision on their biggest two games is huge to sell a lot of consoles in the USA

Destiny advertisement sells it as a Ps4 game
now call of duty
mgs 5

And the biggest star wars

Sony is around 23 million, I see them crossing 30 million sold world wide by December 31st 2015.

Ms use to do call for duty bundles, I wonder if ps4 will also get a bundle too. Those call of duty bundles had awesome looking consoles and controllers

IMO Sony showed great 1st party titles along with amazing 3rd party support. They can totally stay neck and neck and even out sell Xbox one during the months where Xbox one will have their big exclusives.

In my person opinion Sony did the best conference, you can think otherwise and that's totally fine. We are all differentand different types of games appeal to us all

BTW ms had an amazing conference too, so in no way am I trying to bash Xbox brand.

[XanderZane]

It's a one month exclusive for DLC. Meh. I could care less. I usually buy CoD games used 6-7 months after they are released anyways. I honestly don't see the issue. Microsoft will probably do the same thing with GTA VI and Red Dead Redemption 2 in the future. Will anyone care? It's all about competition. I could see gamers being up in arms if the game wasn't coming to XBox.

[rainslacker]

And people wonder why companies pay big money for these timed exclusive deals for nothing but DLC content.

[assdan]

It's just very telling that cod has exclusive rights with Sony now given how it was historically associated with xbox. The two big third party shooters this year are now associated with Sony, which shows how poorly xbox is doing.

[Zeref]

I'm an xbox fanboy but I couldn't care less about this deal.. These dudes are on some next level shit right here. I mean who cares, we're still getting the game...

[aceitman]

and y did it say it was trending it never did trend

[Professor_K]

desperate move by sony, out of all the cods they chose Black ops... im not sure whose behind this #XboxOrWeRiot but me as a hard core xox fan couldnt give hoot about who got marketing rights on Cod, its no where close as big a deal as it was before WaW era/MW era. And it wasnt even a big deal back then it was just dlc lol.

Ms in the other hand got marketing right on much more important games.

[calis]

"I thought the Xbox community didn't care for COD anymore."

I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. They can just play their old versions of CoD on their XB1s

[otherZinc]

This isn't a big deal at all. The XBOX ONE Community does not care. My son & the many he plays COD with annually does not care 1 bit.

They're still getting the game on XBOX ONE along with Halo 5. The deal means nothing & the XBOX ONE fans don't care.

[chaos999]

lol

It's marketing.

Also everyone did know that the collaboration would ends the last year so anything could happen.

[Gazondaily]

I actually thought people seemed to make relatively little noise about this. Its no surprise really.

[kayoss]

Screw the exclusive deal for DLC. Did anyone thought that call of duty look like crap. What the hell happened?

[tinynuggins]

It just isn't changing. Looks the same as last year.

[WellyUK]

It did look really bad this year it usually looks alright but this year it really did look like it had finally lost it.

And then it tried to be Titanfall and failed miserably, they've got 0 ideas anymore so they just see what the guys who made cod popular are doing and said ye lets just copy that.

[kayoss]

I honestly thought they were announcing a Call of Duty game for the PS Vita.

[SaveFerris]

I wonder how much Sony spent on this? In my opinion it could have been better spent on first party content.

[kayoss]

Maybe very little. remember Sony PS4 is holding almost a 50 percent of the market. That's over 20 million gamers that owns a PS4. COD also sold the most on the PS4 console. Activision is smart to move to a console that sold more. Similar to what they did with xbox 360, they go to the greener pasture.

[JJShredder]

Like spend it on funding Shenmue 3 instead of telling gamers to? lol

[badz149]

If you really think 2 mil is all it will take to make Shenmue 3, you're clearly clueless about AAA game development. There are many indie games that have the budget more than that already and you honestly thinking Shenmue 3 will need only a mere 2 mil to make? LOL

Personally, I think the Kickstarter is just to raise awareness and testing the demand towards the game and with it already past the 2 mil mark and breaking the Kickstarter record while doing it, I think it's safe to assume that Sony will help fund it till the end. The Kickstarter is already a success, the game will definitely coming and I don't think Sony brought it up on stage for nothing.

[gosukyomomma]

They wanted to do it via kickstarter themselves actually. not because sony couldnt fund them nice troll attempt tho.

[JJShredder]

@badz

Who mentioned anything about two million? I sure as hell didn't. Way to change gears. Isn't there another article on this site about how they could bring it to Wii U? Sony will fund it even if they have desire to go to other consoles? Doesn't sound like them.

@gosukyo

Nothing trolling about my comment. Do you have any quotations to back-up what you said? Still incredibly awkward how it was presented.

[xKugo]

Sooo salty

[LeCreuset]

@JJShredder

"Who mentioned anything about two million?"

The Shenmue 3 Kickstarter page. It's only asking for $2 million with stretch goals maxing out at $4 million.

"Do you have any quotations to back-up what you said?"

"If Shenmue 3 was going to get made, I wanted to make it with the fans. Through Kickstarter, I knew that could happen. Together, with Shenmue fans everywhere, I knew we could build the game that the series deserves."

"Isn't there another article on this site about how they could bring it to Wii U?"

That article is based on the following quote. "Currently we are planning development only for PC (Windows) and PS4. Other platforms have not been decided yet."

"Sony will fund it even if they have desire to go to other consoles? Doesn't sound like them."

Saved this for last to tie everything previously stated together. Would Sony fund a game going to another console? It depends on how much they're funding and what's being given in return. Would they fund a timed exclusive? Maybe, if they felt the asking price for full exclusivity wasn't worth it. It's logical that the developers haven't completely shut the door on other consoles just so they can have more leverage in finalizing a deal with Sony once they come back with the Kickstarter funds and can demonstrate the popularity of the game through how fast the funds were raised. It is curious that the stretch goals don't include options for other console platforms. Add that to the reveal on Sony's stage. The evidence points to some sort of deal in the works.

[iamnsuperman]

I actually think it won't be that much. I think Microsoft just never renewed the partnership (they have gone in a different direction this generation under Phil) and Sony isn't known to blow a lot on timed exclusive content (the content they usually get isn't mind blowing as it is often a mission or a costume pack). It will be enough to offset the potential lose being timed exclusive for a short time but with how big COD is I doubt that difference is big.

[jetlian]

I think MS let it go. The first contract was for 3 games then they started doing them 1 at a time.

MS saw the last 2 games still sold more on ps4 so they didnt renew it. Why waste money on it plus the last cod didnt sell as much compared to previous ones

[iTechHeads]

That's not how it works. Everything has a budget and marketing(which is what this is) is separate from any money spend on 1st party development.

So in other words, THEY DO BOTH.

Besides, all the money in the world can't create AAA games. If that was true then Sony would have created a true Halo-killer years ago and Microsoft would have created their own Uncharted-killer.

You see games don't just get made with money. They get made by PEOPLE. People will great ideas. Developers, Directors, Managers...etc. It takes a perfect storm to create a GOOD AAA IP.

As for Sony they already have tons of incredible 1st party studios who are incredibly busy doing PS4 games. Horizon in particular by Guerrilla is looking amazing. We haven't even seen other games that are likely in development such as the next God Of War, The Last Of Us 2 or the next game from Sucker Punch or Quantic Dream. HOW MANY FREAKIN' 1ST PARTY GAME DO YOU EVEN WANT? I doubt you can/want to buy all the ones already released. Don't even get me started on 3rd party games, you now, the games that make up 90% of your game libraries.

[ginsunuva]

We should start our own:
#SonyStopWastingTimeOnCODandD estinyOrWeRiot

[rainslacker]

And it will be ignored just like this petition is. Contracts are already signed. Until this practice stops being beneficial for all parties involved, it won't go away.

[JMaine518]

This goes to show how much people still love COD no matter how much crap it gets. People will say it's garbage but end up with a copy of it every year.

[gosukyomomma]

Nope doubt it. I have not bought a copy of cod since 1st black ops on 360. Why? Becuase i think its garbage.

Speculation destroyed.

[BlackTar187]

you did it gosukyomomma you proved his point wrong GOOD JOB LOL

[Software_Lover]

....... I haven't noticed anything. A few people, out of millions, doesn't mean the entire community.

[TheGreatGamer]

To be fair, this is a lot of people who play MLG etc. and have spent a lot of money on expensive equipment for their Xbox One and COD and with dlc changing, they're going to have to invest in ps4 accessories etc. if they want to stay in the loop. As a casual Xbox One gamer, I can say I really couldn't care and haven't even owned a COD since Black Ops 2

[WellyUK]

Xbox will still be the main console for competitive gaming for consoles it has the best controller for shooters and racers, CoD is a big console competitive game can hardly blame them for complaining. And the fact that players on xbox tend to be on average better than most ps4 players, which i will get disagree's for but it's true.

[Sunny_D]

What an idiotic comment. You know that all millions of xbox gamers are better than millions of ps gamers? Such a lack of logic. You might be 12 or younger if you that type of reasoning.

[MRMagoo123]

Lol I watched robbaz on YouTube play against xbox players and he plays pc mostly , his first match ever on the game he got 67/2 kdr and he even commented that xbox players are complete rubbish at fps.

[Haru]

look at all the butthurt xbox fans, go riot nobody cares lol

[MCTJim]

Literally up in arms? No, The last 2 incarnations completely left a bad taste in a lot of the communities mouths. It didn't matter what platform either. This will be a used copy buy for me. Even at the Sony conference, when it was announced there was not much in terms of applause or excitement. I've replayed it several times and watched the audience reaction. Will the game sell well..of course it will, but I feel the series has lost its way..over complicated and just not fun anymore.

The competition was not part of the deal on this either. Its still the same.

[pompombrum]

To be fair, there are probably a lot of youngsters who primarily play COD who can't afford another console who feel betrayed by this announcement as they went with the Xbox One because they thought it was the best place to play COD. With this version being from Treyarch, the developer the COD communities now hold in the highest regard, it almost comes off as a double blow.

[wakeNbake]

Those youngsters need to play some real f***ing games.

[lastking95]

COD fans smh why do people like this game? Just let it die already. Xbox or we riot? Lol disgrace, it's marketing and a month or 2 early dlc gtfo. Same goes for AC. Enjoy Titanfall 2 I mean COD BO3, I'll be on Halo playing some war zone 😉

[ShowanW]

people honestly care about Sony nabbing the CoD deal.

[voodoogts]

Lol nice to see Playstation NOW likes COD... I remember a lot of Sony fan boys on here use to say COD is dead. HAHAHA now they say they can't wait for it.

[BiggerBoss]

Being that COD sells even more on PS4 than Xbox One, clearly not all PS fans hate it.

But who needs logic when youre trolling right?

[Sunny_D]

Yes the small minority who talk on a gaming forum dictates what the entire install base of a console will buy./s

[MRMagoo123]

Link a comment where sony ppl are saying they can't wait for it ? I see a lot of these comments in every article but no proof sony people actually care about cod at all.

[MrBeatdown]

Give me a list of names.

[3ndulg3]

I bet they wont admit it tho all the comments agrees and disagree is to rub it into xbox fans.Its official sony next console should be named copystation.

[Neonridr]

Man, when Xbox had the marketing rights for games like this nobody cared one bit. Sony fans would say "so what, it's CoD".

Now all of a sudden it's a stroke of genius on Sony's part.

The game will still sell on Xbox, it will sell more on the PS4, not because of the marketing rights, but because there are twice as many people who own PS4's currently.

Good for Sony to go out and flex their muscles, but please don't use CoD and genius in the same sentence.

[BiggerBoss]

While not genius, it was a very smart move from a marketing standpoint. COD is a huge franchise, and having marketing rights for it and Battlefront this holiday will be huge for Sony

[Neonridr]

absolutely, but it doesn't mean that Xbox gamers can't enjoy both of those games. It's not like Tomb Raider here, it's DLC and commercials.

[Notramagama]

Its dying... it was a bad move.

[MrBeatdown]

It must be exhausting for people like you to keep track of what millions of Sony fans say.

[Neonridr]

I wouldn't know, I am a Sony fan.

Don't own an XB1, I have a PS4.

[MrBeatdown]

You don't know?

Yet your making claims about what Sony fans say?

Okay.

[bonafide732]

Like I said in another thread. Don't be mad at MS or Sony. Be mad at the people who supported MS starting this trend years ago. If it wasn't Sony it was going to be MS getting the exclusive deal again.

[Eterna1Ice]

Haven't played CoD for 4 years or something, and it feels great.

[bonafide732]

Me too haven't played since world at War. Only played because it was Co op. Will only get Black ops because it's Co op. Always get Co op games with my out of state friends

[SpinalRemains138]

Go ahead and riot.

When you realize it entails going outside and being proactive, you will resume doing nothing but your keyboard commando usual.

[Crazay]

I won't lose any sleep over this at all. So what if COD DLC goes PS first? I hardly think that earlier DLC is what drives system sales in the end.

[MRMagoo123]

Nope it's the Sony that drives console sales cod won't change much.

[SpinalRemains138]

This is truly sad.

With all the issues facing the US as a nation, this is what gets the youth upset?

Not citizens united, the total disappearance of the middle class and the political climate working exclusively for the 1% and the Oil/Pharmaceutical industries, let alone the ludicrous defense budget; but because PS will get DLC first for Call of Duty, a portion of the American populace is up in arms.

This is truly pathetic.

[xKugo]

Preach!!!

[dc1]

Wrong forum.

[ShadowWolf712]

---

Forget it, not even bothering.

Massively off-topic complaint remains, however.

[MetroidFREAK21]

And now I hate the CoD community even more now... Bunch a whiny babies... Get the hell over it. Business deals happen all the damn time...

[Gh05t]

Yeah I am pretty sure its nowhere near tbe majority of Xbox owners complaining, as this article would have you believe.

There are plenty of Xbox owners who dont care. And since I'm one of them and had never heard about this stupid hashtahg i would say you are just adding fuel to the small fire.

But hey this is from the same mentality of if one person says anything bad to a female all male gamers are sexist so it fits right in... all xbox owners must be pissed COD went over to the blue side.

Exagerations!

[MRMagoo123]

Well apparently now we are also safe to assume everyone with a ps4 loves cod again, generalising is fun, at least in this article it is for xbone fanboys.

[Ashlen]

My only opinion on this is.... Timed exclusives just suck.

Both parties should just agree to stop with the whole practise.

And TBH Sony is playing with fire, MS will always be able to outspend them if they really want to push the issue.

[ShadowWolf712]

>implying Xbox has access to the entire pool of Microsoft resources

[Ashlen]

Please call me a Microsoft fanboy, your not doing it right. I can't have an irrational argument with you until you get it right... gawd.

[Saijahn]

How about buying a different shooter this holiday season as a protest? If it really bothers people put your money somewhere else. Heck this holiday season is packed with shooters COD probably not even going to be the best one of the bunch.

[dreamed]

Geez who cares its cod,its gotta be the worst game ever made,and the whole reason the industry is in the state its in....good riddance cant wait for it to totaly disappeared up its own ass...now ghost recon wildlands that looks like fun!!!!!

[GoPanthers999]

We have Halo, absolutely no desire to play any more COD games.

[zsquaresoff]

Gotta hand it to Sony tho. First they took Bungie and now Cod.

No wonder xbots are pissy.

Its like Naughty dog making games for Xbone.

What a horrible thought.

[cabinotier]

wow, you mean treyarch or ActivisionBlizzard was owned by MS lol.

[Sunny_D]

Destiny is produced by Bungie. Destiny has the fastest selling opening for a new ip. It has exclusive rights and marketing for it on ps4.

[cabinotier]

@Sunny_D
talking about Destiny, you and @zsquaresoff is right.
but about Call of Duty, are you sure ?

[Eterna1Ice]

LOL. I can't imagine the shitstorm that would've happened if Naughty Dog was making a game for Xbox. You clearly can't compare them.

[toddybad]

COD is well passed its sell by date but this is a big deal for one reason: it provides further evidence that the entire industry is shifting to PlayStation this gen.

Alongside lead rights for destiny and battlefront, the return of ff7, shenmue and the last guardian reveal, with streetfighter 5 and no man's sky PlayStation has hit it out of the park.

[L0wlifeGamer]

rofl(!!!)

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I know many still care about COD but for me ...its a franchise you buy every other year now. I bought Advanced Warfare...I am good for another 2yrs.

[mokkeyrg2]

dont riot just boycot it no need for violence..

[tekksin]

QQ more

[22CobraKing]

Wow playstation users weren't this bad lol when we got dlc later, we just had to deal with it or had to get an Xbox. But now it's their turn.

[Tankbusta40]

Good I own both systems and prefere to play my fps on the duelshock 4

[Ristul]

All I have to say is: DOOOOOOM!!!

[hazelamy]

starting a hashtag here is hardly likely to produce any results, but have at it, not gonna hurt anybody.

but idiots are actually making comments about killing people over this?
get a frakking life people, i was pissed about Tomb Raider, but i wouldn't think of threatening somebody's life over it.

if they think that making threats over some bloody game dlc is acceptable then they have a diseased mind.

[Saleem101]

The salt is real... CoD has been selling better on playstation worldwide.

[Skankinruby]

Well, guess its time to make a black ops 'fragrance' ad now.......

[MASTAN1NjAH]

Watching the multiplayer footage of Black Ops 3 the graphics look a significant step back from Advanced Warfare. I'm gonna stick with AW for another year seeing as i'm only on my 4th presteige too and hopefully the next one after BOPs 3 will b a step forward.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Funny u mention mp in an attempt to dissuade ppl from getting the game bc u are apparently an xboner, the mp looked pretty bad azz with all the wall running and the awesome playable robot character, the mp by far got the biggest cheer out of the BO3 showing.

I don't think many are willing to miss the campaign which includes 4 player co op, the mp, and a new ZOMBIES.

Maybe u can dissuade them on Batman and the exclusive Scarecrow missions too.

The petition means nothing, how many kids signed it? 30 million ppl buy cod each year, it was a smart business move for both considering the dominance of PS4.

[JeffGUNZ]

Wall running, kind of like Titanfall? You know, the developers who ACTUALLY made the GOOD call of duty games? Please, Advanced Warfare and now Black Ops 3 look all the same and are trying to rip off Titanfall.

Seriously man, as a gamer, get Titanfall 2 when it releases. Feels so smooth and natural compared to CoD. After MW2 I couldn't stand this series. I tried to get into here and there but it's garbage.

That E3 gameplay looked dated and the same old same old. They need to make a completely new engine and not a rebuild or "updated" version because it's basically the same crap every year.

[Rhythmattic]

What , like wall running in Mirrors Edge............

[Chumdiddy]

This is horrible to say but at this point I think the human species could benefit if you took every Xbox loving, cod playing, mountain dew chugging, online racist talking kid and shipped them off to their own island. Don't kill them or anything but let them build their own civilization. Let them make their own utopia & film it for hilarity.

Yup, let's see what a real life Idiocracy would look like. It'd be "Xtreme", at the very least. Everything would be that "Xtreme" neon-ish green color. WWE & shows about getting hit in the balls would top their TV viewing habits. Social status would be broken down into: L33ts, mehs, noobz & the lowly fagghetz.

Actually, just give us Americans another 50 years and it'll be here anyway. The fanboy generation will one day run the country. WOW. Political Campaigns running on attacking the opponents prestige level in Black Ops 28 & whether they're an Xbox Infinity or PlayStation 15 user.

*shivers*

[PizzaSteve]

I wish people would grow out of COD now. It's the same old thing over and over. It don't matter who got the marketing and DLC rights.

[JackVagina]

Lmao, this wont do anything. Deals already made, contracts signed.

gf

[Relientk77]

Lol really

PS4 is selling more, deal with it

[LexHazard79]

People take some of this shit to serious. Its COD the game everyone acts like they dont like, but buy it anyways. Up in arms for DLC you're gonna get a month later. Come on guys. Also the same people praising Sony were the same one killing Xbox for having same deal.

[Taz X14]

I buy it from time to time and have never purchased one. I got advanced warfare on the cheap, got it for like 6 bucks, and went to play exo zombies only to find it was behind a paywall.

[VVgamer4lifeVV]

Call of dudu, won't get any support from me.

same game that's been regurgitated for past 10 years. Same piece of turd, different day.

[ScorpiusX]

No need to riot ,just don't take part in any of the events , convince big names to not go . Once gate revenue,viewership is no longer there. League Org. Will need to do something or risk losing promotional deals and what have you . All done with out anyone getting hurt .

[HmongAmerican]

Like taken candy from a baby. Sony taken their candy away and they start crying. At least in today age they can go cry online. At the end of the day its all business.

[DillyDilly]

Just give me my Nuketown Pre Order & could care less about any DLC

[Commodore]

Those XBOX guys are gonna be pissed even more if they knew we didn't really care about having the DLC first. I personally didn't care, haven't been buying a lot of CoD games lately. And the new Titanfall, oops, I mean Black Ops looks bleh.

[brandonb21]

I get why people are pissed, imagine if you where an MLG sponsored player and played competitively for years on xbox and spent money on high-end controllers and headsets and now they are telling you that you gotta switch to a new console that you never have used before. Also you gotta buy all new gear (most likely) its something new all mlg players will have to get used too. people just don't like change its the nature of the beast, but i totally get it.

[trywizardo]

why buy COD in the first place ?!

[kenwonobi]

Well that is a pretty big deal. The biggest FPS franchise is synonymous with Ps4 now. That is kind of a big deal. Huge actually.

[StarLord_Who]

More negative Xbox news from N4G i see....

Come on it's E3, can't we all just get along?

[esmittystud101]

I'm kinda glad they went for PS first this time. If your upset about it just purchase both consoles. Your gaming life is so much easier.

[DarkResistance]

It's a shame Xbox fans won't be able to experience call of duty black ops 3 DLC first anymore. Just like how ps4 fans sadly won't be able to experience fallout 4 mods that both PC/Xbox one users get to enjoy.

For me it's just business. Sony and Microsoft got to have other reasons other than just first party games to sell their consoles. Al lot of people buy these consoles because of third party games and third party content as well as first party.

It's understandable. This won't be effecting me since I own both an Xbox eon and a ps4, but I feel sorry for those who may only be able to afford only 1 console this generation and will be missing out on a lot orf great first and third party content from all developers.

[ShadowWolf712]

Psst.

http://www.dualshockers.com...

They're coming.

[DarkResistance]

I saw an article about that sometime after I posted my comment, What I meant was their both timed deals.

Call of duty black ops 3 DLC and maps coming to ps4 first and fallout 4 mods coming to Xbox one and PC first before ps4.

[quenomamen]

#GETALIFE

[EGOKILLER]

The last time I played Advanced Warfare on my Xbox one there was less than 24k people online and around 40k on my 360 and it was a weekend day. so what are we talking here maybe 75k tops at its peek on a weekend and you don't think Microsoft sees that COD isn't in its hayday anymore? I would say Microsoft has monitored COD's decline of players over the last couple of years and know that it's not worth the money for DLC first. I would say they've made deals with EA and Ubisoft for DLC and Exclusives for games like The Division, Siege and probably Titanfall 2.

[MasterofMagnetism]

Go ahead and riot. I'll just sit here lmao.

[sackboyhappy]

i was hoping this cod would be different

the 4 player co-op looks good and zombies should be good but the multplayer looks the same :(

[bradleejones]

#ps4orohyeahwereallydontgiveas hit

[justlikeme]

Proof Sony won E3. LOL

Let them riot, then they will get locked up and end up killing themselves b/c they won't get to play.

[PhoenixUp]

PlayStation has been getting the CoD DLC content last for a long time. What makes Xbox gamers feel so entitled they can experience the same thing?

[Kingoftherodeo]

found it funny how noone in the sony E3 presentation got excited for this. i do feel bad for those cod gamers on xbox they have built a community around this game. i could care less its just cod perhaps if they had dedicated servers i would care to play it again

[shysun]

They need dedicated servers!

[shysun]

Lol

[kingmushroom]

I want to see them riot, that would be hilarious. i'll be watching it on the news as i eat my Doritos and drink my ice cold mountain dew lmao

[Dyldog69]

Somebody call the wahmbulence the worst fans in the world are crying, again.

[Condemnedman]

Let them have it its on a downward spiral now anyway . I don't hold any grudge on Sony having it I don't buy the dlc from cod and the game will still come at the same time . I still haven't brought advanced warfare uet

[emilijo777]

Good job Sony. Marketing rights for Batman, MGSV, Call of Duty, Battlefront,...

[WizzroSupreme]

Sony survived for a generation without anything exclusive for Call of Duty. Fair's fair. The Xbox brand's association with the series was only dragging both parties down into cliches.

[DarXyde]

Let's not make this a case of "fair is fair" because that's petty.

Moreover, business is business. Obviously, Microsoft didn't pay for the marketing rights. Sony did. Microsoft put that money back into their first parties and Sony is working on being competitive this holiday season. Given the insanity coming next year to PlayStation, I doubt Sony will bother with marketing Call of Duty next time around.

To the guy above, I don't think Sony has marketing rights for Metal Gear Solid V. It was shown on both Sony and Microsoft's stages as well as recent official magazine covers. I'm sure that's just a matter of appealing to the definitive console version. That and Metal Gear Solid has always done leaps and bounds better on PlayStation and Kojima has a great relationship with Sony. Now that Kojima personally isn't part of Konami anymore and his team has effectively been disbanded, Konami has applied a neutral stance...which is probably why it hasn't been shown at Sony's conference.

[gbonez]

i can careless about call of duty but i do think Microsoft is making a very bad call with loosing all these marketing rights. You'd think with such a rough start they had they'd want their name all over products. This is why PS4 is going to come out on top.

[Malacath]

I don't care. If I get COD will still get it on xbox anyway even though I own a ps4. It's only DLC anyway

[NatureOfLogic_]

Why not get it on PS4 with the bigger online community? And you would get more for your money by getting the best version of the game on PS4. Also now with Sony marketing deal you'll get first class support. There's really no excuse to get the bone version. It's time for some Xbox fans to wake up and smell the coffee. PS4 dominance is real.

[pingthing]

What, so now I have to wait even longer to NOT buy the DLC that I didn't buy the game for. Oh man.

[frankiebeans]

take it i dont care I been done with cod for 4 years now.
its the madden of shooters who needs it.

[SegaGamer]

What a bunch of babies.

[piperz]

i cant stop laughing so hard LOOOOOOOOL

[DarXyde]

"#XboxMasterRace" and "#PCMasterRace". Someone's lying to themselves, perhaps both.

One of the reasons no one is going to take this seriously is because they're sending mixed messages. On one hand, people are upset about the marketing rights/DLC. On the other, you have people complaining about its competitive presence. Failing to unite behind a common cause is the first mistake.

I must say though, the entitlement is embarrassing from both of these "master races". You have a solid holiday lineup that's arguably better than the competition with Tomb Raider this year and somehow you can't stand Call of Duty having representation on the rival platform...meanwhile, Tomb Raider has always been treated as a PlayStation franchise first and foremost. There were some complaints from PlayStation gamers, but nothing that stuck and escalated into octothorpe outrage. And let's not forget PC gamers who claimed, in light of Bloodborne's critical reception, that FromSoft betrayed them for not releasing the game on PC just because it would run better and ignoring the fact that Sony co-developed and published the game and wouldn't exist as is without them.

And somehow, PlayStation gamers are the whiny ones. Sorry you're not getting what you're entitled to because you're Xbox Master Race and superior and whatever you'd like to tell yourselves. Technically though, you should be entitled to it since Mattrick said at the reveal that Xbox One would always get this kind of stuff over all other platforms, but it would have been wise to realize that (a) Mattrick ain't here anymore and (b) Activision cares too much about money and sales to honor any previous arrangements if they don't have to.

[-Lawless-]

Why anyone would care about this kind of thing when so much great gaming news is going on elsewhere is beyond me...so you can't get your map packs first...who cares? Get over it...I've been playing on PS3(now PS4) for years. Never bothered me one bit.

If it's really THIS serious to people then Sony made the right call, but honestly it's all the same to me...love to see these CoD fanboys make good on this threat though...let's see you take your ass out in the real world and try to "Riot" and deal with the consequences of going full retard over a video game that hasn't been impressive to anybody for years now.

Really tired of the crybaby community. Don't know if it's Xbox or CoD community in general, but whichever one it is, just tired of'em.

[FallenAngel1984]

Apparentely Halo 5 and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition aren't enough, Xbots want their timed exclusive DLC as well. What a bunch of spoiled brats

[sAVAge_bEaST]

4 words, -Hard Core Search&Destroy.

[NWOslave]

I hated when xbox got dlc first and had to wait a month. I hate that xbox players will have to wait a month to enjoy dlc. I do think the dlc should drop for everyone not just one platform first and the rest later. however with that said, here is a thumb in your eye xbox gamers for all the years of listening to you brag and jest and verbally teabag ps3 gamers just because ms through some money at cod. turn about is fair play so suck it.

oh and nice reaction, i never heard of acting like bin laden toward ceo's from ps3 gamers. stay classy xboners.

[Father__Merrin]

I actively want them to riot, it's now a Playstation attached game it will be a system seller. can't wait for black ops 3 to go up against halo g

[CantBeStopped]

Whinny little brats, LOL.

[DrumBeat]

This is hilarious.

[Ginesis]

So what? Let the PS community become the 'dudebro' community that its been already slowly turning into. Dudebro's are d-bags online anyway. I love what the Xbox Community is becoming. It's becoming more versatile than last gen. And this change is a step in the right direction.

[Stevino1234]

It didn't start because of the DLC, It actually started because Xbox competitive players, they saw how DLC was switching, and they thought comp was gonna switch aswell but you can't have Sony Funding for DLC and Microsoft funding for COD Champs, because Microsoft wouldn't do it. They would make no profit. It's basically impossible for eSports to switch back to Xbox Comp, sounds like a "You never know what you had until you lost it" -esque situation. sucks

[jojo319]

I just can't believe that now that 3rd party exclusives are all but dead, fanboys on both sides have now found something else to brag about. Marketing rights??? Really??? Man, expectations have hit a new low.

[Rhezin]

wow over COD? Hell they can take it for all I care. I'd take Killzone over COD any day.

[GoGoGadge7]

Oh stop.

Playstation users had to put up with this shit on the 360 for nearly over an entire generation.

[paulogy]

You can have your COD maps on Xbox One if we can have Rise of the Tomb Raider on PS4 in 2015, deal?

[Ikki_Phoenix]

keep tomb raider

sony response to that is ff7 remake
overkill

[ilikepizza]

Why the hell would Microsoft pay to promote cod against halo or gears every year? Common sense. Cod will still be played more on Xbox by default of not who cares. Halo 5 all day for me.

[Ace Killa 08]

wait so people are complaining about timed exlusives that PS4 has now? For COD? Man things have changed a lot for the xbox.

Also this dumb article makes it sound like COD was never going to xbox, somehow the competitive scene will die on it??

It's not even an REAL exclusive deal, just something gamers have to wait. This world needs a fallout event to start from scratch

[Arty84]

havent played COD since MW3, owned Blops 2 but pretty much didn't touch it after the first 2 weeks or so, and have yet to feel the need to go back to the franchise

[TheOnlyMastrx]

Wow lol, I mean I liked getting the content a month sooner, but I don't care really that Sony is getting it first now.

You mad pros?

[PuppetMaster251]

I don't give a flying f*** about COD, even though i am an XBOX gamer. they can do whatever the hell they like.

[ShaolinDude]

Bunch of cry babies

[Yurtigo]

HAHAHA those stupid idiots.

[TrollHard4Life]

I didn't know this was a thing till now ha ha, Sad.

[Ikki_Phoenix]

poor xbox fanboys so much tears in their eyes

gj sony another e3 in the bag as expected
ff7 timed exclu and probably coming to pc only and not xbox
last guardian
no man sky
shenmue 3 time exclu
uncharted 4
horizon that piss everything xbox have so far
overall epic e3 for sony

[JMyers]

Yeah okay, why is this a thing?

[wheatley]

Like others have made the point, this deal might have been better structured around Ghost's release. So that the dedicated fans knew which to go for in the event of a new exclusivity agreement. I'm not much of a fan myself, and if Xbox is the better console for this sort of thing then good for them. Microsoft have invested a lot in Minecraft now, so it's no surprise they took their eye off this one and Sony snapped it up.

[scark92]

This is kind of sad.. really, Microsoft had their run.. not that I care! :D

[iSLiCK]

This is the result of too much salt in peoples Wheaties.
Shut
The
F*ck
Up

[Gunstar75]

Sony are welcome to this stale franchise.

[lpking2005]

At the end of the day if you was Activision and you see all the millions of potential PS4 customers. You would make the same decision.

The main reason they were with xbox is because they had the userbase but now that has shifted dramatically!

To be honest im not sure if it was bad move on Sonys part due to COD being in a state of decline.

[Indigon]

This is just silly.

[iistuii]

Gotta love N4G's. Sony fans hate COD, never play it, now they all of a sudden can't wait to play it & get the DLC, on the other side is the Xbox fans who defended them getting the DLC each year now not bothered & won't play it, couldn't make it up..

[Baka-akaB]

Just proves that there were never such a thing as sony fanboys being worse than the xbox ones , and vice versa (same goes for nintendo and pc ones) .

They are just as dumb , and taking turns being outraged at the other sides gaining any advantage .

I mean we are at the point where people wanna pretend that Street Fighter , FF7 and Tomb Raider , are irrelevant and not a big deal to each of their respective genre

[hkgamer]

blah blah bllah. site is just talking about internet trolls.

The XBoxMasterRace kinda gives it away.

Site is also talking about exclusive rights to CoD and not COD DLC for first week/month. It's actually these sites that are worse than trolls.

[KontryBoy706]

what a bunch of bitter ass salty nerds they are. Wow they are really being exposed. Acting like they aren't even getting the game or that it was an exclusive game to begin with.

[Bubiii]

#LOL

[Codewow]

#IDontCareABoutCoDYouCAnKeepIt Sony

[VP37]

It amazes me that anyone over the age of 11 actually cares about COD. There hasn't been a good COD since BLOPS-2 and the multi-player is just a mindless arena battle.

I left COD years ago, went to BF, and never looked back. I'm so happy MS didn't spend their money on COD! I would much rather see it go to 1st party development.

This whole COD uproar is just fanboi BS.

[corroios]

If all 3rd party sell more on the PS4 why shouldnt they get more content. Its the trend of this generation. Nothing new here, move along.

[pop-voxuli]

Xbots are just sad because they have even less to brag aboot than usual

[kenwonobi]

Hey guys. Gotem! Hehe! That is big time troll by Sony. Now all they got is Halo.

[RedstonerMC]

Spoiled ass microsoft nuts. I've waited forever for them to get this so eat a dick.

[Max-Zorin]

Master race............. I despise all people with that pathetic mentality.