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Modern Warfare 3 to be an NGP Launch Title?

With NGP's launch coming soon, could we see Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as a launch title for the handheld?

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IronFist4933d ago

It would be really cool, plus, first proper dual-stick FPS for the console. Might not come at launch, but a few months later would still be good.

NukaCola4933d ago

The intent is that you can play on NGP with PS3 people anywhere in the world and that is really really awesome news.

sinncross4933d ago

Sony never said that was possible: thats just sepculation about NGP/ PS3 online play connectivity.

But its a good idea and won that could make many adopt NGP as their core console/ handheld of choice.

Unless the NGp is getting a worldwide release I doubt the new COD will launch on the device until all regions have got the NGP (so launch title for the final of the 3 majro regions to get it) I reckon

Istanbull4933d ago

Just imagine playing CoD/Killzone on the go with your PSN friends, sending them messages and checking trophies... awesome!

malamdra4933d ago

Sony did say that NGP would be getting original games and not ports unless it's a PSN game like Wipeout or a multiplat sport franchise like FIFA

Active Reload4933d ago

All the games will be downloadable, yes #winning

I_find_it_funny4933d ago

what are you walking about, all NGP games will be on memory cards

krouse934933d ago

@I_find_it_funny
@Active Reload

You are both right. Neither of you are wrong. But just so you both know. All of the games will be downloadable. And All major games will be on memory cards available for retail purchase as well.

Active Reload4933d ago

@Gold, thank you! People should do some research if they're so inclined to disagree, lol.

xX TriiCKy Xx4933d ago

@gold5225 So are you saying there are no more UMDs? And that we are actually buying a memory card with the game on it? The way you worded that kind of threw me off.

Baka-akaB4933d ago

well yeah ... umd is a crappy medium , so wont be missed .

PRHB HYBRiiD4933d ago

@nuka cola whaaaaaaaat?? that is fucking cool :o

superadvanced4933d ago

i wonder what that will do to nintendo

Zydake4933d ago

I think when activision heard about the the NGP's wifi/3g network settings they said " Hey now people can play every where!" which will make them sell more CoD sooooooooo this isnt really nothing new to me.

kramun4932d ago

'i wonder what that will do to nintendo '

Not a lot.

strifeblade4932d ago (Edited 4932d ago )

actually its a bad idea when you bridge the two systems for online playability together

This means that the NGP will be a system full of of ps3 ports and thus fail to establish its own identity as a system. Instead of making stand alone games, most developers would feel much easily inclined to port their games to the system and their will be nothing unique in the ngp other than it is a handheld almost as powerful as the ps3.

Dont get me wrong its cool to play with ps3 ppl online, however its going to bring on any negatives such as the one i mentioned

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Queefy_B4933d ago

Yea dont see why it cant be a dual realease on ps3 and ngp "if its out" and yes proper fps controls this time and of course online psn im sure, i would nearly get it over ps3 version that sounds so awesome.

NiKK_4194933d ago (Edited 4933d ago )

i know, i feel like i will probably end up getting a game on ngp instead of ps3 if they both have thee same release date, because i can have a ps3 game...but portable, sorry but i will gladly pay less for the same game with similar graphics AND portable, i mean it's win win

@below they said "at least" one country, so it could possibly be a multiple country launch

livinwitbias4933d ago

Wait, I thought COD sucked?

zeeshan4932d ago

^ Yes, and it still does! I'd rather play Socom, Battlefield or KZ on NGP than COD games but HAVE to understand that there are millions of idiots out there who buy that Annual Activision Anal Crap! So yeah, many will love this.

meetajhu4933d ago

can't w8 to get my hands on NGP. Seriously i'm dying here Sony. Please make it this year. I'll buy all launch games

truehunter4933d ago

U cant wait but surely i can. Just like other handheld system there will be upgrade to the system itself. Maybe boost in RAM ?? CPU speed ?? Slimmer ?? even Slimmer ?? Wider Screen ?? They claim its only running 3 core ... mayb the upgrade will use the 4 core CPU.

Tapewurm4933d ago

would rather have a Socom 4 port

FrankenLife4933d ago

Well all system launches are bound to come with a few crap games.

the_best_player4933d ago

If Modern Warfare 3 comes on NPG (PSP2) the 3DS will get owned.

saladthieves4933d ago

This could be a huge selling factor...Call of Duty on the go.

Bull5hifT4932d ago (Edited 4932d ago )

Its gonna suck for the people who dont get the 3g model, there gonna wish they werent so stingy At the time

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lalalala4933d ago

Any Modern Warfare without IW will suck.

Dart894933d ago (Edited 4933d ago )

*Any Modern Warfare without IW will suck.*

I think you meant to say any cod game after cod4 sucks:).

Edit:But didn't they say that the NGP would get released at least in one country this year and the rest of the world next year??

Edit:But who cares about cod i wanna see what's gonna happen with the lawsuit that Jason and Vince have against kotick.
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed...

Baka-akaB4933d ago

yes but wich country do you think would get it ? Obviously japan , without a care about cod .

And then later on potentially launching in us and eu with it .

DigitalHorror814933d ago

Japan is guaranteed to have it first. BUT---I believe the U.S. gets it second and Europe might be a March '12 drop.

Bull5hifT4932d ago

Japan... Im so freaking Eager for one i dont Mind Importing it From Japan even if its all Japanese.... Playing Uncharted in any Language the game play is universal

hot1114933d ago

nobody would care,COD on handheld...lolz

the_best_player4933d ago (Edited 4933d ago )

Want to beat?
Im sure lots of kids would love to play COD in break times with friends.

CaptainMarvelQ84933d ago

all of those COD fans will not hesitate in buying it

Titanz4933d ago

Although, I can see this game being a huge selling point for the psp2.

shadow27974932d ago

Maybe, but without the second analogue stick there's not much of a point.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III & Warzone - Season 6 Combat Pack Trailer

Free for Playstation owners

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Modern Warfare 3 flooded with cheaters after arrival on Xbox Game Pass

Players are using hacks to gain an advantage in the game, such as aimbots and wall hacks. The first gives a player superhuman aiming abilities, while a wall hack lets you see through walls to gauge where other players are.

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Jin_Sakai57d ago (Edited 57d ago )

“These hacks are typically used by PC players, but those playing on PC via Xbox Game Pass are identified as Xbox players in multiplayer lobbies.”

This is pretty dumb to say the least.

Cacabunga57d ago

All about them headshots for Xbox

blackblades57d ago

That's a WTF, they suppose to be labeled as pc users even if its on PC game pass. They mess that up big time.

XiNatsuDragnel57d ago

Oh bad this will be entertaining to watch

Number1TailzFan57d ago

If AI keeps getting better (and it will) it's just a matter of time before there's more sophisticated cheats even for consoles, and they wouldn't even need to be running on it, I have little doubt about that.

lelo2play57d ago

Don't Gamepass online games have anti-cheat systems?
If not, that's pretty dumb. Microsoft need to fix that asap.

Rynxie57d ago (Edited 57d ago )

They won't ever fix this problem, unless they (developers, publishers, Sony and MS) go after the cheat providers directly. You no longer need to hack consoles to use hacks. During the ps360 days, they were going after cheat devices, but it was a cat and mouse game. These cheating methods were around during those days, it's nothing new, but they kept it under control. Since the PS4/Xbox one generation, they stopped going after these cheating devices and it became widespread. Which I find odd, since they started charging for online play (PS4).

StormSnooper57d ago (Edited 57d ago )

Possibly, this is because the companies were going after cheats because the same cheats were being used to pirate the games, whereas today, the companies use online verification to prevent piracy, thus eliminating the need to go after people who cheat only to gain an advantage in the game. As long as the cheater remains below the radar, and does not completely break the game, the companies look the other way as their wallets are not threatened by it. (that is my completely Uneducated opinion on the matter)

pwnmaster300057d ago

I mean, COD games was always filled with hackers, nothing new. I can’t blame MS on this. Activision had years to try and fix this. Might take MS some time to make some change.

Rude-ro57d ago

It all depends…
Microsoft’s guidance on how to handle gamepass on pc and their love to force crossplay with pc seems like a them issue.
And they own activision, so it is still a them issue.

StormSnooper57d ago

lol well that sucks.

Is there a reason this happened upon arrival on xbox?

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Activision Reportedly Sold An AI-Generated Skin In Call Of Duty

The Yokai's Wrath bundle was released despite previous guarantees by Activision that A.I. would not be used for final assets, per the report. Instead, Activision assured developers it was simply for internal concepts. That, of course, was not followed through. For what it's worth, per the PlayStation Store, 2,400 COD Points cost $19.99, meaning players potentially spent real-life money on a skin that was not created by an actual human.

As far as A.I. use goes across Activision, a source told Wired that 2D artists are utilizing A.I. to aid their work. That is a result of mass layoffs, in which many 2D artists were impacted. “A lot of 2D artists were laid off,” the source named Noah said. “Remaining concept artists were then forced to use A.I. to aid in their work.” Mandatory A.I. trainings have been implemented, according to Noah.

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boing160d ago (Edited 60d ago )

I mean, is this even surprising?

just_looken60d ago

It is not ubisoft has a ai tool for crating stories/script's they even talked about npc's having there own ai speech like we see with those skyrim mods.

Ai is the future sadly which sucks in so many way's.

S2Killinit60d ago (Edited 60d ago )

Activision. And MS. They will ruin console gaming forever.

Oh and where the FRIGGIN outrage people? When Sony makes a remaster of a masterpiece single player story driven game, they get roasted. But this, this, goes unnoticed? Then don’t complain that you aren’t getting enough single player story games.

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just_looken60d ago

Ea and ubisoft also use ai

ea using ai for development threatening mass layoffs.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/...

ubisoft ai for npc speech
https://www.theverge.com/20...

Almost every big boy in the industry is using ai in some sort of way now

Oh and sony? well they are making spyware ai were they can see how long it took you to do X and adjust difficultly.
https://gamerant.com/sony-a...

Then you got AI agents
https://www.ign.com/article...

https://www.creativebloq.co...

blackblades60d ago

Sony ai is a patent doesnt mean it came to light

just_looken60d ago

@blackblades

Wow this site every time you say the S word or P word they dive in defend there god its beyond nuts

I said "they are making"

You know a term that means its not out yet ffs

S2Killinit60d ago (Edited 60d ago )

How is that a response to what I said? Are they also selling AI generated skins?

Cacabunga59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

Always bringing useless links totally off topic.. just to try to show you are superior in knowledge to everyone else

…simply laughable

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just_looken60d ago

@S2Killinit

You never mentioned skins in your comment just stated its all microsoft's fault like so many others.

When like i showed they are late to the ball game as every other company is using or plans to use ai in various field.

If you combine everything then its getting closer to hitting a button and poof out comes a game no soul no passion nothing.

Right now its art/3d models/skins/writing/voice work some and coding can all be done via ai.

S2Killinit60d ago (Edited 60d ago )

That was the whole point of my comment, I wrote it in response to the article. Instead of focusing on making exciting games and developing talented developers, they are busy making AI generated skins that people are buying for huge sums of money. Then, some people turn around and shit on Sony when it tries to capitalize on single player classics by making remasters, and the same people then complain that they want more single player games. MS cannabalized the industry because they never thought making games was essential to their business. So, instead of nurturing theor own studios, they let them die, then went and shrunk the industry, hurting interests of every gamer in the world. Anytime there is a bad trend in the industry, MS is at the helm, leading the way. That is what I’m saying.

smashman9859d ago

I'm sorry but do you honestly believe Sony will sit out of A.I. Every executive at every one of these publishers is wetting themselves in delight at the prospect of A.I. You best believe that once we start seeing it spread throughout the industry Sony won't be too far behind. The only people we'll have to blame are the consumers themselves.

S2Killinit59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

No, I don't believe that Sony will not do the same. But, as I mentioned, MS is always the first to embrace such things and create the worst trends. Once they establish that this is the best way to make money, everyone else will follow. (Have to follow if they want to stay competitive)

thesoftware73059d ago

S2, and blackblades:

All from the Horse's mouth below.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) in video games is crucial for Gen Z and Gen Alpha, who seek “personalization across everything,” says PlayStation executive Asad Qizilbash."

“Advancements in AI will create more personalized experiences and meaningful stories for consumers.”

"He emphasized that AI could enable non-player characters to interact with players based on their actions, enhancing the personal connection within the game."

Yeah, Just MS and Activision...smh

S2Killinit59d ago

I’ve already explained myself twice. Quit your false equivalence, same thing the xbox fateful pulled before and after the ABK acquisitions. Which by the way, blew up in your faces real good. Now, doing the same thing when someone brings up MS’s nefarious behavior, defend them to the end, and watch them scorch gaming as they have been. At least rest of us can take consolation in that the smoke will go in your eyes before anyone else’s.

thesoftware73059d ago (Edited 59d ago )

"Quit your false equivalence, same thing the xbox fateful pulled before and after the ABK acquisitions. Which by the way, blew up in your faces real good."

I'm not sure what you are talking about, you seem to have a issue communicating, because we are on a post about using AI to create video games content, and you put that solely at the feet of MS and Activision, when it's being, and will be used industry wide, right from Sony mouth, I would say it's relevant...then you went on to give Sony a spit shine slob down about a masterpiece TLoU when this had absolutely nothing to do with Sony or TLoU, then you attempted to clean up your rambling spit shine with no real backing for a ridiculous comment.

Obviously you meant to post that nonsensical over exaggerated comment. I also don't know what blew up in people faces, I am perfectly fine with the game industry, I don't have time to be internet outraged about nothingness.

Really read your comment and listen to what you said.

"Activision. And MS. They will ruin console gaming forever."

Bro, for real? Really? Seriously? It's that serious? So there is nothing Sony and Nintendo can do against MS and Activision? MS is 3rd place with you even talking about?

If we stay relevant on MTX, then you still sound ridiculous because again, you lay it all at MS and Activision's feet when almost all companies have used some form of MTX, including yup... Sony.

S2Killinit55d ago

I read this comment, it boiled down to “seeiously?”.

My answer: yes seriously. Since you didn’t say anything else, what else can I tell you? Yes MS is seriously ruining gaming. They have been for some time, and working their way to where we are today, and aren’t even done yet. MS are the worst thing to happen to console gaming.

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swedishMeatwad60d ago

"The Yokai's Wrath bundle was released despite previous guarantees by Activision that A.I. would not be used for final assets, per the report."

We're talking concept art? Because as of right now there's no way to generate a final 3D model with final textures. So the final assets don't use AI. That's not to say that it sucks for 2D artist that it's easier to generate visual ideas and build from them leading to less 2D artists needed (really sucks), but are they say the final concept art was completely AI generated and then 3D artists built from that? And yes, I'll pile on that Activision as a publisher and their developers I have experience with suck and they'll do whatever, ethics be damned.

OldDuffer59d ago

Thats actually a very useful and informative piece, thank you.

just_looken59d ago

@OldDuffer

Your welcome though it seems it went over many users heads.

PapaBop60d ago

Wow I can just imagine the likes of Activision, EA and Ubi etc having an army of AIs creating overpriced crap and the fanboys just lapping it up. I hope the AIs have a good union.

montebristo59d ago

I understand why people think it’s good idea to Unionize to fight back against such things but it’s not. It’s a bad idea. It’s activisions wet dream to have these pumped out weekly by some AI. Protect your neck!

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