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Call of Duty 4 likes PC gamers better

call_of_duty_4.jpgIf you're playing Call of Duty 4 on the PC, you have yet another reason to make fun of the poor saps playing on their 360. Not only do they not get to use a mouse to aim, but they have to pay for something you’re getting for free.

The new 1.6 patch for Call of Duty 4 adds Broadcast, Killhouse, Creek, and Chinatown, four multiplayer maps that cost 800 points on Xbox Live. That's $10 in the Real World. Multiplied by 1.5 million downloads since it was released a month ago, that's $15 million of extra revenue and a record for downloadable content on Xbox Live. It's also been available for $9.99 for a few weeks on the Playstation 3, but, well, that's the Playstation 3.

In related news, Call of Duty 4 just hit the 10 million copies sold mark. It couldn't have happened to a nicer game! Read about it here, where the head of the development studio, Vince Zampella, plays coy about how many copies sold on each platform. Sure you don't know, Vince!

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By Jeff Three Eff at 9:45 PM ON 06/05/08

what about those of us who have it on PC but want to buy it on 360 because it seems cooler??
guess I won't though. all that DLC piddled away for free.
still you make their argument--why offer free DLC when you can monetize it for 15 mega smackaroos???


By Tom Chick at 10:06 PM ON 06/05/08

Mr. FFF, I can't speak for the developers, but I'm guessing the decision to release it free for the PC is because it doesn't have the server-side security it would take to charge for the maps. So they make them for the consoles, sit back long enough to rake in the cash, and then throw them out to those of us playing on the PCs. Ubisoft's approach to Rainbox Six DLC is similar.

By spartan at 6:38 AM ON 06/07/08

Yea us 360 owners got it bad lol We have controls that feel gun like with a trigger. Have fun with your crap mice click click click lmao. I will pay the money vs have click click click lol

By Spartan at 2:40 PM ON 06/07/08

I also will point out that even if you spend $2.50 per map, you still get more for your money. Its better than spending it on 2 gal of gas that last 3 days lol Also lets not even get into you pc owners Warcraft! 15 dollars a month and you have to buy the games and every add on lol. 360 looking better yet lmao

By iArchetype at 4:44 PM ON 06/18/08

The PC is pure garbage for many reasons. (Also you'd think someone using a 360 would have money vs someone who has to play for free cause they're poor) I'm sorry but I enjoy having a real console that is dedicated to gaming and a controller that actually works, were has you have to rely on your mouse working/staying on the pad, hope to god your computer doesn't lag like crazy and master your keyboard. Enjoy playing on your computer which really isn't designed for gaming and having no money, I'll enjoy paying what I have to pay and play on dedicated servers. :)

By Nick at 2:00 AM ON 07/20/08

Hello. I believe the reason for all of the gamers out there who think the Xbox360 is the way to go for the best gaming experience is defiantly with a gun like controller which feels a lot more "realistic" and makes you feel more inside the game than PC shooters, but the reason I play the PC version is simple. On the Xbox360 and PS3 its too EASY. I have played it on all 3 and PC is by far the hardest of all of these. I never end up less than 1st on the consoles but all the tactics and skill based gamers are on the PC's with more buttons to press pretty much..
This and the mods are the reasons to play on the PC. You have to pay alot more attention on the PC than other things, and it is much more immersing than people predict, and a hell of a lot more challenging.
I say go PC for the best challenge and experience, and it's another bonus to have these maps free, but the money really isn't enough to get yyour arms up in the air about. It's a good idea from Vince to make people pay for this, but for the consumer, it is nothing.
Nick

By Edward at 5:36 PM ON 07/28/08

I dont know about you console users, but PC is the way to go! Sure you have the controller but what other advantage? Mouse and keyboard looks advanced and hard but you aim faster and more precise with the mouse. You can build a great PC for the price it cost to buy a PS3 (i have done it) and the graphics are better on PC and im using a 6 month old graphics card! It will be even better with a new graphics card! ALSO, a good LCD or even a CRT monitor will get you HDTV quality. Plus when the next generation consoles come out, and call of duty 7 comes out, all I need to do is upgrade my videocard and maybe a stick of memory and boom. You console users will have to buy a complete new console...

By Alex at 11:46 AM ON 08/18/08

Edward and Nick you are both nerds who wants to sit at a desk with their 500$ garbage computer, (can you even get a good processor for that? im thinking.. no!) If your computer is a 500$ machine i'm surprised that it will even run COD at over 10fps, and COD7? Your going to need more than a new videocard, ha i doubt you'll be able to run the new WORD. But besides that it must be great when the guys come over for some call of duty, all sitting around the computer in your bedroom... But i guess whatever floats your boat bud!

By Daillesttaco02 at 7:18 PM ON 10/17/08

Alex a 500$ machine is good enough to play cod4 if you build it yourself do some research before you talk

By sawyer at 8:07 AM ON 12/06/08

i don't usually have my friends over to play mind numbing video games, when my friends want to chill we usually go out places, see people, you know...interact with the world? lol. good to know you and ur im guessing 3 friends waste your lives playing video games 24/7 how beat is that. btw, the pc version is better i had it for the 360 first, traded in the 360 for the ps3 to play mgs4, played cod4 on the ps3 and that sucked compared to the 360 i will say. but then i traded that in and built my own comp for like 600 bucks that blows both consoles out of the water. now i play cod4 on there and it is by far the superior version for reasons people have listed above. mods, free maps, crap like that

By SUCO at 4:32 PM ON 03/08/09

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