The overall bloat of the experience has become both the franchise’s central selling point and its biggest flaw. But that huge file size is more than just a joke: it’s indicative of the state of modern Call of Duty. That is nearly half the available free space of the built-in solid-state drive of Sony’s new console. On PS5, the latest installment, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War coupled with Warzone, exceeds 250GB. The sheer magnitude of the software, in total gigabytes, has become perhaps the most defining and talked-about aspect of the long-running shooter series since the reboot of Modern Warfare last fall and the launch of Activision’s Warzone battle royale a few months later.Īnd it’s only growing larger. Not long now until you’ll be able to see for yourself how the 9v9 player works out – Modern Warfare 2 will be released on November 10 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.It’s impossible to discuss the new Call of Duty game without mentioning its size. This is the number of players we focused on when we were balancing map size, perks, classes, challenges, etc.”Īsked how Infinity Ward can justify the lower player count, Mackey added: “In MW2 the entire experience is carefully balanced for a smaller range of players.”
Responding to a fan question as part of a Best Buy Q&A, Infinity Ward’s Mackey McCandlish said: “The max number of players on all platforms are 1v1 through 9v9.
This follows the recent announcement that Infinity Ward would not support dedicated servers for the PC version of the game. While the 18-player count is nothing new to console gamers, PC gamers have been able to take part in 32 player battles in previous Call of Duty titles. Infinity Ward has revealed that the maximum number of players able to take part in a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer match is 18 on all platforms, news which has angered many PC gaming fans of the series.
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