PS3 Variety Map Pack Double XP Weekend Extravaganza

Ben // April 17, 2008 at 1:11 am

first bitches

John // April 17, 2008 at 1:12 am

Check out my youtube vides on the new maps and the new killcams!

http://youtube.com/boohoodman

VERMM // April 17, 2008 at 1:12 am

2nd =/

Brian // April 17, 2008 at 1:20 am

Guess MS really did pay y’all off for the exclusivity, good job on that. I’ve got some questions, that have been asked several times.

What exactly was included in the ps3 patch? We were never given any word. Was anything that actually fixed anything, or just adding the IW logo on everything and adding kill cams?

Why are people reporting worse hit detection/lag after the patch? It is not an isolated problem: sometimes emptying an entire clip into and enemy (and appears to hit on the console, showing the cross and the sound from a hit), has no result, other than suffering a quick death. A kill cam shows you standing there like an idiot.

Why is spawning so seriously screwed up after the patch-spawning in front of enemies, facing walls, into airstrikes? Are there any plans to change this? some games get unplayable once the player dies once.

And what’s the real reason for the delay of DLC? There have been plenty of stories that IW was paid off for exclusivity, and the lack of addressing it hasn’t really helped IW’s case. You do realize by pushing it back this far, you’re running up awfully close to other game releases, and many people may not be buying it because of that. It’s ridiculous that PS3 continually gets delays and second class treatment.

BAB3r // April 17, 2008 at 1:24 am

psn was down due to them updating it ^^^ ^^

BAB3r // April 17, 2008 at 1:25 am

^^ well i think, i thought i saw fourzerotwo sayin somethin about it

Brian // April 17, 2008 at 1:26 am

Like has been said before, it wasn’t the PSN maintenance. They posted about the DLC delay well before PSN maintenance was announced. It could have been released the week before it went down, or it could have been released tomorrow, with the other new content. That’s not the reason.

Brian // April 17, 2008 at 1:27 am

BAB3r, hope the wording to that last post didn’t come off as harsh. That wasn’t my intention.

BAB3r // April 17, 2008 at 1:35 am

no, it didnt man, im not a ps3 gamer so i dont follow it that much, thanks for correcting me though

rock682 // April 17, 2008 at 1:42 am

What game modes?
What are my chances of getting to play with IW devs?
How is matchmaking setup?
Are players that can join dependent on their regions?

I think IW should experience the PS3 version like us, end-users. i.e., Grouping random global region players in one game, major lag/latency, host ending games, etc.

I’m not sure why Euro players are grouped together with west coast players anyway. Way too many network hops needed. Default TTL is 64. Region grouping needs to be optimized.

Woz // April 17, 2008 at 1:43 am

As a PS3 owner, this feels like a slap in the face. While I appreciate this finally coming out, we already had to wait 3 weeks for the last patch (which didn’t fix host issue), and you gave the “Box” 5 days of double xp.

official Xbox blog mentioned they had the exlusive on the map pack for 21 days. So don’t insult our intelligence by saying that we finally got things ironed out for a 4/24 release date which just conviently happens to be 21 days after xbox.

And are we to feel excited on Monday when you say we’re going to extend bonus xp until Tuesday, then a final extension until Wednesday morning? Just say it runs until Wednesday and save yourself the trouble.

Underbelly // April 17, 2008 at 2:03 am

Amazing! Who would’ve ever guessed that the PS3 DLC would be released exactly 3 weeks to the day after after the Xbox. What a coincidence! Almost as if they’d planned it that way from the start.

OK seriously, how dare you act as if you didn’t know exactly when the DLC would be releasing. How stupid do you think we are IW?

**Even if you didn’t know when this DLC would drop, you sure as hell knew it wouldn’t be any sooner than the 24th (which is when your exclusivity deal with Microsoft ends). Just admit it already man.

Claire Claws // April 17, 2008 at 2:05 am

Tnx for including the Europeans.

Z // April 17, 2008 at 2:12 am

Don’t blame 402 because Sony drops the ball on absolutly everything. They have just as much opportunity as MS, they’re just clueless on getting the job done.

ExtremeOne // April 17, 2008 at 2:25 am

Its about freaking time we got a release date . I am looking forward to getting them

Sparr // April 17, 2008 at 2:30 am

Same ol same ol BS ,Screw Cod4 has been deleted and just checking to see how you guys and Ladies are getting bent again.Be back later Go to go play Crysis maxed out ,And good mods and free uploads and patchs ,Be back in 4 weeks to see whats going on LATER<>Sparr

Ben // April 17, 2008 at 2:33 am

let the bitching begin. FYI those who have posted the crybaby shit on his last 5 blogs, im sure he has read it. Posting the same shit multiple times isn’t going to make IW answer you any faster.

Pipe226 // April 17, 2008 at 2:37 am

Are they going to be free.. or we have to pay for them?

The ChosenOne // April 17, 2008 at 2:37 am

OMG, I am already disbelieved that the xbox 360 gets the maps 3 weeks in advance but to make matters worse those in Europe paying more for the game, get the map packs in f**king May. I won’t be buying them now, definitely. What a shame.

hostmigration // April 17, 2008 at 2:43 am

That’s cool, I can appreciate the information and stuff but we won’t be able to play the maps because the host ended the game

asdsafa // April 17, 2008 at 2:54 am

You guys cant even release the maps on this thrusday wow you guys are jokes

unsheathed // April 17, 2008 at 3:19 am

I’m sure we’ll get an extended bonus just like 360, considering they were to have only a week, but they kept adding another day and another day. They probably want to surprise us or something like that. IF not then wow….

unsheathed // April 17, 2008 at 3:20 am

weekend*

Mitch // April 17, 2008 at 4:06 am

fourzerotwo,when you update us on the PC map contest next time please dont forget to give us some info on 1.6 and please confirm the new map pack for PC ,and also can you please ask for Prestige Mode for us.
Much Luv

lolmoney // April 17, 2008 at 4:34 am

Hey Four,

Thanks for the update! Can’t wait to get the new maps! Oh, and when we play, be prepared to get owned lol

Ben Cod4 dude // April 17, 2008 at 4:48 am

sweet finally

COD4 Map Pack Coming to PSN Network // April 17, 2008 at 5:02 am

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Aki // April 17, 2008 at 5:31 am

Can’t wait for the weekend for potential PC news. At least he remembered us.

pcgam3r // April 17, 2008 at 5:36 am

yeah, hopefully we get some concrete info soon

eyeinthesky43 // April 17, 2008 at 5:42 am

Glad to finally know that it’s confirmed for the 24th however most if not all of us pretty much already knew it would be the 24th….. Anyways can’t wait for the new maps they look awesome.

wdgpetey // April 17, 2008 at 5:46 am

May the 1st!!!! thats fkin shite!!!!!

wdgpetey // April 17, 2008 at 5:47 am

I`ll still buy `em but thats takin the piss, 1st may! fakin ell!!!!

Question for 402 // April 17, 2008 at 6:00 am

402, what are all the admins gamertags so we can add them for the play IW event? Thanks.

Lewis // April 17, 2008 at 6:33 am

awwwwwww your joking may 2nd to may 4th for dbl xp!:@ thats is me mums birthday and where going to london, looking forward to the new maps.

Thanks

sLAM // April 17, 2008 at 6:42 am

pc is last, as usual.
it better be good.

slonlo // April 17, 2008 at 7:08 am

I’m with Brian. I’m tired of spawning in the middle of three 3 enemies, in airstrikes, and, like Brian said, looking at a wall (just once that happened though).

But I am excited about the maps. IW is here to make money… MS has tons of it, and want more. If someone came to any one of you and offered you as much as Microsoft offered IW, to give ol’ Bill an handjob you’d be all over it. Just chill out and be a little patient… or sell the PS3 and buy a SexBox and stop complaining.

WarnerB // April 17, 2008 at 7:28 am

I don’t know how many downloads you anticipate from Europe but with GTA 4 released just 2 days BEFORE the map pack dont you think tha will have a major effect on sales???

I won’t be buying this map pack now. And i know many others who feel the same.

Shame.

The_Falcon // April 17, 2008 at 7:40 am

so after this u guys are going to begin working on a new patch right??? or has M$ payed for an exclusive one?

DaSoupNazi // April 17, 2008 at 7:56 am

This is crap. IW better wake up and realize that the PC players are what made COD what it is and to quit treating us like we are 3rd class. There is ZERO reason why they couldn’t have put these maps out at the same time for everyone. BS.

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mui mui // April 17, 2008 at 8:30 am

Nice one fella, can’t wait to get my kills on the new maps. Shame Euro is week of GTA4, but hey, im sure COD4 will have one final swan song that weekend.

Lets do this marines! Awesome.

petmik // April 17, 2008 at 8:55 am

I know alot of people have said this and you probly tired of hearing it but because im a european gamer gta4 will already be out by the time we get our maps so it would be a waste of money for me.
Also metal gear online beta starts 21st so thers not gunna be alot of time for COD4 at all.

Herm // April 17, 2008 at 9:04 am

That SUCKS!!!

GTA IV comes out 29th of April - do you guys seriously dont think half of the players playing COD now are going to buy this game?

I definitly will and the weekend 1st may to 4th may are GTA IV only weekend! Am I the only one reacting to this??

Why cant atleast Europe get a double XP the 25th or something? I can promise you guys at IW will get a lot of extra cash. But well, to bad.

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october-29 // April 17, 2008 at 9:40 am

I hope that 10$ (as 800mp) doesn’t mean 10€…
It’d be a steal…
And we (Europeans) are tired to be fooled…
Cheers from Italy.

hoofhearthed // April 17, 2008 at 9:46 am

Hey!
So when will they be realeased in asia/ocenania?
will it be in correspondence with North America or Europe or a seperate date? Been waiting for the post, thank you!!!

duder // April 17, 2008 at 10:45 am

why does europe get the maps a week later? man, sony are really rubbish!

Fidysmalls // April 17, 2008 at 11:27 am

What a load of crap! same old America gets stuff 1st. We were told a worldwide release date the same for the map pack and suprise! suprise! at the last second oh no! your not. Infinity Ward you are a joke if i’d bought a car off you every person in the world who had bought COD4 would be returning it in the 1st week!

L6763 // April 17, 2008 at 12:26 pm

I believe the developers should use this as a beta test, since this was never accomplished on PS3.
Then they can see first hand the “incredilag” experienced during airstrikes, grenadefests and smoke. Maybe they’ll raise an eybrow when they get shotgunned from 50 yards while firing a p90 but die anyway.
They can go through the hassle of getting the lobby back together through invites when the connection is lost, and join a new game only to have THAT game end in a draw bcause the host left–oops, more invites!
It’s a shame that with more experienced players, success at this game has become more connection dependent. Good connection, better stats. Worse connection, get owned. I can’t belived they are content with the quality of play on this console. They should leave the weekend shaking their heads.
Ehh, forget it. The weathers’ warming up around here. I’m going outside for a few months.

P.S. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15091

OIFmedic // April 17, 2008 at 12:28 pm

Maybe if the dev teams play, they will see how shitty the lag is. I am so frustrated with watching the kill cam and seeing how off the game is. I can’t wait till GOTY SOCOM comes out.

Jordan // April 17, 2008 at 12:30 pm

Wow. What a load of @”*$!@£. Well I won’t be buying them IW. I’m buying GTA4 and CoD4’s gonna gather some dust. You’ve let us down too many times. Why don’t you just admit to the truth and be nice to everyone for once.

It’s pretty much discrimination against PS3 players. When you announce a release date you should bloody well stick to it! Well, you ain’t getting my money anymore.

Sorry it had to be that way IW, but you’re to blame.

Leatherneck // April 17, 2008 at 12:32 pm

402- thanx for the update, can’t wait to play the new levels.

To the people complaining about the US getting the maps first, it has always been that way, Asia gets a lot of the toys before we do and Europe does as well, just depends on the company and the item. I understand the frustration, but thats kinda the way life goes.

L6763 // April 17, 2008 at 12:44 pm

On second thought, the dev’s should wait until everyone has the maps. then they can get the full blown (no pun intended) worldwide US-UK-AUS experience. If they play North America only, it would not reflect the true experience of what we see everyday.
This could be the first time an IW developer sees a yellow or red connection bar!

Ben // April 17, 2008 at 12:46 pm

That settles it, I shan’t be getting the new maps! To release them in Europe 2 days after GTAIV is pretty much suicidal… Should have put them out at the same time to combat the MGO beta, but that’ll be in full swing in Europe next week, then GTA will hit and take over most PS3’s for long enough… Ah well, saving me a few quid =)

sjalsldkfjlsss // April 17, 2008 at 12:52 pm

Screw u 402. Ur a d-bag

PS3 Problems // April 17, 2008 at 1:02 pm

LOL Sony should have kept it as a Multimedia Centre instead of changing it to a games console as an afterthought.

luke // April 17, 2008 at 1:04 pm

why is the ps3 and the pc getting all of the attention what about the xbox……..im tired of all the delays and not knowing…..oh yeah the 360 already has the maps and our “patches” we know what is going on. im goting to repost this when ps3 does not get their double xp weekend extended like the xbox did and i cant wait for the pc people to start in on the well the ps3 and xbox got their maps where are ours. i tell ya what ps3 and pc cod4players post your address and i will send you a girly looking box of tissues so you can wipe the tears away

[PS3] COD4 Variety Map Pack Date CONFIRMED - Next Gen Boards // April 17, 2008 at 1:11 pm

[...] I have some great PS3 news for everyone! We have hammered out the details for the upcoming DLC and will be releasing the new Variety Map Pack on PS3 in North America on Thursday, April 24. In addition, We�re also really excited that the Map Pack passed Sony Europe certification and will be propped on the PlayStation Network on May 1. To celebrate the release of both map packs we will be hosting a Double XP weekend for North America from 12:01 AM PDT on Friday, April 25 to 11:59 PM PDT on Sunday, April 27. North American players will be able to play the new maps against members of the Infinity Ward team on Friday, April 25 from 5 PM to 8 PM PDT. 402’s blog [...]

h79h // April 17, 2008 at 1:19 pm

a huge fu(krag

schwallman // April 17, 2008 at 1:21 pm

My only gripe. I really hope they give us more double xp days, its only fair. AND most importantly. the connection interrupted message has to be fixed. i played two nights in a row a total of 6 hours combined. i only actually finsihed maybe 5-6 games. That is a waste of my time when i have a kick ass game for it to be wiped away mutliple time because of connection errors. Cant wait to play the new maps i only hope I can PLAY them

luke // April 17, 2008 at 1:21 pm

and what would a fu(krag be?

LukuzRobo // April 17, 2008 at 1:22 pm

This is exciting. I can’t wait to try these out.

~ Should I Play?

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SSP Steved400 // April 17, 2008 at 1:28 pm

Here we go again; IW pays all attention to the PS3 guys leaving Xbox high and dry once again.

luke // April 17, 2008 at 1:39 pm

haha steve we seem to be on the same page

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Bill // April 17, 2008 at 2:22 pm

You guys will love the maps, especially ChinaTown and creek..been playing them for 2 weeks now…WOOOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bigbriar // April 17, 2008 at 2:32 pm

i was really hoping for them this week too. everyone needs to get over it.

respawning and c0nnection is a real issue. but i doubt the devs will get a real feel for it over the course of 3 hours. and i’m sure they will have good connections and will own and then forget about us ps3 players…

…i feel used.

ExtremeOne // April 17, 2008 at 2:44 pm

L6763

Call of Duty 4 on the PS3 is the same as the 360 Version . you are flat out wrong in what you said saying this should be a beta . maybe you should go and play COD 4 on the PS3 and find out that its a very good game .

Steve // April 17, 2008 at 3:04 pm

To all the ungrateful jerks.

This is 402’s personal blog, he doesn’t have to come here and tell you ungrateful jerks anything. My lord people, do you not have lives outside of your PS3?

Maybe you can go outside and move around a bit? Jeez. And yes it was SONYS fault you are getting them late. Believe it or not, I don’t give a rats ass.

Hell I hope they delay them another month now.

IDon'tGiveACrap // April 17, 2008 at 3:17 pm

Its payback time for all you PlayStation bitches. How do you like it now? Did it feel better when the PS2 got everything and original XBox was always behind. Yep, I bet it did. I remember all you saying how the PS2 was the best selling and the devs made more $$$ on the PS2 so the XBox should be behind. Well guess what, you were right so sit in line and shut your pie holes.

LSUTundra // April 17, 2008 at 3:30 pm

the most obvious answer i can come up with for the delay in the overseas market is this. WE. MADE. IT. COD was developed in THE US. I’m not preaching about how much better anyone is than anyone else. But it was built here, we tested it here (before the beta codes were LEAKED to EU), and there is obviously a HUGE demand for this game, in the American market and globally. That’s why even though it’s been out for almost 6 months now, it’s still on the top of sales lists and play lists. Get over it. If the majority REALLY wasn’t playing, and REALLY was all waiting for GTA, then something tells me Halo or Guitar Hero or Rock Band or something else would be at the top, instead of looking up at Duty…That is all. Hope that made sense. Thanks 402, there’s tons of people playing, you helped make a great game.

PONGSTAR // April 17, 2008 at 3:44 pm

Wow, what a coincidence that it has been hammered out and the map pack is getting released exactly 21 days after the 360 maps. You think the PS3 install is stupid, don’t you. This has been planned for over a month and you are trying to do damage control by lying to us now.

Whatever. We can just add this to the list of lies like Host Migration and rumble support.

Mike H0nch0 // April 17, 2008 at 3:48 pm

i noticed way further up

@Brian
The issue involving spawning while staring up at sky, ceilings, what have you…. i would like to say, coming from a 360 owner, they have been fixed,apparently. I have all but completely forotton those days, since the map pack download i have not spawned in such away since. I did download maps the moment they were available. Now if there was any type of update OUTSIDE of the map pack update, I can’t tell for sure. I am almost positive however that the NON-DLC receivers did in fact get some sort of patch that wasn’t outright addressed. I know i got map pack and received an update soon after i turned on COD4. I would’t think it was a playlist update because remember that same day halfway through they updated the playlist with Hardcore but no such process like an Update for the system was done. It just appeared. Spawning looking up, wow, to think i almost forgot those times. I should play my PS3 version to see it again, such sloppy work IW. I think when map pack hits US for PS3 i will refrain from buying right away to see if there is an update or if i just keep looking up, i could care less about double xp. I only got COD4 for PS3 to have a game for it, as i use it to play primarily BLURAY HD movies or downloaded movies or shows from PC via USB Flash drive.

MMO Clerks » Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack hits PS3 April 24 // April 17, 2008 at 3:51 pm

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[...] a little later, on May 1. PC owners…still nothing, I’m afraid. Maintain your vigils. PS3 Variety Map Pack Double XP Weekend Extravaganza [...]

lollercoaster // April 17, 2008 at 3:55 pm

i bet demonware is gonna have some major issues that weekend w/ double XP and the maps. actually, maybe you’ll actually avoid tons of load since everybody will be ditching this game for GTA4. great timing on your release of the map packs, by the way. i haven’t touched the game since the announcement of map packs on the 360, good thing, cause i maybe would have never realized how fun a game like pixeljunk monsters was. again, you guys show NO ps3 love, that took your game from #1 to the shitter for me.

ExtremeOne // April 17, 2008 at 4:06 pm

IDon’tGiveACrap

I guess you like all xbox fan boys like to talk smack since last year was the year of 360 and now your in the year of the PS3 . Plus the PS3 has outsold the 360 every month so far this year your console has no games this year beside Gear of War 2 thats it . Sony has MGS 4 and Resistance 2 coming as well other games like Socom and Little Big Planet.

Desidarious // April 17, 2008 at 4:11 pm

Will IW ever address the question of how latency so adversely affects this game?

And, btw, I don’t wanna hear from some 12 year old something like “it’s just cuz you suck and I shot you first!”

I have had plenty of times when I am sitting still… I can hear the enemy about to come around the corner in front of me… as soon as I see him I unload.. and bam he kills me!!! Then I watch the KillCam and apparently he made it around the corner a full second before I even saw him.”

It sucks to go from one match with 25 kills / 15 deaths (which is about my skill level) to 25 kills / 2 deaths and then onto 6 kills 25 deaths. Sorry people but I have been playing FPSs since the days of Doom on a 486 [ or Foyer on a Tandy 1000TL for those of you old enough to know what that is ] and I am just not that inconsistent. The problem is how the game handles network lag.

I own both PS3 and XBOX and the problem is bad in both places, but far worse on the PS3.

Desi

IDon'tGiveACrap // April 17, 2008 at 4:16 pm

@ExtremeOne

I’m not a fanboy of either system or company. When the PS3 gets better games and a better online service I’ll get one for sure. I just remember all this $hit being reversed “last gen” and all the PS guys being OK. Turn around is fair play bitches.

The ChosenOne // April 17, 2008 at 4:21 pm

Yeah I won’t be buying the maps for a while. This situation has been very messy from IW and sony. This is hands down the best fps ever made and obviously the best console game out at the moment. But what a shame it’s been overshadowed by this. I don’t think 402 should put this blog up, seeing how much abuse he gets, from the likes of me.

Brian // April 17, 2008 at 4:23 pm

Desidarious, you hit it on the head perfectly. My FPS online experience doesn’t quite go back as far as yours (I started with the original quake), but games have been online for what? approaching two decades?

I used to play Quake 1-3, Counterstrike, TF, all on a dial-up connection, with little to no lag, so methods of dealing with this kind of stuff have been done, and done better, for some time now.

I’m sick of all the retards that think if you don’t have the fastest internet connection that exists on planet Earth, then it’s your connection’s fault. Because it can’t have anything to do with the way the online was programmed.

Oh, 402, thanks for asking for our questions and then, in typical fashion, ignoring all of them. You really should just disable comments from PS3 users, so we don’t fool ourselves into thinking you are at all concerned.

The ChosenOne // April 17, 2008 at 4:27 pm

Hey guys, got a question. I live in London and would I be able to download the North American maps if I set up an American account? Thanks in a advance.

PONGSTAR // April 17, 2008 at 4:28 pm

402 - you said: “Thanks for all your support everyone and I look forward to playing with you guys online. If you have any questions, let me know!”

What about the questions that we have been posting over and over and over and over and….

Amazing that you should say ” If you have any questions, let me know!”.

I am dumbfounded.

nameshame // April 17, 2008 at 4:38 pm

Hey 402, where’s some info for the 360 players?!? We ALWAYS get neglected. You are about to lose a huge part of your community! Give us 360 users an update on something…anything! honestly, its about time!

…Mocking aside…

how about just give us Killhouse on domination and HQ? I think us 360 players would settle for that.

Steve // April 17, 2008 at 4:49 pm

@ExtremeOne, oh wow, Sony will have 2-3 games this year? Finally? lmao. I’ll buy the blu-ray player when I need one.

AlleySlayer // April 17, 2008 at 5:02 pm

fourzerotwo, Give us some great news about the PC DLC content.

yan1993 // April 17, 2008 at 5:19 pm

You call this good news? EU getting the maps a week later; Whats with that? If i buy the maps on my US account and i have a PAL version will they work or will i have to get it a week later?

daprofessor217 // April 17, 2008 at 5:38 pm

The simple thing to do guys is not to support this company and save it for a company like rockstar who actually cares about their ps3 community.

Firegirl // April 17, 2008 at 5:39 pm

Wow, I know all my PS3 buddies will be jumping up and down over this news. Good to hear this is FINALLY coming out!

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thebigb59 // April 17, 2008 at 5:56 pm

Although I am not getting the maps, even more so now mine will be a month behind the 360 and week behind the US, what makes me laugh is you have never explain the delay, not once.

You thank us for our support more like thanking the dumbarses that will fork out loads of money on a broken product, you don’t support us in anyway.

I am coming off harsh but I have been on this game since day one and I watched the ps3 verison go down the toilet with each addition you made, the first double xp weekend server crash, the christmas crash (not the map). The game was great till you messed with it, what was in that sodding eu connectivity patch because it made my prefect connection to us players worse, i never saw lag in my life till after february.

The the freature patch gave me the newest of my problems DGS, you blamed my connection to demonware I blame your patch, its the only thing that could of caused it.

I will rent COD6 in 2010, if activision is still around by then, you might of been brought by EA by then, who knows

theJwac // April 17, 2008 at 6:02 pm

Hey fourzerotwo, what is the possibility of COD4 getting the CTF gametype added in a future update? Thanks a lot!

SSP Steved400 // April 17, 2008 at 6:04 pm

360 players are always cut short by the PS3; thanks for nothing!!!

Maraxus // April 17, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Gates has deeper pockets and PWND playstation. Another missed opportunity to capitalize. dont blame IW theyre a business, and would be morons not to take a deal (if there was one) /Conspiracy
360 > ps3 all day everyday

Call of Duty 4 Map Pack Coming to PS3 Next Week - DriverHeaven.net // April 17, 2008 at 6:07 pm

[...] of Duty 4 Map Pack Coming to PS3 Next Week Infinity Ward announced today that the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, PS3, X360) Variety Map Pack will be released on North [...]

thebigb59 // April 17, 2008 at 6:13 pm

I have two questions

1. The double xp will us non-dlc players get this or is it only open to dlc players?

2. The double xp weekends are being split, so my question if thats the case, how are the servers going to be sorted so that we cannot access the us one and they cannot access ours?

luke // April 17, 2008 at 6:21 pm

again may i suggest that ps3/pc people should just stop the crying and complaining when you purchased this game it did not entitle you to a damn thing. and from a business point of view bill gates= hey i will give you more money then sony if you focus on bringing the new maps to xbox first…..do you know what that is called SMART it is not our fault sony is worthless. well i mean atleast you can watch blue ray movies even if you cant enjoy the new maps(which are amazing) so go spend 299.99 on the better gaming system and you would not need a box of tissues

thebigb59 // April 17, 2008 at 6:23 pm

I also asked this on the infinityward forum

http://www.infinityward.com/community/forum/index.php?topic=33123.0

thebigb59 // April 17, 2008 at 6:23 pm

360 owners, why are you even here, why arent you playing the game, your here more than us, so can it

The ChosenOne // April 17, 2008 at 6:38 pm

Hey guys, got a question. I live in London and would I be able to download the North American maps if I set up an American account? Thanks in advance.

luke // April 17, 2008 at 6:55 pm

btw ps3 owners,

i’m a pink f@ggot with nothing better to do than troll this blog and point out the obvious.

thebigb59 // April 17, 2008 at 6:57 pm

@thechosenone - no you can’t, it will be region locked

luke // April 17, 2008 at 7:02 pm

@ the fake luke

you are correct one one thing i have nothing better to do than troll this blog and point out the obvious. but then again im just sitting on my ass at work and this is one of the few websites im allowed to

COD4 listo para debutar Variety Map Pack en PSN - El Joystick // April 17, 2008 at 7:39 pm

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Brian // April 17, 2008 at 7:56 pm

“when you purchased this game it did not entitle you to a damn thing”

Luke, respectfully, you’re a little off on this one. When you buy a product, you’re entitled for it to work, by several implied warranties. There are a number of laws, statutory and longstanding court defined, that state this. You’re also guaranteed that a product will work as it is advertised (i.e. multiplayer). I’m not going so far as to state that these are necessarily at issue for this game, but to state when you purchase a game you’re not entitled to anything is incorrect.

And why the hell does this always have to turn into a “my console is better” argument? When the xbox maps were possibly delayed, I sympathized with the Xbox users, and had it been true would have understood the frustration. Is it too much to ask that users of all of the platforms agree that each should be able to enjoy a (functioning) game on their platform of choice?

402, thanks again for (not) answering our questions that you asked for.

Tyler Hartman // April 17, 2008 at 8:29 pm

praise God for finally giving us these new maps (though just about everyone knew they were coming out on the 24th) I still don’t understand why IW couldn’t have just released the maps all at the same time and had to give Microsoft exclusive rights. Just another case of PS3 getting ignored.

Fo_Mu // April 17, 2008 at 8:42 pm

thebigb59: no you can’t, it will be region locked

How do you know that??

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Im Feeling Better....... // April 17, 2008 at 9:04 pm

My A-hole is feeling better now that the shaft you’ve been giving PS3 users has been taken out. I took your game back to GAMESTOP and got $30.00 bucks for it and put it towards GTA IV and now i feel so much better that I dont have to put up with your games BS or yours anymore. AHHHHHH…….. The relief feels like a waking up to a BJ from your girlfriend.

F U IW // April 17, 2008 at 9:10 pm

PHUCKING SELLOUTS!!!

Desidarious // April 17, 2008 at 9:33 pm

402,

This is quickly turning in to a most frequently asked question:

What plans does IW have to address how latency so adversely affects game play?

…..
I have had plenty of times when I am sitting still… I can hear the enemy about to come around the corner in front of me… as soon as I see him I unload.. and bam he kills me!!! Then I watch the KillCam and apparently he made it around the corner a full second before I even saw him.”

It sucks to go from one match with 25 kills / 15 deaths (which is about my skill level) to 25 kills / 2 deaths and then onto 6 kills 25 deaths. Sorry people but I have been playing FPSs since the days of Doom on a 486 [ or Foyer on a Tandy 1000TL for those of you old enough to know what that is ] and I am just not that inconsistent. The problem is how the game HANDLES network lag.

I own both PS3 and XBOX and the problem is bad in both places, but far worse on the PS3.

Desi
…..

The question is unambiguous:

WHAT PLANS DOES INFINITY WARD HAVE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH LATENCY AND ITS ADVERSE AFFECT ON PLAYABILITY OF COD4:MW?

I think XBOX 360, PS3 and PC users would all like to know the answer to this one, since it affects all of us.

Desi

Sparr // April 17, 2008 at 9:57 pm

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15091

Alot of BS going on here from 402
as in next post

Sparr // April 17, 2008 at 9:58 pm

Jousting With The Community?

Everyone agreed that staying engaged with the community is key. Weller opened up with, “One of of the big challenges we have on our site is being reactive and responsive to developers and how they’re doing things. The thing that we’ve learned the most is really providing good, rich content for people on a pretty consistent basis is what our developers in our community value most.”

Sparr // April 17, 2008 at 10:02 pm

They should have ping time on severs and try to connect to that sever at your ping time and have the sever setup like ours for high and low pings times and some one with below or above that ping can not get into that sever.

host migration needed // April 17, 2008 at 10:16 pm

played for 8 hours yesterday on my ps3 and made my own chart! ratio of host ended game to game completion is 5:1 (so 5 games ended by host for every 1 victory/defeat…

ratio of connection interrupted to games completed is 2:1

wow!! fix your game!!!

thebigb59 // April 17, 2008 at 10:39 pm

how do i know its region coded, because the patch was, so will be the case for the dlc. Plus it wont be compatiable with region 2 games

PlayStation 3 Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack Coming April 24 — Metagamers // April 17, 2008 at 11:55 pm

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hoofhearthed // April 18, 2008 at 12:21 am

any new yet on asia?!

JEFFRO // April 18, 2008 at 2:09 am

Do you developers see now the problems it causes to have separate releases? The gaming community is split rather than together and everyone looking forward to playing the new maps, your response from everyone would have been greater.

Instead, others will only get the new maps when other new games come out and I guarantee your sales for them will drop drastically now that everyone is not on the same page and new games will be the interest now…..bad planning IMO.

The systems and other countries that receive the map pack at the later dates should each week that the XBOX has had it before them should be the number of weekends that they have double XP to show good faith and to help keep some of your consumers around.

lollercoaster // April 18, 2008 at 2:35 am

$30 for trade-in at gamestop? brb, selling my copy.

FlyNo5 // April 18, 2008 at 2:55 am

This game is the best. The online is the best. I am always able to get online and in a game within 30 seconds of firing up the PS3, it loads so quick and getting in a game is almost instantaneous. The smoothness and photo realism are unmatched. So all you complainers are dillusional and should try and enjoy the best online shooter ever created.

I will see all you true beleivers in the new maps on the 24th and I will shoot you in the face.

Peace
FlyNo5

Bill // April 18, 2008 at 9:18 am

I have no problem with them delaying the release of the map pack on PSN.Ive gotten used to PS3 getting the shaft from developers when it comes to releasing DLC.The only thing that really bothers me is the fact that IW says that it’s IMPOSSIBLE to make a patch to put rumble into the PS3 version of COD4.To sit there and say that it would require a MAJOR CODE OVERHAUL is laughable.Explain how everyone else who released a game PRIOR to COD4 being released (IE Resistance,Motorstorm,hell even flOW) could release a patch that added DS3 support and yet COD4 cant do it??? Doesnt add up to me.And before a troll attacks,yes i know,theyre made by Sony,but Resistance and Motorstorm didnt have built in DS3 support until the patches came out late last year.The keyword is…….PATCHES.They added vibration to a game that didnt INITIALLY have it when it shipped to retail.

RumbleInThe Bronx // April 18, 2008 at 9:45 am

They never said its impossible. They said that they aren’t going to do it… Hmmm… I had rumble on my first ugly looking XBOX. How come developers have to patch rumble support into “next gen console” games in the first place?

Bill // April 18, 2008 at 10:31 am

@ Rumble……

They said that it would take a major code overhaul.And that since the game was already so far along in development they werent able to put it in.Ok,ill give them that………but make a patch.If it takes a little while,so be it.Im sure ps3 owners wouldnt care if it took a lil while (like a month) to put it out there if it meant it being added in.And,put “Host Migration” in there as well.Thats something else that we really do need on the PS3 side of things.

Other than those two things,i have no problems with the job they have done on this game.Before COD4 came out,360 owners kept rubbing it in the faces of PS3 owners when it came to third party games and how they performed on the PS3.COD4 was the first major third party game that finally delivered across BOTH platforms and made the differences between the two so small that youd have to fine pick @ them to discern between the two as far as gameplay is concerned.But,when you go beyond the initial gameplay,aka DLC,patch support,etc……then the differences become clear…..and,id hate to say it,but,you could see why some people believe that IW is favoring the 360.And i understand from a business standpoint that yes it has sold the most on there,but,it is also BAD business practice to let the other platforms you released it for (PS3,PC) fall by the wayside and become an afterthought.Now,that could very well change at some point.But,that isnt the case as of now.And the consumers are getting annoyed.Its not that theyre not happy with the game,they just want the game to play EXACTLY the same and have the same features that the other has.And in PS3’s case,that means getting maps and/or patches the same time 360 does (ill concede 2 days for PS Store to update on Thursdays),getting Rumble support,and getting the full patch fixes that 360 gets (I.E. Host Migration).As far as PC goes,that means getting the patch to fix various issues with the MP.To get the Map Pack that consoles have (or will have) received.

Gill Bates // April 18, 2008 at 12:22 pm

Isn’t the above just another proof of that game developers launch half finished products and rely on patches to sort problems out? This is not just IW’s wrong doings but A LOT of developers strategies…

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chris // April 18, 2008 at 4:48 pm

yo fourzerotwo you got to give me your guys’ psn accounts for the play with IW … i want to get the chance to play you guys….

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umm no thanks // April 18, 2008 at 8:35 pm

hmm released may 1st for me so i wont be getting the maps gta will be out and ill be on that

Tyler Hartman // April 18, 2008 at 8:53 pm

who really cares about host migration? just let us keep playin’ if the guy decides to leave. and, lets face it people, Xbox 360 is always gonna get all the attention unless something big happens that puts PS3 way ahead of everything else. rumble would be nice, but its not a necesity and anyone who trades this game in shouldn’t play any kind of shooters

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whocares // April 19, 2008 at 12:14 am

@Tyler Hartman
of course 360 is going to get everything first when they PAY for it …. again microsoft has to pay for loyalty … sony doesnt

Darth Ritis // April 19, 2008 at 1:09 am

Everyone is so effin ungrateful!

Maybe if the PS3 sold nearly as well as the 360 overall things would come out day and date with each other but the 360 does have a lead in that so of course you focus on the bigger guy.

Tyler Hartman // April 19, 2008 at 1:53 am

@Darth Ritis
360 is only poular because:
a) it came out 1st and everybody wanted to have the next generation console
b) games like Halo and Gears of War which were and are exclusive to the system
c) when PS3 did come out, everyone was so obsessed with Xbox that almost nobody paid attention to Sony’s new gaming system

Tyler Hartman // April 19, 2008 at 2:06 am

@fourzertwo

during the double XP weekend for PS3, are the Infinity Ward members going to have a clan tag like (IW) or something so we can identify you?

The ChosenOne // April 19, 2008 at 8:22 am

thebigb59 thanks for the heads up man.

ANDY--McNAB // April 19, 2008 at 10:39 am

TYPICAL THAT THE EUROPEAN GAMERS GET SHAFTED AS USUAL AND HAVE TO WAIT AN EXTRA WEEK ! WTF IS THIS BULLSHIT …… EVERY TIME THERE IS A NEW RELEASE WE HAVE TO WAIT … !! BULLSH!T

Nate // April 19, 2008 at 2:45 pm

HEY CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THE NEW MAPS ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY OFFLINE IN SPLIT SCREEN MULTIPLAYER?

thebigb59 // April 19, 2008 at 3:09 pm

Can i get a reply to my questions about double xp please 402

Luke2 // April 19, 2008 at 4:45 pm

Call me a thick shit but wot is DLC an CTF??? Wos well lookin 4ward to the new maps but gna b bashin GTA4 now instead….. Shittest release date ever!

Lenouis // April 19, 2008 at 11:16 pm

OMG. You must be joking me. DLC for COD4 in MAY. You guys are idiots.

Would have bought this 3 weeks ago but not now. You have screwed us IW so 4Q!!! .

What a joke.

Matt // April 19, 2008 at 11:54 pm

To all you retards saying that you won’t buy the maps because gta 4 is coming out…

GTA 4 is going to be a single player game that you will be done wiht in about three weeks to a month. Yes there will be multiplayer, but honestly it’s not going to compare to cod 4’s multiplayer. Once you’re done with GTA, you’re going to all go back to playing cod, because that’s the type of game you play with your friends between big releases. You’ll probably be playing it till the next one comes out, so that complaint isn’t valid.

jason // April 20, 2008 at 12:07 am

Are you guysplanning on giving cod4 rumble support (ps3)?

Matt // April 20, 2008 at 12:32 am

@ thebigb59

With your question about how the double xp weekend’ll be handled, they’ll probably do it exactly how they did on the Xbox. Only the new maps had double xp. From Thursday to Tuesday, they had three variety map playlists, one for deathmath, one for hardcore deathmatch and HSAD and team objective. (dom, HQ, search, sabotage.) Only those three playlists had the double xp, so I’d imagine only people with the maps would get the double xp weekend. (which hopefully lasts five days for you guys like it did for us. I feel for you.

Ben // April 20, 2008 at 12:37 am

They are not going to put rumble support for the ps3, and yes you can play the new maps in split screen.

thebigb59 // April 20, 2008 at 12:42 am

@ matt, the could do that on the 360 because their servers arent provide by halfarsed-ware, it better not be the same as that. If non-dlc players don’t get double xp then i promise them i will be on the next train to london and i will do to activision europe and make them eat my cod4 disk!

whocares // April 20, 2008 at 6:28 am

GTA4 only lasting 3 weeks to a month ?? what are you dumb? multiplayer isnt going to compare ?? why cause it will actually work????put the bong down man

Tyler Hartman // April 20, 2008 at 10:52 pm

GTA4 will be one of those games you play unti

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