Report: 8 million played $50 million MW2 online in one week

I noticed last night that the 360 leaderboards had pasted 4m with ease.

yeah the leaderboards are a good indication that at least in multiplayer theres about 4 million on the 360.

I wasn’t aware people routinely took families of nine to the movies at $10 a head.

i wasnt awaare that it cost 50 million for MW2

What the hell does the title of this article even mean?

“8 million PLAYED $50 million MW2″

I keep re-reading it trying to get it to make sense lolol.

yea but take a look at production costs to get there

http://www.vgarabia.com/2009/11/19/modern-warfare-2-cost-revealed/

You mean, it cost as much to make as a half decent MMORPG and has already made back nearly triple its cost in less than a month?

…and your point is?

@bdh:

Even if that’s accurate (which you cannot know and possibly do not care) there are still some change ($300 million by that estimate) left. Not to mention that sales keep on pouring.

“Now, everybody knows that Modern Warfare 2 grossed a whopping $550 million worldwide in first five days of launch. But how much the game cost to produce? According to latimes.com, Modern Warfare 2 cost $40 million to $50 million to produce, but if you add marketing expenses and the cost of producing and distributing discs, the launch budget was $200 million.

Infinity Wards latest FPS game has managed to set a new record for entertainment media, beating Hollywood epics like Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which earned a mere $394 million. Also, it managed to beat its nearest rival in gaming media, GTA 4, which grossed $500 million in the same time frame.”

this is the qoute from the link I gave.

MMO”s make better long term profit than a console game and they last alot longer.

sorry oc games are not like consoles where it has a one time sales boost

also pc game last you alot longer than your average game.

“also pc game last you alot longer than your average game.”

Call of Duty 4 on Xbox Live says hello.

It also says you’re an idiot.

so your telling me console games last longer than a pc gamer would like to back that up with facts.

Halo 3 also says hello.

Halo 3 thinks you’re an idiot as well.

I never said they lasted longer. I’m saying they last *just* as long.

Copying ‘n’ pasting the article on strengthens what I already noted.

$550 million of 5 (five) days sales minus $50 million development cost minus $200 million for production / distribution / marketing leaves them $300 million profit. In five freaking days!

What’s your point again?

You know I can post a link that will shatter your comment

counter strike gets more play time your best game on consoles

wow the must played game in the world has alot more play time than your consoles

It’s the very reason console game devs are going bankuprt and the very reason alot more console game devs will go bankuprt.

Counterstrike has been out since FOREVER and it was initially FREE as well!

What’s your point again?

my point is mmo’s and pc game in general still get alot more play time.

http://kotaku.com/5121962/americans-spent-2008-playing-world-of-warcraft-playstation-2-games#c

also pc gaming has alot more sales long term than consoles.

they say pc gaming has long legs.

by the way MMo’s are the biggest money making machines in the gaming industry.

“Also pc gaming has alot more sales long term than consoles.”

Untrue, the best selling games to date are all on console.

“also pc gaming has alot more sales long term than consoles.”

Hmm, last time I checked they were saying the PC versions get pirated so much that they don’t even want to bother?

A console is a PC. The other difference is the controller. To say the pc has longer lasting games is such a dumb comment. Yes, MMOs get more play time than halo. FFXI on ps2? The reason consoles have the advantage IMO is that everyone is on a level playing field. there is no better setup advantage.

Give up, the PC industry is losing steam. Most of this is because of people stealing the games over the internet. The only games I see worth buying on the PC over console are RTS and MMOs. As soon as companies like M$ get their head out of their asses and release official mouse/keyboard packages, this wont be the case.

oh really are console game still selling to date?

are console games making more than mmo’s

what about pc only tittles like sims,dablo.starcraft don’t even get me started

even soical gaming on pc is bigger than consoles

last time I checked console have no future.

look at online gaming

free games on pc

webbased games

oh and new tech like onlive

here is a report on pc hardware sales

http://www.slashgear.com/jpr-pc-gaming-hardware-forecast-shows-pc-gaming-is-not-dead-1963829/

“by the way MMo’s are the biggest money making machines in the gaming industry.”

Take WoW out of the picture and say that again.

sure linage makes tons of money

aion is now making tons of money

there is alot of mmo’s that make tons of money

Seriously dude, if you are going to use articles to make claims, can you at least use non opinion based articles that no one reads? ffs.

Console has no future? LOL. That explains why best sellers are making more sales than previously. And that also explains why there are more consoles in homes than in the past.

either you are trying to start a stir or you are just plain stupid.

He’s just plain stupid.

there is alway a company ready to take the place of some on top.

o readlly I think it console game devs are dumb I mean they are the ones going abnkuprt aahahahahahahahhaahahahah

do you really want to get me start, so your calling me dumb huh you better have facts to back up your claims

because I am not even warmed up yet

The thing I find funny is that you are using MMOs as if they are only played on PC. FFXI was done perfectly on the console, as will FFXIV. I won’t be surprised if Blizzard’s next MMO is crossplatform.

FFXI is flop on consoles

So where all those mmo’s on consoles I am like still waiting.

“o readlly I think it console game devs are dumb I mean they are the ones going abnkuprt aahahahahahahahhaahahahah”

PC dev companies are not going bankrupt? So what you look at blizzard as the entire industry because they are banking a fortune on pc? Every other company complains left and right about how their profit is significantly reduced due to pirating.

The only reason you see more news about console devs shutting their doors is because there are MORE of them.

This is, of course, ignoring the fact that the game *debuted* on consoles…

FFXI isn’t exactly a raging success right now anyway. It’s still going, but it’s not particularly active.

FFXI was a flop on ps2? Really? Talk out of your ass much? There was virtually no difference in playing ffxi on pc and ps2 when using a keyboard and mouse. And the controller setup worked great.

ahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTghUoScGO8&feature=related

here is a really nice news up date on consoles

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2009/tc20091118_057504.htm

Sure its not doing great now, its an old game that had a huge flaw. But that is not because it was on a console as well. But it simply shows that MMOs can be done correctly on consoles as well. And this guy is trying to argue that PCs are better because MMOs make a lot of money.

@BDH – Didnt you claim that nobody would buy MW2 because they killed dedicated servers ?

there is too meny problems with mmo’s on consoles. I am sure that companies that are dumb enough to invest in them will soon find out.

I am sure they will be also laying off their staff after the fact. Yea alot of game devs sure love to go bankuprt these days.

I wonder what will some of them do when there is better tech out there on pc.

I wonder what will happen when their marketing fails.

I wonder what they are going to do when they have a bad repuation and their fanbase is gone.

Please, name the problems with FFXI on the console. What problems did it have as opposed to the pc version? I am waiting.

Wait, im not waiting. My bad. I am going to work. Take care, have fun stealing games on a platform that companies will soon ignore

it makes no money

man lol you people make me laugh alot.

so how are them high production costs in a ression.

Jeremy – Don’t take him on, honestly. It’s best we ignore him.

We have done so fairly decently so far.

ahahahahahahahahhaha yea I am going to be seeing alot more game devs go bankuprt too.

yea last time I checked japanese game devs games market is dead

oh and their mmo’s are not so hot too.

sony and mirco soft love big bright red numbers

console game devs loves high production costs and bankuptcy

ahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTghUoScGO8&feature=related

“abkurt” lol

yea I wonder how them game dev console pawns are feelinf these days

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ninja-theory-exclusivity-is-draining

ahahahahahahahaha the gaming indsutry os such a joke

thank god I don’t need games

thank god Ihave alot of games

thank god for pc gaming a free platform from evil big companies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTghUoScGO8&feature=related

my words are solid.

here I have more proof this one is right from edge online

http://www.edge-online.com/news/mmos-account-for-15-per-cent-of-playing-time

lol

You’re a tool.

therefore 85% is not MMO’s
My words are soiled…

I think FreeRealms PS3 may prove you wrong BDH, having played the PC version i can’t see anything on there that couldn’t be done on console.

here check this out I have more acess to games than you do.

http://adrianwerner.wordpress.com/games-of-2010/

I am not dumb enough to follow a controled media by big companies that is untruthfull.

Oh by the way my games last longer and at better prices.

/chews off own arm

/swings from rafters, goodbye cruel world

how much is a decent assassin these days?

Roughly for a packet of Skittles now a days.

How many comments in a row can we make that ends with the word days?