Modern Warfare Remastered | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:26:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Modern Warfare Remastered | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Modern Warfare Remastered standalone is struggling on Steam https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/modern-warfare-remastered-standalone-is-struggling-on-steam/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/modern-warfare-remastered-standalone-is-struggling-on-steam/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:26:57 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=342088 In a controversial decision, Activision chose to release its remaster of the acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in an exclusive highly-priced bundle alongside last year’s Infinite Warfare. It was less of an if and more of a when we would see the title break off into a standalone release, and after a long wait, …

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In a controversial decision, Activision chose to release its remaster of the acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in an exclusive highly-priced bundle alongside last year’s Infinite Warfare. It was less of an if and more of a when we would see the title break off into a standalone release, and after a long wait, the publisher has heeded demand with the remaster finally available on most platforms.

Sony was the first to be graced by Modern Warfare Remastered last month but with its exclusivity coming to an end, the title is finally available for Xbox One and PC players to grab a copy for £34.99 ($40). The remaster includes the full campaign from the original, alongside 16 tweaked multiplayer maps. Activision has free content planned out as a part of its “Days of Summer” event, releasing a breach-based map for all owners of the game.

Not everything is sunshine and rainbows for the remaster, however, as an £11.59 ($15) DLC pack is now available on Steam containing just 4 maps. A lot of developers are coming to learn that charging player for maps ends up splitting the player base, increasing queue times for a match and pushing owners away from the game. The Steam community has been vocal about this, along with the displeasure of the price tag, performance issues, addition of supply drops and hackers in multiplayer.

It doesn’t seem that the release of the standalone has boosted its Steam player count, with a peak of just 452 players on the night of release. Activision has continued to struggle to make an impact on PC for quite some time, with the only Steam top 100 player count entry being two-year-old Black Ops 3. PC players have increasingly felt tension with the publisher as many believe Activision to prioritise console versions over its Steam releases, and with the lack of support Modern Warfare Remastered has received since its bundled launch, this doesn’t look set to change any time soon.

Call of Duty WW2 is due out later this year, hoping to draw back players lost to the frustration of the modern and futuristic settings. It is set to land on Xbox One, PS4 and PC on November 3rd.

KitGuru Says: Activision’s choice to leave it so long for a standalone release no doubt has many of you riled up. How do you think the publisher will handle its next release in comparison to last? Are you planning on picking up CoD: WW2?

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered standalone could launch today https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-remastered-standalone-could-launch-today/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-remastered-standalone-could-launch-today/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:00:17 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=332611 Update: Following on from last month's rumours, a standalone version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remaster is now looking more likely than ever. This time around though, we have hard evidence in the form of a leaked image, showing the standalone remaster boxed and ready to hit store shelves. The image was obtained by …

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Update: Following on from last month's rumours, a standalone version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remaster is now looking more likely than ever. This time around though, we have hard evidence in the form of a leaked image, showing the standalone remaster boxed and ready to hit store shelves.

The image was obtained by CharlieIntel, showing a PS4 version of  Modern Warfare Remastered. Right now, there are conflicting release dates, with some claiming that Activision will shadow drop the standalone later today, while others claim the game will launch on the 27th of June. Either way, US retailers already appear to have stock, with some listing the game with a $39.99 price tag.

Original Story: Last year, Activision caught a lot of backlash for tying the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remaster with the release of Infinite Warfare. Since its release, the only way to play Modern Warfare Remastered is to own the Infinite Warfare ‘Legacy Edition' or higher. Fortunately, it looks like this may be changed in just a couple of months time.

Earlier this week, some new product pages appeared on GameFly, indicating that the Modern Warfare Remaster would soon become a standalone game. Those pages have since been removed but Call of Duty fan site ‘Charlie Intel‘ managed to spot them beforehand.

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According to the pages, the game would be launching on PS4 and Xbox One on the 30th of July. If that is the case, then an announcement should be happening fairly soon. The game would presumably become standalone on PC on the same date.

So far, Activision has not confirmed or denied this leak but E3 is in less than a month so perhaps they were saving this announcement for then.

KitGuru Says: Modern Warfare Remastered reviewed very well and would likely have more players if it were released separately from Infinite Warfare. Do you guys think Activision should release Modern Warfare Remastered as a standalone game? Or do you think it's too late?

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