If their recent statements hold any water, Activision is ready to give Call of Duty players more micro-transaction opportunities than they could possibly wrap their minds around.
Taking a cue from the Blizzard model of online paid content, Activision opens up about its future ideas for the Call of Duty series.
This certainly seems to indicate that future CoD titles will give premium content and potential gameplay bonuses to those who fork over the cash. There's no saying how this may impact the balance of gameplay. It also indicates that a potential model is in the works for a "pay to play" format to the Call of Duty franchise.
Nothing is set in stone yet, but Activision is already charging an extra $10 on the PC version and will have DLC on the PC that requires a payment. As it currently stands, it does not seem as though these potential payment plans are too far fetched of an idea. We'll just have to wait and see for now.
Taking a cue from the Blizzard model of online paid content, Activision opens up about its future ideas for the Call of Duty series.
"It's definitely an aspiration that we see potential in, particularly as we look at different business models to monetize the online gameplay," said Tippl. "There's good knowledge exchange happening between the Blizzard folks and our online guys."
"We have great experience also on Call of Duty with the success we had on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. A lot of that knowledge is getting actually built into the Battle.Net platform and the design of that," he added. "I think it's been mutually beneficial, and you should expect us to test and ultimately launch additional online monetization models of some of some of our biggest franchises like Call of Duty."
Tippl added there is a demand from its core fanbase willing to pay for additional services and content.
"Our gamers are telling us there's lots of services and innovation they would like to see that they're not getting yet. From what we see so far, additional content, as well as all the services Blizzard is offering, is that there is demand from the core gamers to pay up for that," Tipple explained.
These comments come after an official poll was conducted asking if people were interested in a subscription service that gives "additional multiplayer and gameplay enhancements" for upcoming Call of Duty titles."We have great experience also on Call of Duty with the success we had on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. A lot of that knowledge is getting actually built into the Battle.Net platform and the design of that," he added. "I think it's been mutually beneficial, and you should expect us to test and ultimately launch additional online monetization models of some of some of our biggest franchises like Call of Duty."
Tippl added there is a demand from its core fanbase willing to pay for additional services and content.
"Our gamers are telling us there's lots of services and innovation they would like to see that they're not getting yet. From what we see so far, additional content, as well as all the services Blizzard is offering, is that there is demand from the core gamers to pay up for that," Tipple explained.
This certainly seems to indicate that future CoD titles will give premium content and potential gameplay bonuses to those who fork over the cash. There's no saying how this may impact the balance of gameplay. It also indicates that a potential model is in the works for a "pay to play" format to the Call of Duty franchise.
Nothing is set in stone yet, but Activision is already charging an extra $10 on the PC version and will have DLC on the PC that requires a payment. As it currently stands, it does not seem as though these potential payment plans are too far fetched of an idea. We'll just have to wait and see for now.
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