Call of Duty 4 beta may still extend beyond U.S.

14 Comments by Justin McElroy Aug 3rd 2007 8:30AM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Online

It seems that dreams of the Call of Duty 4 multiplayer beta for those outside the 50 nifty United States may have been dashed just a bit to quickly. The Infinity Ward community relations manager, who goes by "fourzerotwo" on the game's official boards, did a little damage control yesterday, saying that the announcement of a U.S.-only beta was premature.

He wrote, "In order to get started, and kick off the beta we will begin in the United States, but are looking to go International and currently sorting out those details." (You can read his post here, if you're a member of the Call of Duty forums.) He also mentioned that more info about the beta, including what maps and weapons would be included, would be revealed later in the week. Hopefully our friends around the globe will learn a little more about their beta chances then.

[Thanks, Derek]

Tags: activision, callofduty4, cod4, infinityward

(Page 1) Reader Comments

harrison_schaerr: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:08AM

lol pc gamers are so fucked.

i cannot believe that there will be no pc beta?

what the fuck!?!? that's the version i'm buying, do you not care about that version!?!? is that what you're implying?

Anticrawl: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:23AM

They don't care, I don't care and you shouldn't demand otherwise.

harrison_schaerr: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:02AM

... hhaha... you are a total jackass.

you probably don't care because you're too poor to afford a good pc.

=)

deaftly: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:06AM

hey everybody lets all crowd around my nifty 17 inch lcd and play somes call of duties, everyone grab a mouse and keyboard!

pc gaming is stupid and expensive

Matt B: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:37AM

There is no shame in building your own gaming PC. I can upgrade my PC, you have to buy a whole new console.

Neebs: Aug 3rd 2007; 11:45AM

You know, I should keep this bookmarked so I can own every misinformed console fanboy I come across on JoyStiq...
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=6614328
$531 + $110 copy of Vista = $641. Only $40 more than a PS3, is a Core 2 Duo, does DX10, and has twice the space as a PS3. And later, we can upgrade it instead of buying another mass of a console.

Try again!

deaftly: Aug 3rd 2007; 12:04PM

neebs, does that include the wireless controllers, hdtv and the fun of having friends over to play together on the big screen, pc gamers must have no idea what playing with real friends even is i suppose (not online, in the same room as your) id rather buy a new console every 4-5 years then a $500 vid card every year

Neebs: Aug 3rd 2007; 4:20PM

Does your console come with an HDTV? No. Also, we don't buy a "$400-$500 video card every year."

That card I gave will play every game from here until at at least 2009, and it's only ~$100.

harrison_schaerr: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:09AM

omg are there no more pc gamers?!?!

i guess having to manually aim for those headshots instead with a mouse is more difficult than auto-aim on a console =)

Fierce360: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:42AM

i guess playing on my 42 in LCD is and laying in my bed is more comfortable than sitting at my computer staring at a 17 in and getting carpal tunnel.

Neebs: Aug 3rd 2007; 11:48AM

I have to say, it is a pretty pathetic move on Infinity Ward and Activision's part to abandon their home platform like that. No Call of Duty 3 I could live with, being it was by Treyarch, but this is ridiculous.

Anticrawl: Aug 3rd 2007; 4:44PM

It's just a beta, don't be a cockbite. The game will come out for the PC. PC always gets the great betas, just time for the consoles to get a taste of what it's like to know exactly what you will be buying. We get royally boned more than PC users on poor games. Until the 360 console gamers hardly knew the word demo.

The3rdNuisance: Aug 3rd 2007; 8:07PM

I love Call of Duty so much, don't much care about the lack of the beta for the PC, but their website pisses me off. Can't view jackshit without lying about my age.

Warb Null: Sep 11th 2007; 4:10PM

My pc can run circle around my PS3 or any other console for that matter. It works on 1080p tv's or your basic lcd computer screen. It can do a lot more than a console can. In fact all console games are made by PC's to begin with. With out PC's consoles wouldn't be as good as they are. PC's will always beat consoles in every aspect. Just so you know I have had and still have everything from the Commodore 64 to the ColecoVision to the PS3. The only system I do not have is an XBOX 360. Their quality $ucks. I might decide to buy one in the future for my nephew but I have no desire for it personally.

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