Call of Duty 4 patch now available for PS3

38 Comments by Justin McElroy Mar 18th 2008 3:30PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, First Person Shooters

Infinity Ward spokesman Robert Bowling ("fourzerotwo" to the l33t kids) let fans of the game know that PS3 players should be receiving a new feature patch for Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat this week. But according to a few tipsters and commenters on his blog, it's now up and ready for your enjoyment.

In case you missed the post (or haven't talked to your 360-owning, Call of Duty 4-playing friends since last month) the patch includes better sniper rifle and ACOG accuracy, as well as host migration and playlist changes. You can find some more info right here. ... Or hey, why not just go play?

[Thanks, RileyFreeman]

Tags: activision, breakingnews, call-of-duty-4, fourzerotwo, infinity-ward, patches

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Brucie B: Mar 18th 2008; 3:34PM

It's about *Flipping Time!!! Ohhh wait, I got the 360 Version... Thank God!

markhill66: Mar 18th 2008; 3:37PM

Seriously, us 360 people are ready for the next update by now.

xFenixKnightx: Mar 18th 2008; 3:40PM

3.5Million 360 COD4 users opposed to PS3's 1Million owners Thank God =)

Nate: Mar 18th 2008; 3:58PM

Don't know where you get your info, Fenix.
VGChartz says 2.63m for PS3, 5.2m for 360.

Intentless: Mar 18th 2008; 3:59PM

In either case there are 2 mil more 360 players than PS3 players....

Nate: Mar 18th 2008; 4:05PM

Still no excuse to make 1/3 of the console players wait a month for a patch.

John McPoop: Mar 18th 2008; 3:37PM

I played through the offline campaign a couple of times but every time I tried to get online over the PSN I could never join a game. It could have been the same issue the Wii was having with SSBB (overload). I am not sure if there are dedicated servers on the PS3 version or if its P2P.

xFenixKnightx: Mar 18th 2008; 3:42PM

No, there are no Dedicated servers for that game on PS3. I was also experiencing that on the PS3 version but now its just fine.

Noshino: Mar 18th 2008; 4:00PM

I'm not sure as I haven't really played this game (not much of a FPS fan...) but there were articles about Infinity Ward having problems with their hosting servers...

So I'll guess that they do use dedicated servers for COD4...

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=175454

John McPoop: Mar 18th 2008; 4:21PM

@fenix

Ok thanks.... I have heard that it is a great online multiplayer game but I haven't been able to play it... it looks like I should have picked it up on the 360 instead.... Still enjoying Army Of Two on the 360 for now though .... Now I am debating wether or not purchase Vegas.. it got killer reviews in GI this month (Alpha Protocol on the cover btw) but with my recent purchases (SSBB, Army Of Two, Patapon, GOW Olympus, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, MLB 08 The show and The Club) I do not hink I will have any free time for the next 2 months for any new games. BTW I like to splurge when I get my tax return. One possibility is returning my unopened copy of The Club for vegas or GT:Prologue.

I will try some COD 4 multiplayer tonight on the PS3 which I am sure will be an entire new addiction.

xFenixKnightx: Mar 18th 2008; 4:26PM

Noshino,

You guess wrong buddy WRONG!!!! lol!!

Straight from infintyward forum =)

We do not have dedicated, hosted, no-client servers on PS3 or 360. The PC game comes with a dedicated server executable for people to run if they want to set up a dedicated server, but the console game does not.

We choose the best host from the people in the match lobby, based on a ton of factors including bandwidth and everyone's ping to the host (it's got no relation to who was first in the lobby or anything like that.) Then that host serves as the server for that match. It's not "peer to peer" in the sense that clients don't run their own part of the server and send that gamestate around to each other over the net (which is what I personally think of when I hear "peer to peer".) But it's also not "dedicated" in the sense that most folks think of it.

If it helps, think of it as being similar to a "listen server" in a typical PC MP game, except the game chooses who'll run the server per match based on how good it thinks you'd be as a host.

The 360 and the PS3 are identical in this respect"

Noshino: Mar 18th 2008; 4:41PM

my bad, thanks for the info Fenix

xFenixKnightx: Mar 18th 2008; 4:52PM

No problemo, at least your not like Kayrazy Ken who is traumatized lol. Anyway it sais they have Global servers for both 360 and PS3 but actual dedicated servers they do not. Which explains the outage when the unexpected PS3 PSN overload.

The Artist formally known as Jesus SSBB code: 0430-7963-559: Mar 18th 2008; 3:43PM

is today like update/patch day?

vista sp1, ps3 firmware, cod4, etc.

nerrrrrrd: Mar 18th 2008; 3:48PM

how about patching the recently released cheats & hacks for COD4 on PSN including wall hacks & aim bots. Not to start a flame war but it appears the 360 version does not have these hacks.

Nate: Mar 18th 2008; 4:00PM

There's no hacks for either console version. You must be thinking of the PC. Consoles don't get hacks like that.

CB: Mar 18th 2008; 4:03PM

If the vid I saw was real, then that's just sad.

Tranando: Mar 18th 2008; 5:09PM

Nice FUD, it's the PC version.

It's understandable why yout are update, since you realised that the first to market is not always the best...

nerrrrrrd: Mar 18th 2008; 3:52PM

just to clarify, these are hacks are used for online multiplayer, I have not verified if it's actually legit since I do not have a PS3 yet, and no links from me!

xGabrielx: Mar 18th 2008; 4:14PM

How convenient of you not to verify your claims or allow anyone else to do it either.

TracerX: Mar 18th 2008; 4:32PM

Really not that hard to verify if what he is saying is true or not... Google is everyone's friend

Beano: Mar 18th 2008; 3:55PM

Strange... just started the game but was not asked to download any patch. Maybe the patch is only for US players so far?

Thr3e2wenty8: Mar 18th 2008; 4:12PM

GLORIOUS!!! The day has finally come. While I like the sound of a kill cam for the airstrikes and claymores, and the sniper scope fix all I really wanted was a mute button. MY GOD some of these people - they get a mic and say nothing, they play techno/trance really loud, gotta listen to thier mom, wife, girl give a long winded story about whatever, or the absolute scurges of the earth the tards who love the screaching loop known as the "voice of GOD".

Now I am free to use my mic for actual team gameplay - WOOHOO!

License to ill: Mar 18th 2008; 4:16PM

Damn I can't wait for CoD6...

harma41: Mar 18th 2008; 4:35PM

Host migration still does not work. Over the weekend on XBL, every time a host left, the game would get kicked back to the lobby.

COD4 still rules either way.

nerrrrrrd: Mar 18th 2008; 4:42PM

I have no desire to lie about anything.

From what I've heard, this patch does indeed block the wall hacks & aimbots.

Since it seems the hacks no longer work, I will post my source for all those non-believing turd burglars that can not use Google. http://www.vimeo.com/720034/

Leobebes: Mar 18th 2008; 5:17PM

That is crazy. It's kind of a slap in the face to those xbox live critics out there who say that the nature of Live's strict structure is a negative. Honestly security is a big reason I don't place PC games anymore.

Knight Marquise: Mar 18th 2008; 5:39PM

"I will post my source for all those non-believing turd burglars that can not use Google."

LOL, you must mean Tranando & xGabrielx.

Varone: Mar 18th 2008; 5:05PM

Playing whilst typing this. No changes at all. I'm in the UK but I'm playing against US gamers aswell so I don't see how we could be on different versions.

AnonyMack: Mar 18th 2008; 6:05PM

so late. lulz

whistlepig: Mar 18th 2008; 8:58PM

i dont care what system the game is for im just glad i can mute retard kids that plug a mic in and then blast the worse rap music while playing . i mean i like all music but at least play something good . i prefer no music at all since you can f'n here people sneaking around

Kentuckyfried: Mar 18th 2008; 9:43PM

What is this COD4: Modern 'Combat' game you are speaking of?

I only know the Modern Warfare version myself :)

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force): Mar 18th 2008; 10:58PM

Remember the days when console games didn't have patches?

Huey2k2: Mar 18th 2008; 11:40PM

You mean the days when console games would get shipped with bugs that simply never got fixed?

Yea I'm glad those days are gone too.

Leobebes: Mar 19th 2008; 3:47PM

Are you kidding me?

Terran499: Mar 19th 2008; 12:41AM

host migration BS. I have the patch. THERE IS NO HOST MIGRATION!

polloloko: Mar 25th 2008; 4:35PM

xbox 360 gets more stuff that is *ay.

hvnlysoldr: Apr 9th 2008; 12:14AM

Patches should only be for pirates. So ninjas know who to kill in the dark.

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