Call of Duty 4 multiplayer boasts 'monstrously huge' numbers

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Mar 31st 2008 at 4:00PM }

When Infinity Ward producer, Mark Rubin, told Eurogamer that the number of online users for the PS3 version of Call of Duty 4 was "monstrously huge," we can only assume he was referring to a beast of significant size and infinite terror -- which pretty much rules out those Pokemon things. Indeed, the multiplayer monster appears to be of the house-trampling, child-eating variety, with Rubin having declared, "No other game has come close, either online current, or total unique users in a day."

The battle between Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 for Xbox Live supremacy was also mentioned, with the former shooter's "between 1.2 and 1.3 million users every day" trumping Bungie's slightly more spartan servers. As for the percentage of total game owners (over seven million at last count) that have taken their tactics online, Rubin describes the number as "startling." Who knew statistics could be so scary?

Tags: Bungie, call-of-duty, call-of-duty-4, COD4, FPS, Halo-3, Halo3, Infinity-Ward, InfinityWard, PSN, Xbox-Live, XboxLive

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Intentless @ Mar 31st 2008 4:05PM

Off topic kinda, but any word on the other content hinted at for COD4 DLC beyond the new maps?

xFenixKnightx @ Mar 31st 2008 4:08PM

Of course, its the best MP game on PS3

Co @ Mar 31st 2008 4:09PM

Here's a thought: Maybe COD 4 is a lot better of a game than Halo 3? I know that's not saying much but.... it is.

xFenixKnightx @ Mar 31st 2008 4:13PM

Ding ding ding ding ding!!!!!

rv @ Mar 31st 2008 4:16PM

2 different tastes. I happen to like both, halo for its extreme variety in gameplay (you can go from rocket race to infection), but in straight up shooting, cod is better.

Co @ Mar 31st 2008 4:17PM

Man I gotta say, I for one am glad the 'Halo IZ TEH AWEZOMEE!!1!' Era is over (circa 2001-2007). Just another FPS....

Co @ Mar 31st 2008 4:19PM

rv: Extreme variety in gameplay? UT3's got that covered for ya...

SharpBlade @ Mar 31st 2008 4:29PM

Funny that people want to see Halo died and are already writing its obituary.. Sorry dude, the million plus people playing it on a daily basis say otherwise and it is still the king of shooters. COD4 is a great game and no need to have just one great shooter.

Cal9745 @ Mar 31st 2008 4:29PM

Eh, Halo's been getting more hate than it deserves. I guess that's what happens when you release a solid, B+ game that is hyped to death. But hey, it's the most fun I've had on the 360 since..Halo 2.

While I like both games, I usually end up playing Halo more than COD4.

343 Guilty Fart @ Mar 31st 2008 6:49PM

I recently got a copy of CoD4 and was very excited to try it after hearing so much about it. And honestly, after playing it for a few hours I'm just bored with it. It feels the same as CoD2 to me, which I only played cause it was a launch title. I don't get what all the fuss is. Back to Halo for me I guess.

Noshino @ Apr 1st 2008 12:09AM

"Sorry dude, the million plus people playing it on a daily basis say otherwise and it is still the king of shooters"

Millions of people voted for Bush and we know how that went, now they just support it to don't feel embarassed about given their vote to such a mediocre president...

Tranando @ Mar 31st 2008 4:09PM

All this does is highlight how disappointing Halo3 is.

Glad I didn't waste my cash on that POS.

deaftly @ Mar 31st 2008 4:14PM

coming from a homophobic transexual without a 360

josh @ Mar 31st 2008 4:20PM

Not to feed the trolls, but Halo is not a WASTE of money at all. I have gotten my money's worth just from the split screen online play feature... if friends are over and they want to play a shooter, Halo 3 is what we play since CoD4 can't do online splitscreen. I do play CoD4 more when no friends are over, though.

tmacairjordan87 @ Mar 31st 2008 4:25PM

it's only not a waste of money if you haven't played halo 1 or 2 before. Otherwise, you played halo 3 before it came out.

NATO_Duke @ Mar 31st 2008 5:00PM

Tranando -

All you do is come in and post quick comments slamming the 360 when you have nothing to say at PS3fanboy. As impressed as you are with yourself, it doesn't change the fact that your posts are always predictable and uninspired. You offer nothing to think about.

Yeah COD4 is a better game - but that wasn't your point. All you did was slam Halo and call it a pos, like you would even know. Play a game before you talk shit about it troll.

Matt B @ Mar 31st 2008 4:09PM

http://www.boingboing.net/200705251508.jpg

Jerk Face @ Mar 31st 2008 4:25PM

Holy fuck!

ChooChooCharlie (Brawl: 1504-5357-9285) @ Mar 31st 2008 5:08PM

What happened to the goblin rider?

antsmarching @ Mar 31st 2008 4:10PM

Godzilla Perk FTW

Seishino @ Mar 31st 2008 6:34PM

What did Godzilla do to deserve getting shot there?

License to ill @ Mar 31st 2008 4:14PM

Ive been playing RB6 vegas 2 and Bad company more then CoD4 lately...

FrankTheCrank @ Mar 31st 2008 4:15PM

Running around shooting each other seems like a waste of time to me. I don't get it.

You know, if you really like this sort of thing, there is a war in Iraq right now...if you're 18 or over, you too can get your own machine gun and shoot people, for real. So head down to your nearest drooling recruiter, he's going to signing you right up. Only bad thing is you don't regenerate when you get shot in the face by a sniper.

konajinx @ Mar 31st 2008 4:42PM

Oh, Frank your logic is just grand!

Going with your idea here, though, if you like a series like GTA, you can always just go right outside, start shooting people up, carjacking, and killing hookers after you've had sex with them. Oh, and don't forget the copious amounts of dope you can snort up your goozle as well while enjoying some '70s classic rock in your El Camino.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Mar 31st 2008 5:04PM

I don't think you can snort dope.

Cocaine, yes.

j.howlett @ Mar 31st 2008 5:25PM

you can snort dope

FrankTheCrank @ Mar 31st 2008 6:24PM

Regenerating in 7 seconds...

OK...well, in other words, shooting people online is boring. It's the same shit, over and over.

Leobebes @ Mar 31st 2008 6:28PM

It seems to me that someone is crying sour grapes over being such a horrible FPS player. What are scripted card games and turn based combat superior gaming vehicles according to you? Do you have one of those brain disorders where you have to see the entire image of the character on screen so you don't have some bizarre out of body experience that triggers some sort of seizure? Some of us like playing these games because it really challenges us against other human opponents, you know its like something called competition, and shooters currently provide the best avenue for that type of gameplay. If something else comes along that provides constant action and quick thinking gamings skills that pits you up against other human opponents then fill me in, until then keep having fun against playing against uninspiring AI.

ill trooper @ Mar 31st 2008 6:59PM

"I don't think you can snort dope.

Cocaine, yes."

If you use the term 'dope' to mean heroin, then yes, you can 'snort dope.'

Babel @ Apr 1st 2008 11:28AM

Ironically, Frank's comments are generally "the same shit, over and over."

rockency @ Mar 31st 2008 4:15PM

That picture made me giggle solidly for about 5 minutes.
Yep, I said giggle.
And I stand by it.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Mar 31st 2008 4:18PM

me too.

Only instead of a minute, it was like 3 seconds.

markhill66 @ Mar 31st 2008 4:25PM

Ludwig, does this make you want to play it now?

Ludwig Kietzmann @ Mar 31st 2008 5:40PM

Nope, it only flares up my inherent fear of crowds.

DriftaDan @ Mar 31st 2008 4:47PM

This photoshop job is STILL better than the woman who had dead rising stuck in her shoulder.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/28/uk-tv-presenter-delivers-chilling-verdict-on-violent-games/

hvnlysoldr @ Mar 31st 2008 5:07PM

Ludwig obviously hasn't seen hot Wailord on Skitty action.

Donald @ Mar 31st 2008 5:16PM

Or Diglett x Wailord.

Ludwig Kietzmann @ Mar 31st 2008 5:37PM

Do I want to know what you guys are talking about?

rTwelve @ Mar 31st 2008 5:46PM

NO, LUDWIG, NEVER. [shudder]

Donald @ Mar 31st 2008 7:27PM

Diglett: 8 inches tall, 1.8lbs
Skitty: 2 feet tall, 24.3lbs
Wailord: 47 feet, 7 inches tall, 877.4lbs

All three of these Pokemon can breed with each other in the games.

You are now scarred for life.

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Apr 1st 2008 2:08AM

I can't believe what I had just learned on the internet.

WamBam @ Mar 31st 2008 5:20PM

I like that there is no law which states that I have to decide between Halo 3 or COD4... unless you just have a PS3.

However, I must say that I'm loving the Team Swat weekends on H3. Bungie, I want me more Team Swat!

Dragod @ Mar 31st 2008 5:21PM

Well, duh. PS3 has like nothing online... Nothing brings the people online like a good Shooter.

As far as 360 goes, I don't understand it. CoD4 is so boring. After 55, Single Player, and you get all of the gold weapons, what's left to do? "HEY! LET'S PRESTIGE AGAIN!!" ...It honestly doesn't make sense to me. At least Halo 3 has things to do outside of Online multiplayer. Forge, File Sharing, Saved Films, and 4 player Co-Op are a godsend. CoD4 has custom classes, but that's nothing compared to the monsterous amount of things there are to do in Halo 3.

I loved CoD2... I loved the history element, and the maps were great. On Toujane, there is actually an ad for Coca-Cola in Arabic. That's just cool... CoD4 has just about nothing that I loved from CoD2.

I'm happy playing Halo 3, and I'm happy with my friends. I guess that's all that matters. It just astounds me how such a mediocre game excels. It has graphics, that's all that I feel it did well.

Jamesology @ Mar 31st 2008 6:26PM

WOW you're an idiot!

"hey buddies, I just beat Halo, now let's play it with new colored body-armor. WOW, what a whole new experience! You think that's crazy try changing the logo. OMG FTW!"

I love my 360 but I also understand that the 360 was released way longer than the Wii and the PS3. More time to learn from consumers what's wrong with it and fix it. And yet it still having problems (well not mine though)

Leobebes @ Mar 31st 2008 6:32PM

Dragood, I wouldn't go as far as to call you an idiot, but one of the most addicting things COD 4 has done is the easily accessible leaderboards during the Multiplayer interface. I can see my overall K/D ration, my wins, my overall score. It is instant gratification combined with instant reaffirmation. It's funny because I wish Infinity Ward would have a Bungie like website and Bungie would adopt an instant scoreboard like Infinity Ward has for overall stats. I prefer the Activision model right now because everything is right there when you log on.