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anolyst: Activision has to start charging for playing Call of Duty online
Posted Jul 17th 2010 7:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Biz, FPS, Multiplayer, Call of Duty: Black Ops
The June console game sales numbers from NPD Group came in earlier this week and, well, they were not good. Not good at all. Software sales were down 15 percent from the same period a year ago and it doesn't look like the rest of the year will see any gains compared to 2009.
That's maybe why Wedbush Morgan Securities anolyst Michael Pachter has decided to push the panic button. Industrygamers reports that Patchter sees playing online games like the Call of Duty series online for free (PC and PS3) or via an unlimited fee (Xbox 360) has "svcked the available time away from what otherwise would be spent playing newly purchased games."
Patchter believes that Activision, who currently leads the pack in terms of multiplayer shooters, has to make the first move to charge gamers to play online. He states, "It is too early to tell whether that will be a monthly subscription, tournament entry fees, microtransaction fees, or a combination of all three, but we expect to see the company take some action by year-end, when Call of Duty Black Ops launches."
What do you think of that statement, and could this be the start of high cost gaming, ???