Call of Duty 4 will be biggest PS3 game of the year, brags Activision

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 3rd 2007 at 6:00PM }

The delay of Grand Theft Auto IV has some people celebrating. Namely, publishers of other high-profile games. With GTA IV out of the way, an Activision representative stated that Call of Duty 4 "is likely to be the number one product on the PS3."

In addition, IGN GamerMetrics reports shows that other PS3 games will greatly benefit from the loss of Rockstar's hotly anticipated game. "Sony's Heavenly Sword, Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Free Radical's Haze are all also expected to greatly benefit this holiday season." Ubisoft's Assassin Creed will also gain sales due to the lack of GTA.

Even without GTA this holiday season, we're realizing that we won't have enough time (or money!) to spend on all of these high-profile titles. Whatever game ends up being the "victor" of this year's holiday battle, it appears that all gamers win.

[Thanks, Josh D.!]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Figboy @ Aug 3rd 2007 6:22PM

i used to work for Activision. god how i hate them.

i guess their right, considering that Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank, Heavenly Sword, Folklore, and Little Big Planet (PSN debut this fall), are looking to be true stinkers (rolls eyes) /sarcasm.

please, get off it, Activision. Call of Duty 4 will be a fine game for it's audience, i'm sure, but to deny the buzz from the 1st and 2nd party exclusive camp is stupid.

pete @ Aug 3rd 2007 6:36PM

activisions success come this fall looks a lil'HAZEy

secret @ Aug 3rd 2007 6:51PM

Figboy, what was your job at Activision? How'd you get into the business?

Matt B @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:02PM

I"ll be the judge of that.

If it is going to be so great, why did you shaft us on the beta you gave to the 360?

MrSkip @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:02PM

Yea right there are plenty of other titles to look forward to besides COD4. If you are a real fan of the series you will already be able to tell that they are using lots of old sounds / textures / tricks from previous games with some new graphics and features and thats about it. The gameplay looks horribly unrealistic and run and gun rambos will be loving this title. If you want a real combat title this year Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway is the ticket.

afr @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:04PM

These guys are crazy, Haze will definitely be better then Call Of Duty 4, as will numerous other exciting games coming out at the end of the year

WebMaster @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:31PM

Haze better then COD4???

What ever floats your boat, but I'll make you a friendly little wager right here & now. Infinity Ward's COD4 will smoke Haze in sales. I know I'm not the only one who feels COD4 is by and far the superior title, but we'll see when the sales numbers come out once they're both released.

marcandrer @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:36PM

if COD4 is as good as COD3 sucked then yes it will be the greatest game of the year.

MYPS3KilledMy360 @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:54PM

i dont know in some screenn shots it looks to good to be true but then in other parts i keep on asking my self is it the same game. ill just have to wait and see Infinty Ward is on bleaching the screen out this time.

Token @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:55PM

Marcandrer, IW did not make CoD 3.

xavier @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:57PM

dont get too cocky activision....

Naaiif @ Aug 3rd 2007 9:06PM

Looks to be way better than COD3, and the multiplayer looks great, but for most titles what i'm interested in is the single player campaign - and tbh, Haze's single player campaign looks way more interesting.

ptaylor7805 @ Aug 3rd 2007 11:19PM

Demo please. Let me be the judge of that...

drdre74 @ Aug 5th 2007 11:12PM

damn sony. all these damn good games coming out back to back. I can't afford them all. lol! Well me and a few friends are going to have to split them up and just share them once we finish one.

EG @ Aug 4th 2007 5:39AM

oh oh! The war is in Cairo? Stupid Activision!

KeVil @ Aug 4th 2007 10:05AM

I'd of liked COD4 to return to the series' roots(I don't mean WWII but how it played). The first COD was by far the best in the series, the series was seriously diluted when they brought it over to the consoles.

AspectRatio @ Aug 4th 2007 11:50AM

@1

"i guess their right"... wow I can see why they fired you. GG English.

ryano @ Aug 4th 2007 12:53PM

i think they mean that COD is a more established franchise, while Heavenly Sword and Drake's Fortune may garner Game of the Year Status, they won't rake in as many sales as COD 4. Haze...doesn't look interesting to me sorry. it may be all that yellow armor.

from a marketing standpoint i think Halo3 will be > COD 4. wrong forum i know, but Activision started it! ;)

Tbone4690 @ Aug 4th 2007 3:30PM

They are using the 360 for beta testing because, of Live being a more stable platform and the ease of it, and the 360 peforms a lot better with multiplatform games, the 360 is always used as the demo unit for a multiplatform title.

ryano @ Aug 4th 2007 5:34PM

@Tbone4690:

this is true. =)

raytown @ Aug 5th 2007 12:32AM

OK, enough with the fanboy crap already geez.

@Tbone4690:

This is NOT true.

It has nothing to do with Live being a more stable system or it performing better with Multi-platform games.

It has everything to do with Direct X and the developers being too lazy. It is simply EASIER to do on the 360 because everybody is taught Direct X when they go to Game design school. THAT is true =D

john @ Aug 6th 2007 11:52AM

Well, all you haters.... let me tell you. I saw the game demoed at infinity ward last week and it is a kick ass intense game. The graphics are just amazing. its a big improvement from COD3. it will impress you. the screen shots do not do the game justice at all. just wait for the release and you will see.