Over 1.3 Million People Play Call of Duty 4 Online Per Day; Halo 3 Sheds a Tear
By Jonathan on Monday, March 31st, 2008 at 12:41 PM PST In Activision, Call of Duty, Computer, Game Companies, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Games, Games Industry, Microsoft, Sony
Mark Rubin, producer at Infinity Ward, recently revealed that Call of Duty 4 gets ”between 1.2 and 1.3 million users every day” online. So why do I say it’s more than that in the title of this post? Because that number is only for the Xbox 360 version:
“There’s even more on the other platforms [PS3 and PC], but we just don’t have the same numbering system. Overall, even without the other consoles, we are beating the competition. PS3 numbers are monstrously huge. No other game has come close, either online current, or total unique users in a day.”
Rubin went on to comment on the ongoing back-and-forth rivalry with Halo 3 on which game would get the top spot for Xbox Live users:
“We’ve created a lot of heartache for a lot of companies who go up against it. I think Halo’s website says they get something around 845,000 to a million [per day].”
In a word: ouch. And these numbers are without any extra maps being released. I can only guess at what will happen when people get some more goodies to mess around with. Now, let the inevitable ”Halo 3/Call of Duty 4 comment pissing match” commence…
Via Eurogamer
sweet! now lower the price and i’ll buy it :]
Halo is just not for some people, myself included. It does not give me the same thrill that Call of Duty does. I played Halo 3 online for about an hour and have not touched it since. I play Call of Duty 4 almost every night for about an hour and a half to two hours.
Tbh, I like Halo better (maybe because I haven’t played cod4 yet, but I’ve played 1-3). Still, good to see fps games taking dominance.
Strikerzex911:
I have played every major CoD (1,2,3,4), and i have to say that CoD4 is way different than the others in the series. It’s the best of ‘em and it’s a really fun and engrosing experience.
I think Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 compliment each other. I was obsessed with Halo 3 for a few months, and when COD4 came out, I wouldn’t touch Halo 3.. now I see myself back playing Halo again because I need a change of pace every once and a while. I predict everyone going back to Halo 3 when there’s enough CoD4 in their systems, or vice versa.
Halo 3 suck
360 suck
# sandcracka says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Halo 3 suck
360 suck
Amen to that LMAO!
personally i was hugely disappoint with the overhyped halo 3. just wasnt exciting or entertaining and had, to me, lousy weapons.
COD4 on the other hand was exciting and fun to play and is currently my favorite 360 game. period.
I always thought Halo 1 was the best one, then came Halo 2, and I still thought Halo 1 was better, then it was Halo 3, and I think Halo 2 is better than Halo 3.
So from best to worst it goes:
Halo1
Halo2
Halo3
Lord help us if they ever make a Halo 4
CoD4 only fails at LAN parties. Still, Halo 3 is a lot of multiplayer fun.
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what is the dilly ho