Call Of Duty Multiplayer Fee Coming -- Analyst Michael Pachter

According to Wedbush Securities video game industry analyst Michael Pachter, you will be paying to play Call of Duty games in the future.
Yesterday, along with the dismantling on the Guitar Hero franchise, Activision announced the establishment of Project Beachhead, a studio focused on "on the delivery, digitally, of new, innovative Call of Duty content and services" that will "enable tens of millions of players around the world to continue to enjoy the experience that Call of Duty offers." While Activision didn't go into practical detail about what that will mean for gamers, Pachter says it all adds up to pay-for-play CoD.

"Project Beachhead absolutely is charging for multiplayer," Pachter said. "I'm certain to my core."

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"Activision said they are working on 'value added, premium content that is exclusive,'" Pachter said. "How do you exclude people unless you do it on the basis of whether they pay or not? What are you going to have a bouncer in front of the club where you play the content? The only way it's exclusive is if it excludes non-paying members," Pachter added.

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When asked how a pay-for-it Call of Duty game would work, Pachter offered this:

"The exclusive content could be pay as you go, or monthly. Let's say Project Beachhead comes up with 'Call of Duty Universe,' and it launches with Modern Warfare 3 and they say 'if you join here's all the exclusive content and exclusive weapons and we'll charge you a dollar a piece.' Or If they say, 'for $5 a month you get unlimited weapons and all the map packs we bring out for Modern Warfare in perpetuity,' a lot of people will say, 'I'm going to buy three map packs for 15 dollars anyway, so for $60 a year, I'm getting all the unlimited weapons and achievements,' so they could do that. I don't know if that's what they're going to choose to do. I'd say $5 a month is reasonable, though."

Pachter is watching for people to switch consoles if one "side" starts charging and the other remains free. "What will be interesting is to see if it spurs PS3 sales when people switch over," Pachter said.

So what do you guys think? Would you be willing to pay extra for Call of Duty content? Or would you feel more like you're being nickled and dimed to death if you have to pay for both Xbox Live and for Call of Duty?


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just wont pay... the end.

I am with you on that pyr0... I ain't paying for a "subscription" to any game... CoD is not that good.

Robert Kotich can kiss my ass!!!

and that will be the day when i stop playing...

If I want to play I will get x-box. I really hope that it does not come to that since MW2 just about ruined it for me.

If you get a loan to start a company, and you need that company to succeed in order to pay that debt back, then F**K Y*U and the H3 you road in on! Especially if success depends on twisted PR and duping people into buying your product.

Make a product people want, ONLY then will we make you rich.

Your inadequacies will be the fall of an entire community! you hear me!!!

SAME SHIT'S GOING TO HAPPEN LIKE WHEN ALL THOSE PLAYER PETITIONED ABOUT NOT HAVING DEDICATED SERVERS IN COD6. THE COULDN'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT IT. YEA, THESE FUCKERS ARE NICKEL AND DIMING THE PLAYERS.

IMAGINE PAYING $ TO USE A WEAPON? PAYING MONTH TO MONTH? PAYING FOR MULTI PLAYER? PAYING FOR MAP PACKS?

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS, A WHORE? IT'S NOT THAT FUCKEN GOOD.

I WOULD STOP PLAYING AT THAT POINT.

that's what free-to-play games are all about. be apart of a slaughter for free or play money to own.
I hate how it's all about getting the most money from us since we, as PC players, fuel a much larger industry than just gaming.

They can kiss my ass, this going going overboard money greedy bitches. Enjoy losing alot of revenue, And somewhat used too be loyal fans, and consumers that used too enjoy the game that has now became a fucking joke. This happens im gonna play BF series. or stick too cod4 if they dont decide too fuck that up too. Thanks for ruining a series that was good at cod4 and taking my money for useless shit.

TAKE YOUR FEE'S AND SHOVE THEM UP YOUR ASSE'S

Moving on and checking whats next to replace CoD in the future because hell this is crap.