Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Beta Biggest Ever in Franchise History
September 24 2019 - 1:43PM
Business Wire
Highly-Anticipated Beta Delivers New Franchise
Highs in Most Users, Hours Played, Peak Concurrents
Call of Duty Fans Overwhelmingly Respond to
First Crossplay Beta; Title Readies for Worldwide Release October
25th
Activision today confirmed that the recent Call of Duty®: Modern
Warfare® Beta has become the largest in Call of Duty history,
delivering the most users, the most hours played and highest peak
concurrent number of players across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC
combined.
Millions of gamers downloaded and played the Beta, which ran
across two consecutive weekends, beginning Thursday, Sept. 12, and
ending Monday, Sept. 23. The Beta included crossplay, enabling
gamers to play together across PS4, Xbox One, and PC for the first
time in franchise history.
“We’re focused on delivering the best online experience possible
and that includes bringing the community together with crossplay,”
said Patrick Kelly, creative director and co-studio head, Infinity
Ward. “We appreciate all of the players from around the world, who
played and shared feedback. Your support is not only a driving
inspiration to the entire team, but also provides us with important
data and feedback which helps us improve the experience for
launch.”
“The response from fans for Modern Warfare’s release next month
has been incredible,” said Byron Beede, executive vice president
and general manager of Call of Duty, Activision. “From the
beginning of development there has been extraordinary excitement
for this game. We thank Call of Duty players and the development
teams led by Infinity Ward for making this a record-setting Beta.
We look forward to October 25 when players everywhere will
experience the full amount of depth and gameplay Modern Warfare has
to offer.”
The Beta showcased the unprecedented depth across Modern Warfare
multiplayer, ranging from the close-quarter frenetic 2v2 Gunfight
play, up to and including the world reveal of the epic large-scale
Ground War mode supporting up to 64 players. Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare multiplayer is expected to support up to 100 players in
select multiplayer experiences upon launch on October 25. Winner of
the “Best Online Multiplayer” by Game Critics Best of E3 2019,
Modern Warfare’s ultimate multiplayer playground delivers an
action-packed online experience with best-in-class down the barrel
gameplay, along with unprecedented depth and variety.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is scheduled for release globally
October 25, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The title features
a fully-optimized PC version, developed in partnership with Beenox,
which will be available exclusively on Battle.net®, Blizzard
Entertainment’s online gaming platform. Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare is published by Activision, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) with development led by
award-winning developer, Infinity Ward, and additional development
support from Beenox, High-Moon Studios and Raven Software.
About Activision
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leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment.
Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a
division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500
company. More information about Activision and its products can be
found on the company's website, www.activision.com or by following
@Activision.
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