Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will support dedicated servers. Many COD fans will breath a sigh of relief at the news, with the overwhelming consensus being that a lack of dedicated servers was Modern Warfare 2’s biggest downfall.
“The big announcement today is that we’re supporting dedicated servers for PC, which is really cool,” said Beachhead Studios’ Noah Heller at Gamescom.
“And of course we’re working really hard right now on the customised version of Elite for the PC [versions of Call of Duty games], because it’s an open platform and has some challenges.”
Although Modern Warfare 2 did not use dedicated servers, the follow up in the COD franchise, Black Ops did. The original reason for shunning dedicated servers in Modern Warfare 2 was that Activision wanted to have direct control of maintaining the quality of the online service.
Although the overwhelming majority of copies sold on COD games is split between Xbox 360 and PS3, South Africa has a disproportionately large PC audience. Competitive gamers will also be thrilled, as dedicated servers mean that the game will be a viable competitive title.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be the first COD from Infinity Ward to support dedicated servers since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which remains the most popular online first person shooter in South Africa.
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