Activision continues to hedge on its initial promise of limiting the amount of PS4-exclusive content available inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare. PlayStation has just revealed yet another PS4-exclusive weapon blueprint that’s exclusive for PS4 players until October 2020. Considering how frustrated theModern Warfarecommunity has been about Activision’s earlier platform exclusives, even a simple weapon blueprint is likely to result in yet more backlash for theCall of Dutypublisher.
In September, Activision revealed that PlayStation 4 owners ofCall 0f Duy: Modern Warfarewould receive an entirely new mode exclusive to the platform. Survival Mode allowsPS4Modern Warfareplayers to fight against waves of enemies either single-player or cooperatively. The exclusivity was met with anger by the community, especially after aModern Warfaredev dismissed frustrations by saying it’s just “1%” of the game.
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The new PS4-exclusive content isn’t anywhere near as substantial asModern Warfare’s Survival Mode, but comes across more like salt in a still-fresh wound. The new content is a weapon blueprint, basically a single cosmetic, named Jack Frosty. Jack Frosty is a high mobility FN SCAR with an FTAC collapsible stock, an operator reflex sight, and a Forge TAC CQC Pro. It’s great for aiming down the sights while on the move.
Early after the Jack Frosty was released players reported thatModern Warfaredevelopers had broken it. Several variants would show up just fine inModern Warfare’s menu system, but would disappear in-game and otherwise look like a regular weapon. The issue was hotfixed inModern Warfare’s 1.11 updateseveral days ago, so PS4 players who have unlocked the variant are able to use it in-game as they please now.
Call of Dutycommunitieshave argued with Activision against the inclusion of platform exclusives for years now. As platforms have opened up in recent years, communities generally view egregious platform-exclusive content as unacceptable. It’s viewed as a company paying money to deny content from other platforms, and as charging the same amount of money on other platforms for less amount of content. Publishers have made proactive decisions about platform-exclusive content in the recent past, but there’s clearly room for further improvements to be made.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfareis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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