SCEE Remove COD Classic
Er, oops.Published 13/11/2009 at 10:30 by nofi
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The fact that Call of Duty: Classic appeared on the EU PSN Store on Tuesday wasn’t a surprise, SCEE’s Mike Kebby had been teasing ’something special’ for the 10th for a while. What is surprising is that it shouldn’t have. “For those who have noticed the issue regarding Call of Duty: Classic, we were advised that the game should have only been available as a voucher, and not widely available for the public,” said Kebby, “so we had to remove it from the store. Apologies for this, but there was a miscommunication between us and the publisher.”
The HD remake of the original Call of Duty was originally only meant to be available for those that pre-ordered the special editions of Modern Warfare 2, so the removal seems reasonable. However, that’s some miscommunication when it comes with a retail price, too. “If you bought it, you keep it, simple as that,” said Kebby, “it’s just not going to be available for the wider public at the moment.” If it’s available later, once the MW2 hype dies down, there’s much less chance of people buying it. Still, nice little balls-up there from someone.
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paxpacis | 13/11/2009 10:44
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Ah shame, because I could not find if it was a ps1 title or an upgraded ps3 version I did not buy it.. aaaaaaaaaaaargh..
paxpacis | 13/11/2009 10:46
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should have read this article: http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/11/10/call-of-duty-classic-coming-in-one-hour/
3shirts | 13/11/2009 10:45
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Cool, anyone on here manage to grab a copy?
skibadee | 13/11/2009 17:22
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yeah i did lucky i did when i got mw2 for 26 quid then all peps on here were saying problems with the game i did not want to play till the fix arrived so i got the classic one glad i did now it comes with 38 trophies as well & loads of levels so good deal really
Cerberus64 | 13/11/2009 22:56
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Ha, ha – me too – £26 for MW2 and a game I shouldn’t have
– result!
Gamoc | 13/11/2009 10:45
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Excellent stuff, SCEE/Activision (I’m assuming it’s Activision).
mynameisblair | 13/11/2009 10:46
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Dammit, I was about to buy this today!
Activision NOT taking my money? What?
boogermann | 13/11/2009 20:38
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same here….
i was just about to take it, had been looking for videos and screenshots yesterday to see if there were any graphical improvement and now i can´t have it….
damnnnnn youuuu Activsion
toutski | 13/11/2009 10:47
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Dammit! I should have bought it when I had the chance.
sonicsteve | 13/11/2009 10:49
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I got a copy by virtue of ordering the prestige edition, not sure it’ll dirvert me from MW2 though.
djdustb | 13/11/2009 10:51
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Hopefully this will help the people that were put out after being special packs to get this as an exclusive. Me? I wouldn’t have time to entertain the idea of this as playing far to many other things, it is something that I will consider for the future if the price is better than it was this week.
Mike | 13/11/2009 10:57
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Did it appear on the XBL store at all? Cos if it didn’t then I feel a bit better for shelling out for the Prestige Edition on the 360.
webby_15-0 | 13/11/2009 10:59
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I have it because i bought the hardened edition. I downloaded it as soon as I got the game although still not actually played on it. MW2 online is just too good (well apart from the servers going down)
commuterzombie | 13/11/2009 11:02
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This has got to be one of the most botched launches in history – PS3 version needs a patch which then itself needs to be patched, PC version by default tries to download the game from Steam even if you have the disc and then needs to download an update etc. If this game wasn’t so popular it’d be getting hammered by the critics.
jimmy-google | 13/11/2009 11:03
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It’s not the first time SCEE have put a game on the psn when they shouldn’t have – the same happened with Silent Hill. Maybe they could accidently do the same with MGS or Resident Evil.
paxpacis | 13/11/2009 11:26
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Silent Hill was also missing after a few days..
And yesterday, I think is was a Ratchet video had the German language in my Dutch shop
[Still can not make screen-shots with the current firmware..]
paxpacis | 13/11/2009 11:27
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Doooooooh.. edit button.. Silent Hill you also mentioned.. sorry.
shields_t | 13/11/2009 11:13
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Someone at SCEE is probably getting a pat on the back for pulling in a few more quid.
I feel sorry for those who opted to preorder the MW2 box sets, they must look far worse value for money now the game has been launched with a price under £30 in most supermarkets.
skibadee | 13/11/2009 17:30
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preorder is starting to seem pointless
pitbullmern | 13/11/2009 11:15
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What a joke, Great job SCEE / Activision, How can we screw with our fan base a little more. I know well dangle the golden carrot then snatch it away.
superjag86 | 13/11/2009 11:20
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I was lucky enough to buy it when it was available and it’s fantastic. I know you can get the PC version (with the expansion) for a fiver but I love playing games on my big TV.
It’s still a great game after all these years.
BadBoyBoogie | 13/11/2009 11:29
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It doesn’t bother me too much, as I haven’t even had time to play MW2 yet!!