Support NeoGAF

[Draugoth]

Modern Warfare 3 is Set to Come to Xbox Game Pass This Month

Microsoft is set to announce that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will come to Xbox Game Pass later this month.

insider-gaming.com

Microsoft is set to launch Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in Xbox Game Pass later this month. The 2023 Call of Duty title will mark the first of the older Call of Duty games coming to Xbox Game Pass. Developed by Sledgehammer Games, the game generally received positive reviews from the community, but critics found its single-player content too short and lackluster. It’s understood that the announcement could come as soon as today, which is believed to have been the original plan for the Xbox Game Pass price increases and changes. The subscription service price increased by as much as 25% in some regions.

 

[GHG]

Which tier though?

 

[splattered]

Oh nice. I finished current black cell battlepass already and have been working on battlepass for fortnite. Curious to see what adding mw3 to GP is gonna do to the playerbase skill wise.

*also this probably exactly explains why MS rushed to increase price of gamepass this week.

 

[adamsapple]

Later this month? Yuuge.

Already getting 2 day 1 games I'm interested in (Flintlock, Path of the Goddess) and now this.

 

[PhillMeCream]

I hope so, I'm glad I didn't buy that game when it was on sale.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Mephisto40]

Gamepass, or Gamepass Ultimate?

 

[Punished Miku]

Gamepass, or Gamepass Ultimate?

Standard doesn't exist for a few months apparently and this definitely isn't coming to Core.

 

[Negotiator101]

Which tier though?

That's September, hold on to this joke till then.

 

[SportsFan581]

Nice!

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Oh my God they’re really going to drip feed out call of duty every six months aren’t they?? What a nightmare

I definitely think most of us were expecting a little bit more after that acquisition closed

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

How does this fit into the tiered game pass now where only ultimate subscribers are going to get day one games? Game pass standard people will get any game that isn’t brand new the same time that ultimate user as will? Even If it’s only a couple months old??

I bet you it’s gonna be a case by case basis for literally every game that gets added to standard. when and if it does

 

[adamsapple]

That's September, hold on to this joke till then.

*GHG digging through post histories as we speak*

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

You should drop the bitter part about pricing after this announcement, not before, MS.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

*GHG digging through post histories as we speak*

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

the entire Xbox division is on the shoulders of the success of CoD on Game Pass.... good luck. Phil will need several miracles for that to happen.

 

[StueyDuck]

This is that 4 hr one that largely panned by most people?

Gamers really getting spoiled, I'm so happy consolidation is a thing

All it cost was an arkane studio and tango

 

[GHG]

*GHG digging through post histories as we speak*

 

[Topher]

adamsapple and others...

 

[Banjo64]

Which tier though?

Core

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Good that they're finally putting it on Gamepass, I was starting to wonder if they'd get it on gamepass before the new Black OPs was released.

Kinda looking forward to it.

 

[LordCBH]

The campaign is pure Gamepass quality filler shit.

 

[Heisenberg007]

This is that 4 hr one that largely panned by most people?

Gamers really getting spoiled, I'm so happy consolidation is a thing

All it cost was an arkane studio and tango

The campaign is pure Gamepass quality filler shit.

Yep. People celebrating MW3's possible inclusion? Standards have fallen real hard.

 

[Banjo64]

Yep. People celebrating MW3's possible inclusion? Standards have fallen real hard.

 

[LordCBH]

Yep. People celebrating MW3's possible inclusion? Standards have fallen real hard.

I’ll give it this…it’s better than Hellblade 2 at least.


Go ahead and slap that on the marketing for the next CoD game.

 

[adamsapple]

Yep. People celebrating MW3's possible inclusion? Standards have fallen real hard.

Eh .. didn't stop it from being a success juggernaut.

The kind of continuing service game that gets a lot of eyes on a sub service.

Despite a Rocky Phase, Call of Duty Takes the Crown of Best-Selling Franchise 15th Year in a Row Despite a Rocky Phase, Call of Duty Takes the Crown of Best-Selling Franchise 15th Year in a Row

Call of Duty stays on top after Modern Warfare 3 helps the iconic FPS franchise to become best-selling series for the 15th year in a row.

www.essentiallysports.com

 

[ManaByte]

Yep. People celebrating MW3's possible inclusion? Standards have fallen real hard.

Scores are based on the 4 hour campaign.

The MP is great.

 

[AJUMP23]

Maybe I will play the campaign in a day.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

You should drop the bitter part about pricing after this announcement, not before, MS.

Nah, you always do the bad news first get it out-of-the-way let it settle down. and then you make your announcements that you want people to get excited about

 

[adamsapple]

Maybe I will play the campaign in a day.

You can probably finish it in a moderate 4~ hour single sitting.

 

[kikkis]

Scores are based on the 4 hour campaign.

The MP is great.

No cyber attack, no game pass & chill.

 

[nemiroff]

Had to quit the Steam version due to being kicked from their servers multiple times per week.. Hmm, maybe I'll jump back into this version..

 

[Dorfdad]

Oh nice. I finished current black cell battlepass already and have been working on battlepass for fortnite. Curious to see what adding mw3 to GP is gonna do to the playerbase skill wise.

*also this probably exactly explains why MS rushed to increase price of gamepass this week.

Can’t wait to face off against them fire stick game pass players!

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Yep. People celebrating MW3's possible inclusion? Standards have fallen real hard.

You may have been sleeping under a rock for decades but CoD has a pretty popular multiplayer offering that gets most people excited.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Yep. People celebrating MW3's possible inclusion? Standards have fallen real hard.

Campaign was a short DLC soulless addon to MW2

The MP is in a great place and I would venture to guess the vast majority of people buy it for the MP alone

 

[M1chl]

Fuck that, I just want to play Treyarch's ones.

 

[UltimaKilo]

Now it makes sense why GamePass saw a new tier released and a price increase to the top tier this week. Curious as to why this is the first one they decided to place on GP though, but I'm guessing it was the easiest given that no extra work had to be done to the game.

 

[adamsapple]

Fuck that, I just want to play Treyarch's ones.

 

[Hrk69]

How's the Multiplayer in this one?

I'm longing for some Hardcore Team-Deathmatch

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

How's the Multiplayer in this one?

I'm longing for some Hardcore Team-Deathmatch

Its in a great place especially hardcore and well worth the download when it hits GP

 

[Hrk69]

Its in a great place especially hardcore and well worth the download when it hits GP

Thank you

Definitely going to play some hardcore then

Most underrated mode IMO

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Scores are based on the 4 hour campaign.

The MP is great.

So, the part that is not included with the game (because you have to pay a subscription to play) is the good part? These review scores are warranted, then.

 

[ManaByte]

So, the part that is not included with the game (because you have to pay a subscription to play) is the good part? These review scores are warranted, then.

What? There's no subscription to play MP it's included with the game those scores are reviewing.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

What? There's no subscription to play MP.

You can play Modern Warfare multiplayer without subscribing to Xbox live or whatever?

 

[Mr Moose]

What? There's no subscription to play MP.

Yes there is?

You can play Modern Warfare multiplayer without subscribing to Xbox live or whatever?

Nope.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Quite a bit of salt and downplaying in the air today, I see.

 

[ManaByte]

You can play Modern Warfare multiplayer without subscribing to Xbox live or whatever?

Anyone who buys CALL OF DUTY knows you need XBL or PS+ to play MP. That is a disingenuous argument.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Anyone who buys CALL OF DUTY knows you need XBL or PS+ to play MP. That is a disingenuous argument.

Just because everyone “knows” you need to subscribe to a paid service doesn’t mean you don’t need a subscription to play.

If the game was released with multiplayer as a one time DLC purchase instead of a subscription, why should review scores factor this in? Should all reviews factor in DLC or subscription services into the final score?

Anyway, I’m just playing devil’s advocate. Back to talking about how people who haven’t bought this game after 9 months suddenly being excited for it.

 

[Mr Moose]

Maybe I will play the campaign in a day.

Skip that shit, just play the MP and Zombies. Campaign is absolute trash.

 

[The ninja farmer]

It’s only war zone that doesn’t need a sub I thought (and the modes you find in there like DMZ on cod MWII)

Everything else with other people, needs a game pass or psn sub