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5:00 PM on 11.11.2009, Jim Sterling

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#Call of Duty #Infinity Ward #PS3 #PSN

PS3 users may have been experiencing some bad luck when trying to get Modern Warfare 2 to work on their Black Box o' Blu-ray. A new update was issued for MW2 PS3 that fixed a problem with Trophies, but what followed as an even worse problem -- PS3 users found the multiplayer portion completely unplayable. Ouch.

Server overload is being blamed for the problems PS3 users are facing, and it's being claimed that the new issue has nothing to do with the recent update. Allegedly, the PSN's third-party server infrastructure can't handle the traffic, while Xbox Live can. Wherever the blame lies, Infinity Ward is on the case and have pledged to resolve the issue before the weekend. IW's Bowling has told players to look out for a "party invite update by Friday."

Hopefully it fixes everything. Nobody should be missing out on this game.

[Update: Robert Bowling has stated that the game is now running "at full capacity" on the PS3 and that there should be "clear skies ahead." Good stuff!]

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Funzo14

Shouldn't that be PSN allegedy can't handle modern warfare 2 online?

Electrium

OUCH. Well, at least the single player is (allegedly, I can't really say cause I haven't played it yet) so good so PS3 owners will have something to buy time with. But man, this happens way too often. =(

PreacherMan89

'Nobody should be missing out on this game.'

Yeah... Unfortunately I don't have the game nor do I have a gaming console or reliable PC to play it on.

I hate college... So damn expensive.

TheToiletDuck

Who needs MW2 multiplayer when you have Talladega Nights!

Zombutler

WOOOOOOOOOOOO GO XBAWKS

That sucks though.

*plays more MW2 on 360*

Electro Lemon

Cartman

Happened with the 360 with modern warfare 1, so I guess its only fair.

bgand

Personally I think the multiplayer trouble is all a ploy by some embittered devs who worked exclusively on the single player campaign.

mrandydixon

Damn, and it's completely lag free on 360! Guess that $4 a month is good for something after all!

Too soon?

Tarvu

Who loves Orange Soda?

Sexualchocolate

Hating it! Really hating it!

Still, can't say no Xbox360 has never had issues.

IW's Robert Bowling is blaming Demonware the 3rd party server manager. He also says the "servers are gradually coming back online"

http://twitter.com/fourzerotwo

Demonware..... owned by Activision.

I fucking hate Activision.

Sexualchocolate

*no xbox360 game*

Also, @ funzo - Jim loves to bash the PS3 through wordplay, I believe he gets paid by the comment/hit - starting flame wars is his most lucrative business.

Netnavi

Nice flamebait on the title Jim.

dfielder

Hmmmm if only....there were....oh....I dunno....DEDICATED SERVERS? This is exactly why I will not buy this game on PC. Stupid IW fucks up their end game.

Rammknot

@dfielder only problem is this isn't a problem on PC version so that argument isn't valid...

Kraid

BIAS

Cynical Gamer

Free online doesn't always mean better.

IronPikeman

Definitely not unplayable, in fact I hardly encounter any lag, however the friend-joining issue is quite frustrating.

Tarvu

Who loves Orange soda?

ParaParaKing

It's neither the fault of the PS3 or PSN, but Activision servers failing.

killias2

I don't want to hear any multiplayer complaints from you console gamers. From a page out of your notebook, "Such feeling so entitled (to decent multiplayer)! Be mature and play the damn game!"

killias2

err "Stop feeling so...."

munkee

poor effort

they charge so much fucking money for it and dont even support it properly!? if they press 500 copies of the game then the servers should be able to support 500 players.. if they press 100,000 copies of the game then they had better be sure that the servers can support 100,000 players. its got a piss poor campaign considering how much fucking money they want for it. it relies on multiplayer and they dont deliver their end of the bargain.. it shouldn't matter if you are an xbox player or a 360 player, activision take the piss constantly and get away with it! fucking wake up

SantanaClaus89

First of all, nice flame bait. Second of all the servers are coming back up as we speak.

Third, I love how IW is blaming "3rd parties" but Activision owns Demonware, who is being paid by Sony to run the servers for this game.

So who's fault is it really?

Nitex

Call me crazy but I'm thinking PSN is not at fault. IW has just gone to shit is all.

Dinin Vorta

@Tarvu - Kel loves orange soda!

I miss that show...

Kamanashi

Well, I would see this as a reason for Sony fanboys to stop complaining about paying for online. While I do enjoy my free PSN stuff, I think XBL is still better overall. Still hoping he gets it up though since one of my teachers in school seemed pretty excited and now he can't play if this keeps on. And him being angry leads to kids being put in head locks.

dfielder

The PC edition will have the same shit happening to it , which is my point in the first place. Which is why I won't be purchasing it.

SantanaClaus89

@ People saying this should make me want to pay for XBL:

I would rather not be able to play the online component of one game for one day out of the year then have to pay $50. Honestly.

Trebz

Yeah, I tried logging in this morning and couldn't get in. That really is a huge issue and hopefully we'll get an update sooner than Friday.

x1251x

I'm glad Sterling is smart enough to make "What I've Done", but isn't smart enough to do a little research.

Has nothing to do with PSN servers. Demonware was hired to control MW2's servers, and Demonware is owned by Activision. Who else is owned by Activision, you say? INFINITY WARD.

TheToiletDuck

@munkee and how do they test server load of over 100,000 players? Hire 100,000 beta testers?

Goes to show they should have had a multiplayer demo like last time.

NubPhiSh

havent played online yet still working on campaign so no big deal for me

sheppy

@rammknot

It's not a problem on PC so far because the PC version, last I heard (three hours ago) still wasn't working... aww snap, son.

Seriously though, it just shows the ridiculous nature of Activisions support for PS3. I wish I cared but really, have you NOT been paying attention the last three years?

the7k

@ SantanaClaus89

My thoughts exactly. I'd like to avoid periodic fees altogether, but since that's impossible, I'll just stick to avoiding them where I can.

Xbox Live & PSN all come down to preference. If you like paying money for a 'better' experience, then more power to ya. For me, I like how far my zero dollars can go with PSN. It's not like Xbox Live is completely devoid of hiccups.

Magesx

IW can't handle the load of all the MW2 players. Clearly this is Sony's fault.

KamikazeCactuar

So the gamestop in my area sold a total of 3 PS3 copies of this game at launch. Whats that tell you?

gamadaya

@KamikazeCactuar:
That not a lot of people in your area have PS3s?

RenagadePanda

I've always liked XBL for that reason alone. First party servers are always better, that's why you're paying for them.

Common sense, or so I thought.

Char Aznable

Dinin Vorta, thank you for stepping up to the plate with the Kenan & Kel reference. I was about to reply myself.

sqlrob

@TheToiletDuck: Special client that knows the protocol, doesn't display anything and runs on a PC. You could probably do it with a few hundred computers, maybe less.

stalydan

@KamikazeCactuar
That there are a lot of psychic PS3 owners in your area and knew it was not worth getting now when there were going problems with the multiplayer that nearly everybody is buying it for?...

KwikPwn

Yeah, Christmas Day 07, MW1 crippled Xbox Live for a week. Looks like they're ready this time though.

Ruben Hanssen

Activisions multiplayer service for MW2 on PSN fails.
MW2 is published by Activision. So this post is a bit misleading.
The PS3 is not at fault at all. =/

Qraze

flame bait. its not that psn can't handle mw2, its that mw2 can't handle the psn.

pascuz46

This is bullshit! As soon as I uploaded the second patch, it fucked up. Thanks IW!

Black Nexus

sounds like more of a problem with IW servers than psn, actually it is a problem with IW servers than psn, so I'm kinda wondering if a few people above ( who shall remain nameless ) actually bothered reading the article.

but this is activision so I'm just not shocked.

Grandmas Boy

So glad I got this on 360.

PokeyStaples

Oooh, flamebait title!

Not being able to play an online match or two in a game that leans heavily on it's multiplayer sucks. Hopefully this gets taken care of soon.

ArrestedDeveloper

*Knowing nod*

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