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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5:00 PM on 11.11.2009
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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.
That sucks though.
*plays more MW2 on 360*
Too soon?
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.
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.
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
I miss that show...
Goes to show they should have had a multiplayer demo like last time.
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?
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.
That not a lot of people in your area have PS3s?
Common sense, or so I thought.
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?...
MW2 is published by Activision. So this post is a bit misleading.
The PS3 is not at fault at all. =/
but this is activision so I'm just not shocked.
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.