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PSA: Buy batteries with your Modern Warfare 2 'Prestige Edition' photo

If you were one of the lucky few who picked up a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 "Prestige Edition" -- you know, the one with the night vision goggles -- you already know this. But heads up to anyone who hasn't gotten theirs yet -- don't forget to buy batteries. 

The bundle arrived in our Baltimore offices today, and after being "wowed" by what a slick package it was, I spent the next 15 minutes trying to pry the thing open. The game itself appears to be the metal "Hardened Edition" tin, which you could have bought as a standalone thing, if night vision goggles aren't up your alley. With that comes the game, an art book, and a token to download Call of Duty: Classic. That was easy to open; I tore the shrink wrap off like a wild beast.

The night vision equipment, on the other hand, is a different story. One paper cut, a meat cleaver, and piles of tape and trash later, I removed the goggles from its former home. After putting together the weird, tiny plastic dude's face (it acts as a stand for when you're not prying around your neighbor's backyard in the dark), I was ready to find a dark corner of my house and give the goggles a try. 

But that didn't happen today. You see, the goggles require five (yes, five!) AA batteries be inserted into the slot that's protected by a Phillips screw. Those batteries, unfortunately, are not included. A few ideas came to mind, including pulling the batteries out of my other Activision peripherals (drums, guitars, a turntable), but then it dawned on me -- I'm simply too lazy for all that mess.

That, of course, is why I'll be playing Modern Warfare 2 on my couch instead of actually joining the military. 

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KrazyKraut's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 14:42
KrazyKraut
gl on watching your hot neighbor girl tonight in the dark^^
MrJenkemstein's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 14:43
MrJenkemstein
I thought the same thing, i spent 150 bucks and no batteries WTF.
Scientist tz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 14:50
Scientist tz
So who has actually tried the goggles? Do they work? Do they suck?
mrblacksuit's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 14:54
mrblacksuit
@scientist tz Lol. Best Buy attached the batteries.I had to buy them since I was there. The goggles work better than expected. I know they may not be as good as the real deal,but as far a limited(prestige) editions go this takes the cake.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 14:57
Xzyliac
Wait, wait, wait...Nick you're in Baltimore?

Oh you are gonna pay for that Brutal Legend review hardcore.
KrazyKraut's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 15:04
KrazyKraut
Xzyliac is coming.....
taumpytears's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 15:05
taumpytears
I want some damn night vision goggles.
Quoth's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 15:06
Quoth
A Game Boy let's you see shades of green for no more than 4 AA batteries. Nintendo > Activision. Point Proven.
Quoth's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 15:10
Quoth
Oh, by the way. A few hours ago, in a local electronics store: loads of prestige boxes filling the shelves. Seems like ze germans are not as hot for nightvision.
Necron117's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 15:44
Necron117
They're ok for what you get. I own several firearms, with some night vision scopes attached, and they are no where near the quality of those. The NVGs you get with the game rely on IR sensors to project visible light for the camera to pick up on. Real NVGs (like my scopes) use a refractor mirror and laser diodes to create artificial light, much more efficient.
ElTopo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 15:46
ElTopo
I wonder if this is going to be like the GTA special editions, sometime after Christmas it's gonna be marked down to 59$ in the clearance isle.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 15:49
Corak
Tried them briefly before I left for work, and they work better than I expected. Sure not as good as the real deal, but better than I thought they would be. After you adjust your eyes so you don't see double images I found they work well. It's a little disorienting at first but once you get used to it it's not so bad. Also a warming to big headed people, sorta like myself, the straps only extend so far. So if you have a big head these may be a little tight or not fit at all.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 15:56
Nick Chester
@Xzyliac:

No, no! The "offices" are in Baltimore. I live in, uh... Virginia. Or Guam.
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 16:23
Black Nexus
An editor for a gaming news site dies in a mysterious fire, the words Xzyliac carved in what's left of him, what's the connection?

More at 11 on eyewitness news.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 16:44
Occams electric toothbrush
Call of Duty art book? Curious.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 17:06
Darren Nakamura
Ugh. I would rather something use six batteries than five, because I hate breaking up my battery pairs. That said, I won't have to worry about it, because I don't have a pair of these goggles.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 17:16
Los255
BUT DO THEY WORK?
Amnesiac's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 17:21
Amnesiac
They do see in the dark quite well, but they ruin your depth perception.
Guyver 0's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 17:44
Guyver 0
Oh they totally ruin depth perception.
I have a new found respect for anyone fighting a war in night vision googles.
whateverthismeanstoyou's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 19:59
whateverthismeanstoyou
I got the impression that "numbered" limited prestige meant a cheap sticker stuck on the base of stand. Is that true?
AwesomeJon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 20:45
AwesomeJon
Bleh, I even forgot to turn mine off last night. All 5 batteries are dead now :(

@whateverthismeanstoyou

Yup.
AwesomeJon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 21:00
AwesomeJon
@guyver

Well, these don't work like "real" nightvision goggles. All they do is shoot out IR light. A camera picks that up and displays it on a screen. If there were two cameras and a screen for each eye you could have depth perception.

"Real" NVG's work by either amplifing what little light there is or by using "Heat-Vision" (not the superman kind). I learned this from Splinter Cell, so it is most definitely true.
Archer's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 21:35
Archer
@AwesomeJon,
Actually you're partially right. Real NVG's also have a small IR emitter that can be turned on in the absence of a light source (such as stars or the moon). I drove around the desert in Humvee in California wearing NVG's quite a bit during Army training exercises. Humvees and other vehicles also have small IR lights that go on when you turn off your headlights to provide added "lighting" when you're driving with NVG's.
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/11/2009 05:33
Sexualchocolate
...especially if you're playing MW2 on your 360 and haven't shelled out for one of the many hidden extra's, controller charging packs.


Bam.
Pyrex is Metal's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/11/2009 08:07
Pyrex is Metal
@sexualchocolate

let's be fair, anyone with a ps3 and a grain of sense shelled out for new USB cables for charging to replace the crappy 2 foot long ones the system came with. Or at least stole the ones from thiet digital cameras.... Seriously my digicam has an 8 foot cord and my controller has a 2 footer, what were either of those people thinking.

(I know slims come with longer cords, but I have a launch system because unlike what Sony says about thier demographic, I actually care about backwards compatability)
Archer's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/11/2009 09:45
Archer
I charge my controllers while I'm doing other things, like watching movies or whatever. I don't really want loooong cables that clutter up my livingroom, but that's just me and my 2 cents.
RenegadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/11/2009 18:34
RenegadePanda
These things work pretty damn well for 70 bucks. I turned every light off in my house, pitch goddamn black, and I could see everything clearly for several feet. The clarity was pretty decent too on the higher setting. On launch night I could see across the main street with them and saw someone walking in a dark area.

All in all, pretty damn sweet. The BW Illumination mode is fun to mess around with too.

Oh, and Chocolate, why don't you think about something for a minute. If your Dualshock controllers battery dies (and it will), explain to me how you will replace it? So my battery is 10 bucks, yours is essentially 55. Oh, and try using AA's with a DS3. Oh, and forcing people to buy wireless controllers? You want to talk about fking people over for money, you just got your answer.

Bam.
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