It seems there is no low to which evil publisher Activision will not sink. Still licking its lips afterraising the UK RRPofModern Warfare 2, Activision has now turned its eyes upon America, singling out PC gamers and deeming that they do not yet pay too much money for computer games. Henceforth, the normal PC game RRP of $50 isbeing replaced, andModern Warfare 2shall cost $60, just like a console game.
One of the major benefits of being anhonestPC gamer is the fact that games cost less. Both in the UK and US, one can expect a PC game to cost $10/£10 less than the PS3 or Xbox 360 version. Not so this time. Both GameStop and Amazon have the PC version listed for $60, meaning that Activision is yet again charging extra cash for a game, simply because it feels it can get away with it.
TheCall of Dutyseries has seen plenty of piracy on PC, and I have no ideahowActivision thinks this will help the situation. I expect more pirates to rip the game off now, and feel even more justified in doing so. A publisher really shouldn’t be justifying piracy, but these rather opportunistic and scummy price hikes garner no sympathy whatsoever.
If anybody involved with the game complains about piracy on the PC version ofModern Warfare 2, I won’t be feeling sorry for them. The idea of videogames and consolesraisingprices instead of dropping them over time is becoming a very disturbing trend.
