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Activision Offers CoD Fans Incentive To Upgrade A Console

John-Shepard 5 Comments

Still haven't upgraded to one of the new consoles yet?

Well, Activision has a deal for you: If you purchase a digital copy of the upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for PS3 or Xbox 360, you'll get the PS4 or Xbox One version free of charge.

This is exactly what Activision did with Destiny , if you think you've heard this before. The publisher also offered a similar promotion deal last year for Call of Duty: Ghosts , but that required $10 for the upgrade. The only downside to this new promotion is that you have to buy the digital copy of the game, but don't forget that your PS3 or 360 version will still work after you've downloaded the PS4/Xbox One iteration…not that you'd care, probably.

For PlayStation fans, this title takes advantage of Cross Buy, and it's unclear if the same deal is in place for the Xbox One and 360 versions. Just remember that you can't change platforms if you want this deal to work; PS3 goes to PS4 and Xbox 360 to Xbox One, no exceptions. And don't forget that you can transfer your multiplayer stats and equipment, along with any downloadable content you've snagged.

There is a statute of limitations on the offer, however, as this promotion is only good up until March 31, 2015.

Related Game(s): Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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Rumor: Advanced Warfare On PS4 Will Be “Definitive Version”

Ben-Dutka 12 Comments

If you had to guess the lead platform for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare , what would you say?

Considering that all downloadable content will debut on the Xbox One and the majority of recent CoD titles sold have been Xbox versions, the answer should be obvious, right?

Wrong. Well, supposedly.

Industry insider Ahsan Rasheed, also known as "thuway" in the NeoGAF forums, Tweeted the following comment:

"Also I want to say one thing to all the Xbox One fans that keep telling me COD is X1 lead platform. It’s not. It’s a marketing deal."

Rasheed claims that new developer Sledgehammer Games will focus on the PlayStation 4 and in fact, "developers inside Infinity Ward prefer the PS4. "Majority will use it to play at home," added Rasheed. And given the current sales lead Sony's machine enjoys, perhaps that won't be untrue come the holiday season. As for how Infinity Ward relates to Sledgehammer, Rasheed simply replied:

"So cute. If you think the PS4 version won’t be the definitive console version technically, I have some bad news."

You can choose to buy or sell this, but I'm selling it. If Advanced Warfare has really been in development for the past several years (and I believe that), than work began long before the PS4 jumped out to an early lead. Heading into this generation, few would've predicted that the PS4 would be ahead of the Xbox One, especially in this country, where CoD reigns supreme.

The decision to choose a lead platform was made some time ago. And I can't imagine why they'd pick the PS4 given the history the CoD franchise has with Xbox.

Related Game(s): Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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