Activision is finally doing something about Call of Duty’s giant downloads

[John Elden Ring]

With Season 5 Reloaded, Activision also says that it is going to rely more on texture streaming, and players will be able to pick between “optimized” (the default) or “minimal” streaming. In mid-October, Activision plans to introduce a new user interface for browsing your Call of Duty games, too.

But to prepare for these changes, Activision says you’re going to have to download a big update as part of the Season 5 rollout that will reorganize game files and add new tech “to prep the way for the full player interface.” After that update is done, Activision says that Call of Duty’s footprint will go down because of the “file optimizations.” (PlayStation 5 players will have to download a series of updates because of “differences in file organization.”)

A roadmap from Activision about upcoming Call of Duty updates. Image: Activision

Because of the updates, Activision says that Black Ops 6 will be a “smaller download at launch than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.” The company doesn’t have a specific download size for Black Ops 6 yet, but it says that the estimated file sizes shown on preorder listings don’t represent the “download size or disk footprint” for the game. (Activision has already had to clarify this after an Xbox store page listing showed a jaw-dropping 309.85GB download.)

via The Verge

 

[KvallyX]

MS wanted their game to fit on the Series S

 

[Gods&Monsters]

I'm still waiting for that Switch native version that was promised publicly to all the regulators and Nintendo.

 

[Kokoloko]

I'm still waiting for that Switch native version that was promised publicly to all the regulators and Nintendo.

Nintendo naively/arrogantly didnt care, they just want to stick it to Sony.

 

[Zzero]

I'm still waiting for that Switch native version that was promised publicly to all the regulators and Nintendo.

I'm surprised this place didn't bring it up last winter, to be honest. They'll probably have something for Switch 2 next year. Now, as to what it will be? Who knows...

 

[KvallyX]

I'm still waiting for that Switch native version that was promised publicly to all the regulators and Nintendo.

When they made the announcement, they had said "Nintendo Players". That led me to believe it will be for the next gen Nintendo device?

Microsoft: “Microsoft and Nintendo have now negotiated and signed a binding 10-year legal agreement to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo players – the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity – so they can experience Call of Duty just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty. We are committed to providing long term equal access to Call of Duty to other gaming platforms, bringing more choice to more players and more competition to the gaming market.”

2025 starting with the next Nintendo console?

 

[Would_you_kindly]

I'm still waiting for that Switch native version that was promised publicly to all the regulators and Nintendo.

Yep , we all knew Spencer / nadella was full of shit when they were saying that Microsoft wizards could go into Activision & magically optimize cod to play natively on switch lol

 

[Would_you_kindly]

When they made the announcement, they had said "Nintendo Players". That led me to believe it will be for the next gen Nintendo device?



2025 starting with the next Nintendo console?

I remember someone at Xbox think it was Phil Spencer but not sure saying it's would be relatively simple for Microsofts Devs to get cod running on Nintendo consoles (obvious horse shit)

 

[Say1nMan]

I feel like we've heard this before from Activision and yet the game's file size still remain huge no matter what. Lol.

 

[KvallyX]

I remember someone at Xbox think it was Phil Spencer but not sure saying it's would be relatively simple for Microsofts Devs to get cod running on Nintendo consoles (obvious horse shit)

You can downgrade anything enough to run on shitty hardware. Look at Witcher 3 on Switch.

Here is Uncharted on Switch:

 

[JAHGamer]

Nintendo naively/arrogantly didnt care, they just want to stick it to Sony.

and what does Sony do...give them a game

 

[Gods&Monsters]

When they made the announcement, they had said "Nintendo Players". That led me to believe it will be for the next gen Nintendo device?



2025 starting with the next Nintendo console?

No, they said they would reach 150 millions new players with the deal. Not in 2025 whenever the new Switch comes out. The engine is from 2015 so they were confident.

Microsoft 'Confident' It Can Get Call of Duty Running on Nintendo Switch - IGN

Following Microsoft and Nintendo's agreement to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms for at least a decade, Microsoft has further detailed its plans for Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch.

www.ign.com

"The Activision development team have a long history of optimizing game performance for available hardware capabilities," the statement reads. "The Parties are confident that in addition to Warzone, CoD buy-to-play titles (e.g., CoD: Modern Warfare 2) can be optimised to run on the Nintendo Switch in a timely manner using standard techniques which have been used to bring games such as Apex Legends, DOOM Eternal, Fortnite and Crysis 3 to the Switch."

It was all a bunch of bullshit and Nintendo is dumb as fuck for siding with these crooks.

 

[Hatefield]

This tells me the level design is going to become borderlands-ish

 

[KvallyX]

No, they said they would reach 150 millions new players with the deal. Not in 2025 whenever the new Switch comes out. The engine is from 2015 so they were confident.

Microsoft 'Confident' It Can Get Call of Duty Running on Nintendo Switch - IGN

Following Microsoft and Nintendo's agreement to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms for at least a decade, Microsoft has further detailed its plans for Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch.

www.ign.com

It was all a bunch of bullshit and Nintendo is dumb as fuck for siding with these crooks.

So they said two different things. Beautiful.

 

[anonpuffs]

How many times have we heard this before

 

[Neversummer]

Nintendo naively/arrogantly didnt care, they just want to stick it to Sony.

And here is Sony porting one of there ten pole franchise onto Nintendo console which will likely become #1 best selling console beating PS2.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

And here is Sony porting one of there ten pole franchise onto Nintendo console which will likely become #1 best selling console beating PS2.

It's a LEGO game dude

 

[JAHGamer]

It's a LEGO game dude

Of one of their biggest IP

 

[Would_you_kindly]

Of one of their biggest IP

How many sales do you think a Lego game will get on ps5 alone ? Do you not think Lego has a say in what platforms it's published to

 

[JAHGamer]

How many sales do you think a Lego game will get on ps5 alone ? Do you not think Lego has a say in what platforms it's published to

Sony already said it was their decision...has nothing to do with Lego