Once upon a time Michael Pachter looked into his crystal ball and said: “There will be paid Call of Duty multiplayer (aspects) by Activision”.
Turns out he was right, for once.
Today Activision revealed some details regarding the new multiplayer features build into Call of Duty Elite. Elite is a standalone service that is not requited for multiplayer but will ‘enhance’ the experience of playing Call of Duty online.
Elite will be a paid service to Call of Duty fanatics which will include features like social networking including deep clan and community integration as well as added competitive aspects as well as “in-game and real-world prizes will be rewarded to all skill levels”.
Elite will also provide subscribers a way to track their stats even better and have ‘personal coach’-esque features in order to improve your game.
‘Regular’ Call of Duty multiplayer modes will still exist as they do today but Call of Duty Elite will be a paid service. Specifics on how much this new Call of Duty service will cost have not been revealed but there will be a public beta available this summer, details here.
Call of Duty Elite is being developed by the newly acquired Beachhead studio and will release alongside Modern Warfare 3 on November 8th.
