Call of Duty: World War 2 early copies will not work until patch is released

[Deleted member 1726]

So saw this on Twitter....

Seems some early copies have leaked already but the game won't even load the single player until a patch is released to unlock the game.

There is no ETA on when the patch will release.

https://charlieintel.com/2017/10/27/call-duty-wwii-early-copies-wont-work-till-patch-released/

I can understand why they would do this, but locking out people who have bought the game from even accessing singleplayer? That doesn't seem fair.

 

[twisted]

Best way to lock street date

 

[Oldmario]

call of duty campaigns aren't exactly anything to phone home about but this is pretty shitty from an future archive point of view, like if the servers for patches goes down are we suddenly screwed out of being able to play it if we don't have the patch already installed?

 

[Iori Fuyusaka]

if the servers for patches goes down are we suddenly screwed out of being able to play it if we don't have the patch already installed?

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Yes, unfortunately.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Are reviewers getting digital codes that will work?

 

[shimon]

Good.

 

[Lost]

You need a patch to play Singeplayer? That can't be right.

 

[Whompa]

I actually like this.

 

[II JumPeR I]

So the game is basicly "Always Online"

 

[Storm]

Not buying the game now then, shame because the beta was fun.


Not getting a single player game that doesn't work offline

 

[EvilChameleon]

This is glorious. A hearty chuckle to those paying double or triple to break street date.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

This is glorious. A hearty chuckle to those paying double or triple to break street date.

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It's so cool to rejoice in someone else's suffering, isn't it?

 

[EvilChameleon]

It's so cool to rejoice in someone else's suffering, isn't it?

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Self-inflicted suffering, you mean?

 

[catboy]

This is glorious. A hearty chuckle to those paying double or triple to break street date.

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It'll be extra hilarious when PSN gets shut down and nobody can play the game anymore.

 

[a916]

So the game is basicly "Always Online"

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Fairly certain from what it says it's "online once"

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Self-inflicted suffering, you mean?

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Buying a game before release is an evil that must be stamped out, no doubt.

 

[Carfo]

So people who don't have internet and buy this game will be screwed. I know that % is extremely small though.

 

[Risk Breaker]

So if someone wants to play the single player of this game in 10, 15 or 20 years when the patch is no longer online and they have a perfectly functioning hardware and game disc, they won't be able to? Just to stop some people from playing it earlier? Sounds reasonable.

 

[Chessguy1]

that's crazy

is this the first time this has happened for an "offline" game?

 

[Lost]

It'll be extra hilarious when PSN gets shut down and nobody can play the game anymore.

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That's when we all become hackers tbh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Beartruck]

As a preservationist, this makes my skin crawl. Really hope this doesn't catch on.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I don't see why this is something to be happy about. I understand why publishers would want to crush any means of playing a game before the street date, but this is bad for consumers who would be able to obtain an early copy, through one way or another.

 

[FullMetalTech]

They literally made this a Day One edition. I guess review copies wont be out till after the game patch is out i assume.

 

[EvilChameleon]

I mean, look, you could see this coming a mile away, since the last time SHG made a Call Of Duty, Advanced Warfare, Glen immediately went on Twitter and started bemoaning the leaks. So this time around, they put in a one time online patch that is required to play. Thus, no more leaks from people paying $300 for an early copy.

 

[Deleted member 135]

This is really fucking weird that they'd totally lock out the game with a patch.

 

[ASleepingMonkey]

Hm, all of the Xbox One X review units came with a digital copy of Call of Duty: WWII as part of like 15+ games to install on the unit to test its power, presumably most sites will use this code to review the full game. Wonder if Activision/SHG will be able to whitelist gamertags or something in order to get the patch to critics?

 

[Lukar]

Very dirty if true. There's no good reason for requiring this in a game just because people might get early copies. It didn't hurt past CoDs.

 

[Croaker]

This is awful.

 

[Dr. Caroll]

call of duty campaigns aren't exactly anything to phone home about but this is pretty shitty from an future archive point of view

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Call of Duty campaigns are consistently excellent FPS experiences that rank among the best in their genres for creativity and ambition. In my opinion, at least.

On one hand, modern games are extremely reliant on post-release updates for bug fixes and performance stability. That's the norm now. But it's a terrible precedent for these games to be literally unable to function without those patches on a console.

 

[cid85]

Fairly certain from what it says it's "online once"

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Only once ? What does that mean? Just connect only to verify then never again you need connection?

 

[MMaRsu]

Wow this is garbage. First of all, it's not the consumer's fault if a product is released onto shelves before the release date. And then you paid 60$ for a broken product because it doesn't work. I hope this is all stated on the box, otherwise I'm not sure if this is even legal lol.

 

[Inuhanyou]

whats shitty about this is that its not the case on XB1. The entire reason for the patch is that the game itself comes with the 4K assets for Pro, you cant not have them even if you have a base machine, apparently that is 80 gigs. Whereas from what i've heard, the base XB1 game is 40 gigs and the patch downloads separately, only for XB1X users. Why cant they do that with pro

 

[-PXG-]

That's some serious bullshit

 

[Salty Rice]

This sucks.

Of course it helps against breaking the street date but people buying the game and not even being able to play singleplayer is stupid.

 

[Mechanized]

Early copies are free hype. It only really hurts themselves unless the game is totally broken.

 

[vatstep]

Activision on the cutting edge of trolling.

 

[Baked Pigeon]

I know that the percentage of people who would buy this game just to play offline single player is very low, but it is still really crappy that what you purchased at the store may not even work for you. I do not agree with this practice and hopefully other developers do not follow suit.

Does anyone have an old AOL trial disc laying around. I got my early copy, and my body is ready but i can't get single player to load.

 

[Hawk269]

I actually like this.

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What is there to like about something like this? I think it is pretty bad that you cannot play the game at all without an internet connection and especially for single player content.

 

[djshauny1]

What about the people who have no internet connection? This is a bad move from Activision.

 

[Ascenion]

So if I bought this just for the single player and don't have internet fuck that right? Fuck off Activison.

 

[Chaeotic]

While I understand Activision's reasoning to do it, as a company who truly believe in their single player experience (quality aside), previous comments are right when they worry about the future. In ten or so years time, if I wanted to come back and play the unpatched title I'd be unable to. That sucks just a little a lot. Yet again, which knows what the ecosystem of tomorrow looks like - we could see streaming services everywhere, negating this as an issue. For today though, this sucks.

 

[slasherjpc]

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[ps3ud0]

Disgusting - makes preservation difficult if not impossible. Penalise retailers that break street dates not your customers

ps3ud0 8)

 

[djshauny1]

Disgusting - makes preservation difficult if not impossible. Penalise retailers that break street dates not your customers

ps3ud0 8)

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Totally agree with you there.

 

[Rixan]

I want to have a problem with this

But I don't

 

[ahoyhoy]

So the game is basicly "Always Online"

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"Online Once"

 

[Game Boy 007]

Stories like this are why I won't mourn any of these developers or publishers when the crash comes.

 

['3y Kingdom]

Is this a first?

 

[Deleted member 16609]

Well, that saved me from getting an early copy from the mom and pops shops in NYC then.

 

[Deleted member 17990]

So wait my friend who doesn't have wifi will not be able to play the game? I hope this is just for early copies and not when it is released.