Rumor
S3 Black Ops Servers shutting down?
In response to ongoing connection issues and vocal customer criticism, a spokesperson for Activision has reportedly told an angry PlayStation 3 owner that the publisher may shut down Call of Duty: Black Ops’ PlayStation Network servers.
Senior support representative Dov Carson apparently replied to blogger Jason Koblovsky’s complaints by advising that Activision may be prepared to close the game’s PSN servers.
“The publishers have the right to shut down the servers for their game at any time as well which based on the number of reported posts from users may be a viable solution over the free PSN,” he wrote.
Carson suggested to Koblovsky that the latter return his Black Ops disc to Activision, offering a “one time courtesy” exchange for another title, another platform’s version of Black Ops, or an unopened disc to return to a retailer.
Sister studio Infinity Ward also seems to be giving up on Sony’s network, laying the blame for Modern Warfare 2’s security issues at the platform holder’s door.
Activision’s told us it’s “looking into” the matter for us this morning
Get KZ3. Why? You get the SOCOM 4 beta!
Sony has announced that those who purchase specially marked packages of Killzone 3 will get access to the SOCOM 4 multiplayer beta.
To get early access to the beta, look for the SOCOM 4 notice on the front of all eligible copies of Killzone 3 on both the standalone and Helghast Editions.
Inside is a PSN code that you’ll be able to redeem for your early access as soon as the beta goes live.
Killzone 3 hits February 22 in the US, but there isn't a confirmed date for SOCOM 4 or its beta just yet. More information on the multiplayer beta is promised soon.
Sony Europe has confirmed the SOCOM Special Forces beta will arrive over there as well, and once more information becomes available the EU PS Blog will post an update.
Head on over to the US PS Blog for more, as well as KZ3 packshots.
Killzone 3 hits on February 23 in Europe, and February 25 in the UK.
How will you know if your copy of KZ3 has the beta of SOCOM 4?
If your copy of KZ3 looks like this:
S3 Black Ops Servers shutting down?
In response to ongoing connection issues and vocal customer criticism, a spokesperson for Activision has reportedly told an angry PlayStation 3 owner that the publisher may shut down Call of Duty: Black Ops’ PlayStation Network servers.
Senior support representative Dov Carson apparently replied to blogger Jason Koblovsky’s complaints by advising that Activision may be prepared to close the game’s PSN servers.
“The publishers have the right to shut down the servers for their game at any time as well which based on the number of reported posts from users may be a viable solution over the free PSN,” he wrote.
Carson suggested to Koblovsky that the latter return his Black Ops disc to Activision, offering a “one time courtesy” exchange for another title, another platform’s version of Black Ops, or an unopened disc to return to a retailer.
Sister studio Infinity Ward also seems to be giving up on Sony’s network, laying the blame for Modern Warfare 2’s security issues at the platform holder’s door.
Activision’s told us it’s “looking into” the matter for us this morning
Get KZ3. Why? You get the SOCOM 4 beta!
Sony has announced that those who purchase specially marked packages of Killzone 3 will get access to the SOCOM 4 multiplayer beta.
To get early access to the beta, look for the SOCOM 4 notice on the front of all eligible copies of Killzone 3 on both the standalone and Helghast Editions.
Inside is a PSN code that you’ll be able to redeem for your early access as soon as the beta goes live.
Killzone 3 hits February 22 in the US, but there isn't a confirmed date for SOCOM 4 or its beta just yet. More information on the multiplayer beta is promised soon.
Sony Europe has confirmed the SOCOM Special Forces beta will arrive over there as well, and once more information becomes available the EU PS Blog will post an update.
Head on over to the US PS Blog for more, as well as KZ3 packshots.
Killzone 3 hits on February 23 in Europe, and February 25 in the UK.
How will you know if your copy of KZ3 has the beta of SOCOM 4?
If your copy of KZ3 looks like this:
