Call of Duty Elite Is The Announced ‘Digital Platform’ For The Series
Though the agreed upon release for the information wasn’t until hours later, the Wall Street Journal was the first to nab at the announcement of Call of Duty Elite, the long-anticipated “digital platform” that Activision’s new Beachhead Studio was hard at work on. The service has been designed to compliment Modern Warfare 3 when it releases this fall. Elite will be a premium paid for service, though “portions of the service will be free.”
The online services include the display of stats to track player perfomance, “gauging factors such as weapons have been most successful for them in killing enemies.” Even with this announcement, this does NOT mean that players will have to pay for multiplayer in any upcoming Call of Duty titles.
Activision hasn’t stamped a price tag on the service yet, though the company expects it to be less than comparable “online entertainment services.” The Journal reports that part of the price will go towards a “customer service operation that will be needed to support it.” The service is also set to include the year’s map packs, which takes the hassle out of some of the complication with obtaining them.
