I don't know exactly where to put this in the forums because it has to do with three things, Activision, Call of Duty Black Ops, and PSN. So I just left it in General Discussion. Anyways because of the massive amounts of lag issues on the PS3 version of Call of Duty Black Ops, Activision might end up shutting down the servers. Here's the article... 
 
http://scorephoria.com/2011/01/20/could-activision-shut-down-black-ops-ps3-servers/ 
 
Anyways, what do you guys think? Do you think that they'll actually go through with it? I know that if they do, a lot of PSN players will be very upset. Here's the official PS3 Black Ops forums if you want to do some reading... 
 
http://www.callofduty.com/board/viewforum.php?f=72&sid=h4bkbq44eslef0k4n7f3ak9k62

Oh god I hope so I want to hear the cries. 
 
And petitions. 
 
And the Hitler video with the subtitles.

Well, they already gave up on the PC. They should just make COD Xbox exclusive from now on if that's the only platform they want to put any effort into.

If they go through with it, I won't be surprised.  They aren't exactly known for giving a damn about their consumer.  Though I would expect they'll probably hold off on doing this until all the DLC has released, thus exploiting gamers to the maximum degree.

Sucks for PS3 owners I guess. If it's unplayable or not fun then they might as well. Maybe not a lot are playing it?

Funny how one of the comments on their official forums are 
"OFN, they already talked about this as being because of all the angry people bitching and whining" 
Also, official words were said by the devs themselves as "I just said we could, not that we were going to"  
 
Also, the article asks "Could Activision shut down Black Ops PS3 servers?" 
And the answer is: Yes, they could, but they won't"

I dunno, I played the game a bunch on PS3, and it worked fine for me. Sure, there were a few connection errors every once in a while, but that had more to do with my shoddy internet connection. 

Oh well. I guess when something as awesome as the whole Valve Portal 2 deal on the PS3 happens, something negative has to happen. You know, the universe balancing things out.

If it has really become that much of a problem, then I would want them to shut it down.  At least they are offering the ability to turn it back in, swap for the Xbox 360 or PC versions, or for an other Activision game of the same price.

I already made a thread about it, not a huge loss for me, but it does suck.

Activison like money. It's hyperbole.

That's crazy son. You'd think Activision would have enough man-power to get this working properly instead of just abandoning it.

Dude just think about how much money it would cost to take in all those used discs and send out new discs to replace them. Doesn't seem like an Activision kind of move.

Would be hilarious.

LOLZ. So not regretting choosing to buy the Modern Warfare Combo Pack for $30 instead of BlOps for $45.
 
But honestly, if Activsion did do that, it'd be a big F-U to their PS3 fanbase. Though I don't think anyone likes Kotick at this point, it's hard to imagine that we could hate that company more. I wonder how much of Blizzard's money is going towards propping the rest of Activision up.

" If it has really become that much of a problem, then I would want them to shut it down.  At least they are offering the ability to turn it back in, swap for the Xbox 360 or PC versions, or for an other Activision game of the same price. "

Seems like a lot of drama and sensationalism to me. 
 
If they shut the PS3 servers down that would only alienate the userbase there and possibly impact future sales for Activision's titles on the platform. Not something the company would want to see happen.

" LOLZ. So not regretting choosing to buy the Modern Warfare Combo Pack for $30 instead of BlOps for $45.  But honestly, if Activsion did do that, it'd be a big F-U to their PS3 fanbase. Though I don't think anyone likes Kotick at this point, it's hard to imagine that we could hate that company more. I wonder how much of Blizzard's money is going towards propping the rest of Activision up. "

It is a big F-U.  Any way you put it, it is a crappy situation!  I mean this game is only something like 3 months old, and imagine all the people who got it for Christmas...  "

Im calling bullshit.

Call of Duty is going X-Box exclusive? Excuse me, I have a topic to post.

doubt it. 

Probally not

Too soon, I would believe it, if it was MW 2.

that would be bad news 
if the ps3 version of black ops online wans't complete garbage 
 
CoD is an Xbro exclusive

No, that wont happen. And if it does, that is going to fuck COD's sales in its mouth forever.

Bah, thata a bluff. They probably want some special treatment from Sony. How many people play blops on the ps3? I am guess at least a quarter. Thats million in sales.

On the other hand. Yeah, please do so. EA will be happy to fill the gap with an awesome version of Battlefield. The PS3 already proved with M.A.G. that it is fully capable of massive FPS battles.

I'll bet they get it fixed just in time for the Map DLC to hit PSN.

" If it has really become that much of a problem, then I would want them to shut it down.  At least they are offering the ability to turn it back in, swap for the Xbox 360 or PC versions, or for an other Activision game of the same price. "

" Oh god I hope so I want to hear the cries.  And petitions.  And the Hitler video with the subtitles. "

Poor PSN users, imagine if that happened, then all the other online games would be cursed by the CoD playerbase. 
 

Oh god, I hope not.

They should do it, as then all of the PS3 people will go play Battlefield.

They said they could, not that they are thinking about it or planning too.

they better not do that. other wise i am going to be pretty bored on the ps3. if they did then i would not buy another call of duty game. it's to early for them to shutdown a server. 
 
if i returned an unopened  game can i get my money back?

The only people I know who game online over PSN have hacked systems, my friend plays Black Ops for free online everyday. I don't approve, but it's partly Sony's fault.

This is really only making me picture Kotick in mad scientist garb shouting at a deformed, hunchbacked Treyarch employee to "THROW ZE SWITCH!"

I thought PSN was a P2P service...?

" That's crazy son. You'd think Activision would have enough man-power to get this working properly instead of just abandoning it. "

If they did this, Microsoft would be all smiles. Call of Duty is a major seller and if it wasn't on the PS3, the vast majority of PS3-only people who still wanted to play it badly would turn to the 360.

" The only people I know who game online over PSN have hacked systems, my friend plays Black Ops for free online everyday. I don't approve, but it's partly Sony's fault. "

" If they did this, Microsoft would be all smiles. Call of Duty is a major seller and if it wasn't on the PS3, the vast majority of PS3-only people who still wanted to play it badly would turn to the 360. "

I've played it on PS3 and haven't really seen any lag problems. That would be totally stupid.

"Hitler video with the subtitles. "

" @jNerd said:

" The only people I know who game online over PSN have hacked systems, my friend plays Black Ops for free online everyday. I don't approve, but it's partly Sony's fault. "

Ummm...All online gaming on PSN is free.  "

" @Mordukai said:

" @jNerd said:

" The only people I know who game online over PSN have hacked systems, my friend plays Black Ops for free online everyday. I don't approve, but it's partly Sony's fault. "

Ummm...All online gaming on PSN is free.  "

Ya... but most people have a game disc in when they're playing online. He's just running script. I meant free because he doesn't pay for his games :P "

" Would be funny as hell, but man, if they did that. "