November 10th was the official release day of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the 'biggest entertainment launch of all time', but those who had pre ordered the game on Steam were left disappointed.
Anyone who purchased Modern Warfare 2 for the PS3 or Xbox 360 were overjoyed with their copy of the game, and went on to play the game late into the night but all the PC users could do was mope about in frustration. Why? Steam users have to wait even longer to play as the game is locked until Thursday.
Valve today confirmed that those who purchase the game on Steam will have to wait two days before being allowed to play. The worst part? Even if you had purchased Modern Warfare 2 on Saturday or Sunday, you still couldn't play because of Steam's U-turn. Hundreds of forums on the web are swarmed with people steamed about the dumbing down of the PC version. Why, infinity Ward, is there disinterest in releasing the PC version? First, they don't give us the cool versions with NVG like the Xbox 360, then they take away dedicated servers, and now they keep it locked for some unfortunate people.
Some users claimed that they are being punished for pre-purchasing and pre-downloading the game. The message boards of Steam's Modern Warfare is full of cheesed off gamers swearing they will never pre-order through Steam again. According to some rumours, Valve has some some sort of a deal with retailers. And since the company distributes games that people can die for, it can pretty much do what it wants.
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