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Haly
14-07-2009, 10:53
http://www.fourzerotwo.com/2009/07/13/modern-warfare-2-prestige-edition/
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/13/modern-warfare-2-prestige-edition-includes-working-night-vision/ has photos.

And it's ridiculous ;D
Night Vision Goggles :shocked:

No price seems to have been announced yet, guessing it's going to be rather expensive.

leowyatt
14-07-2009, 10:59
just watched it so missed your edit.

Night vision goggles? I'm sold ;D

divine
14-07-2009, 10:59
At risk of NokkonWud calling me 'negative nancy' or something, it's not called Call of Duty any more is it?

Night vision goggles are pretty epic, I can see that weighing in at a lot of money :D

Zirax
14-07-2009, 11:03
Why just why? I can understand a figurine as they can be quite cool. Even the metal tin you have to question as it will sit on your shelf just the same as the normal version. Not unless they are going to be putting in some DLC for free in the more expensive versions? But even then the DLC you could just get separately.

Haly
14-07-2009, 11:03
Iirc the Call of Duty name got added to the title again the other day. Sure I remember reading a news story. Don't really care either way as everyone knows what I'm talking about and I've yet to see anyone other than a Press Release call it Modern Warfare 2 :p
Bit like RE5 when the 'zombies' were infected, they still got called zombies even by the PR guys ;D

leowyatt
14-07-2009, 11:03
Plus you got COD1 as well :)

Haly
14-07-2009, 11:19
Ahh, http://img197.yfrog.com/i/ia1n.jpg/ was where I saw it called CoD :D

divine
14-07-2009, 11:23
Ah I see. I suspect they were too worried about people not knowing wtf it was :p

edit = quick look around and the cheapest NVGs I can see are about £270 - this is going to be one expensive collectors edition unless Activision take a massive hit on each unit!

Haly
14-07-2009, 11:27
Yup ;D

iCraig
14-07-2009, 11:38
I'll admit right now, I'd be tempted. I'd be like the Terminator. Driving around with nightvision but with no lights on (does it work, if there's enough twilight?)

Imagine the possibilities of having a proper pair of NVG. ;D

Davey_Pitch
14-07-2009, 11:42
I'd be very interested depending on the price of them. I'll have the game on pre-order soon enough, but whether I get the standard, collectors,or prestige edition depends on how much they all are.

leowyatt
14-07-2009, 11:45
rumours are according to the comments $150

divine
14-07-2009, 11:51
$150 is exceptionally cheap for night vision goggles! I'll be surprised if that's true.

Dunketh
14-07-2009, 11:56
Wonder how good those Night Visions are though, have to say I'm tempted just for the coolness factor, though in reality I'll probably just buy the special edition version that comes with the code for CoD1

Joe 90
14-07-2009, 12:04
oh i remember now.... at 4am i was walking home from town, and saw this on my twitter feed. had planned to watch it when i got in, evidently i was more interested in sleeping!

lets see then.. that top edition looks amazing, but i'll probably end up with the hardened edition.

divine
14-07-2009, 12:07
I've seen chatter that this edition might not make it to the UK, as the law here isn't quite so free about night vision equipment. Not sure how true this is.

NokkonWud
14-07-2009, 12:09
At risk of NokkonWud calling me 'negative nancy' or something, it's not called Call of Duty any more is it?

Yes it is :p. They've added it back on.

divine
14-07-2009, 12:12
We've been through that, keep up :p

Haly
14-07-2009, 12:14
We've been through that, keep up :p

:D

I can see the legalities of night vision goggles being a problem admittedly.

leowyatt
14-07-2009, 12:49
I hope that isn't true divine :(

Jingo
14-07-2009, 14:05
I'm unsure about the legality of night vision equipment in the UK ; I have friends who use night vision equipment for hunting purposes and they didn't require licencing or similar for the purchase of their scopes/goggles.

However, I'm inclined to agree with Divine and Haly that it may well be something of a grey area that may not lend itself to 'freebie toys' etc.

Haly
14-07-2009, 19:18
http://twitter.com/InfinityWard
Looks like a suggested price of $149. Bet that means if the UK gets night vision goggles, it's £149 here :/

divine
14-07-2009, 19:22
£149 would be very cheap, which suggests the night vision is just gonna be cheap tat that works for about 5m at most.

Matblack
14-07-2009, 19:44
I got the impression from the sound it made as he switched across the different 'modes' that its cheap tat

MB

Kreeeee
15-07-2009, 12:00
£149 would be very cheap, which suggests the night vision is just gonna be cheap tat that works for about 5m at most.

Of course it's going to be liek that. Why would they make the decent stuff that costs hundreds when all the general public will want is the crap "IR" vision found on camera.

iCraig
15-07-2009, 18:34
I'll wait for the reviews first but I'm tempted boys and girls.... :p

Dunketh
15-07-2009, 18:38
I'm expecting them to be similar to these

http://www.amazon.com/EyeClops-Vision-Infrared-Stealth-Goggles/dp/B00153F5QA

NokkonWud
15-07-2009, 19:28
I must admit... Soap looks a hunk. I want him.

Zico
15-07-2009, 22:08
I must admit... Soap looks a hunk. I want him.

Soapy McTavish eh ;)

Joe 90
17-07-2009, 13:13
The Hardened edition is now up on Shopto - for £65!! crazy money.

I think i'll stick with my preorder on the standard version, got the special edition last time and it wasn't really worth the extra, in this case £20.

Davey_Pitch
17-07-2009, 13:55
HMV have the exclusive for the Prestige Edition - £119.99 - http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=4400;6;-1;-1;-1&sku=44193&WT.ac=HC_MODERN_WARFARE_2_PAGE-PBODY-HC_WARFARE_MAIN-44193

NokkonWud
17-07-2009, 14:00
Pre-ordered. Don't think I'll be able to afford it come the time, but nice to have the pre-order there if I can :p.

Haly
17-07-2009, 14:03
I'll pass. I'll most likely wait till MW2 is released and get it wherever it's cheapest then.

Del Lardo
17-07-2009, 15:07
Normal version £44.99 at Argos with free P&P. GAME20 promocode for 20% off so £36 delivered

Jhadur
17-07-2009, 15:43
HMV have the exclusive for the Prestige Edition - £119.99 - http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=4400;6;-1;-1;-1&sku=44193&WT.ac=HC_MODERN_WARFARE_2_PAGE-PBODY-HC_WARFARE_MAIN-44193

That is soo tempting but I think Sam would kill me :)

Tak
17-07-2009, 15:49
That is soo tempting but I think Sam would kill me :)

*nods* :p

NokkonWud
17-07-2009, 16:09
Normal version £44.99 at Argos with free P&P. GAME20 promocode for 20% off so £36 delivered

But be warned, Argos charge on order as opposed to shipping.

Kreeeee
17-07-2009, 17:12
Pre-ordered. Don't think I'll be able to afford it come the time, but nice to have the pre-order there if I can :p.

You mug >_<

divine
17-07-2009, 18:24
*nods* :p

That looks like a nod of approval to me ;)

Jhadur
17-07-2009, 18:26
That looks like a nod of approval to me ;)

Yeah I wish :(

NokkonWud
17-07-2009, 19:00
You mug >_<

I generally buy the top editions of games. I did for Halo 3 too. Only one where I didn't was Bioshock (sold out).

Dunketh
17-07-2009, 19:10
Going to cancel my pre-order of the regular version and get the hardened version, I want the CoD1 code :D

Tak
17-07-2009, 20:50
Yeah I wish :(

Do enough overtime to buy me a pole and then you can do enough overtime to buy silly priced games :p

NokkonWud
17-07-2009, 21:54
Do enough overtime to buy me a pole and then you can do enough overtime to buy silly priced games :p

/awaits the obvious, but childish reply :p.

Kreeeee
18-07-2009, 01:17
/awaits the obvious, but childish reply :p.

Giggidy?

Jhadur
18-07-2009, 09:23
/awaits the obvious, but childish reply :p.

Would that be the "I've already got a pole you can use ;)" reply? :D

NokkonWud
18-07-2009, 16:35
Of course it would :p.

NokkonWud
18-07-2009, 17:04
The prestige edition is no longer available for pre-order on HMV now. Hardened and Standard are there though.

Joe 90
21-07-2009, 14:53
omg. special controller??!!

http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/infinity-ward-lending-a-hand-on-modern-warfare-2-rifle-controlle/

leowyatt
21-07-2009, 14:58
that would be amazing!!

Haly
21-07-2009, 15:00
Nothing like milking a cash cow ;D

divine
21-07-2009, 15:04
I'd be interested to see how that worked if it was a gun without the game being like Time Crisis.

I suspect it's more likely to just be a 'normal' controller with MW2 branding though.

leowyatt
21-07-2009, 15:18
Nothing like milking a cash cow ;D

welcome to the guitar hero/rock band franchise :p

Joe 90
21-07-2009, 15:19
aye, it wont turn out like a gun i'm sure, but it'll be interesting to see what they come up with.

Haly
21-07-2009, 15:21
welcome to the guitar hero/rock band franchise :p

Considering both CoD and GH are Activision, yup! I think they're getting worse than EA of late.

divine
21-07-2009, 15:33
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/richyj/MW2ControllerMockUp.jpg

I was bored so I made a mock up of what I think is a more likely outcome than an actual gun style controller. The twitter doesn't imply a gun at all, just the articles own picture and excitement.

I suspect it's probably more likely a custom controller though that will work with PS3 and 360 and be identical on both, hence questions about concave (360 style) or convex (PS3 style).

NokkonWud
21-07-2009, 15:47
They are shooting themselves in the foot if any aspect of it is like the PS3 controller in terms of look and feel.

Davey_Pitch
21-07-2009, 20:16
Absolutely, concave ftw :)

Mondo
21-07-2009, 23:37
The prestige edition is no longer available for pre-order on HMV now. Hardened and Standard are there though.

It seems you can add to basket still. :)

NokkonWud
21-07-2009, 23:45
Yeah, it's back up now. My friend pre-ordered one the other night. I guess they're spacing them out so they don't all go in one go.

Wyrdo
22-07-2009, 07:57
omg. special controller??!!

http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/infinity-ward-lending-a-hand-on-modern-warfare-2-rifle-controlle/

It'll just be something like the ODST controller

leowyatt
23-07-2009, 20:42
How about the home edition? :p

http://media.gamespy.com/columns/image/article/100/1006376/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-war-at-home-edition-20090722052133096.jpg

Davey_Pitch
23-07-2009, 21:14
;D

NokkonWud
23-07-2009, 21:18
Ah, that's crap. You don't even get the Call of Duty 1 DLC code! ;)