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Modern Warfare 2: Should Activision axe Demonware?

Modern Warfare 2: Should Activision axe Demonware?

By: Alan Ng | November 12, 2009 | 16 Comments

As most of you will be aware by now, the online multiplayer of the PS3 version of Modern Warfare 2 has been crippled after it was confirmed that servers were completely down as a result of a networking failure by Demonware.

Who are Demonware you ask? Demonware is a Irish-based networking company who were purchased by Activision in 2007. As most of you know, the multiplayer on PS3 is handled by third-party companies and Demonware are in charge of servers for Modern Warfare 2.

Now a lot of you are placing the blame on Infinity Ward, stating that they should have been prepared for this possible outcome, but then again, they would of had no idea that Demonware’s servers would go completely bust one day after launch.

IW’s Robert Bowling has indicated that the solution to the problem now firmly lies with Demonware and their attempts to get the servers back up and running for PS3 users, but is it too late?

Should Activision drop Demonware and search for a more reliable server provider? Give us your thoughts on this below.

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  • Mole

    Activision should look for a more reliable networking company but I’m sure Deamonware didn’t expect their servers to crash the day after launch either. The problem is 100,000 people all trying to play at once straight away and the system isn’t ready to take it yet. Every game has glitches when they come out, its why they get updates. Look at COD5WOW with the map glitches. Okay Okay this is much worse but just stay frosty and it’ll get sorted.

    see you on-line, eventually

    MoleCakes Lvl 27

  • killer_mofo

    if they can’t handle the heat then they need to step out of the kitchen.

  • boycie197

    i say they should have done a public beta then this would of not happened.the big Question is how long is it going to take for them to be up and running again?

  • kevin j

    This is bs, you spend 70$ on a game that sells a record breaking game, and now a day later 1.5 million people are **** outa luck cuz some bitch ass company, is to busy sippn back drinkn margaritaz cuz they just got the biggest payday of there lives instead of getting there ******* ass to the problem and fixing that ****…. Damn!!!! wuts wrong with this world today? lol

  • kyleee

    nah how were people to know this was going to happen, I don’t believe any other ps3 game with an online multiplayer has ever done this?

  • Jawsy11

    they should have left it the same as cod4 servers and the same set up, MW2 set up and the host migration is crap, way to stuff up a good game!

  • Johnnynumber5

    They’ve been up and running for a few hours now.

  • John

    PS3 guys should have bought an XBOX 360, provlem solved

  • Charliebigchip

    I live in the Middle East and when playing COD4 the connection was really bad (1 red bar) if I got a connection at all. Now with MW2 I mostly get green bars if not yellow so im much happier with this service. I don’t think anyone was prepared for how many games got sold within the first couple of days and I feel that if any other “reliable” firm took this contract they would be experiencing the same problem. Demonware have already sorted the issue out as I was playing this morning (with green bars) so I say let them stay put as countries with less bandwidth are able to enjoy MW2 lag-free.

  • wooohoooo

    the killzone servers are still fine

  • shiftywog

    I wouldnt care if the servers went down ever now and then if they had some aussie server iam sick of playin with yanks and have red and yellow ping i cant play againist ppl with green ping its just to hard PLZ PLZ PLZ MAKE A FEW AUSSIE SERVER

  • Crizzo2208

    Kevin J asks what is wrong with this world – I’d say your lame txt speak, illiterate posting hear shows a couple of things that are really wrong. Why do people need to write like that?

    Anyway back to MW2 and the server problems – both Infinity Ward & Demonware are at fault. IW should look for a company that can cope when they need to react to increases in capacity, faster than the 36 hrs or so its taken Demonware – and just who at Demonware thought that anyone would be buying the game NOT to play online??!!! Very bad darts by all involved and a let down to PS3 gamers – free map pack by way of apology IW?

  • big Dawg

    They had 2 years to prepare, and there system couldnt even last 24 hours… and for this, Demonware must be damned to hell for all eternity!

  • spacebot

    “they should of been prepared for this possible outcome”

    should HAVE been. not should OF been.

  • CruX

    I am very glad that I do not have to pay for my connection to the PSN, but I would gladly give a little of my earnings to eliminate the server timing out and solidify my gaming connection. I play MW2 and WAW and both time out quite often and make it very frustrating for me. I have a 20mbps connection and should not have a problem on my end. I hope that we as a gaming community can make this a more fulfilling experience.

  • CruX

    I think that the free map pack is a great idea, don’t you IW?