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You've got more chance of Biting the back of your own neck than Activision NOT charging for extra's on BlackOps,
They already have the ideal content delivery system in Steam which is why i think they chose to release through steam and to only allow a single provider to run dedi servers, they have fooled the PC community into staying with them after the shitstorm that was MW2 by giving us what we wanted, but also retaining most of the control over what we can and cant do with the game,
And yes, as they say, Multiplayer will always be free, but if you want extra's for a fee then they will sell them to you,
I'm with PrimalFear on this. There is no evidence whatsoever that Activision intends to charge for any element of MP.
Companies use Steam because that binds a single licence number to a single player - it is an anti-piracy measure (so don't
think you can sell your copy on - you cannot as it will only ever work with the registered Steam name).
IIRC additional maps were made available for sale to console owners in the past.
Dont get me wrong, I'm not saying that Pay To Play will be enforced, in my opinion they will go down the route of selling addons and limited edition maps etc, I think the multiplayer aspect will always be free but will be "Paid For" addons enabled,
I agree that the whole steam thing is an anti piracy measure but is it just coincidence that it's also one of the best gaming content delivery networks too ? I think not