In addition to Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, the collection also includes the excellent Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, which came out on the PSP last year and was mostly ignored. Metal Gear Solid HD collection (PS3, Xbox 360) The Metal Gear games are some of the most creative and challenging games to ever sell millions of copies, and this collection updates three of the games for HD. However, it’s telling that the game is coming out on 11-11-11 (Friday) instead of head to head with Modern Warfare 3 on Tuesday. Although CoD is fairly ubiquitous, the audience for long, huge and involved RPGs like Skyrim is quite different than that of CoD. Įlder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) Developer Bethesda is attempting some counter-programming with the release of Skyrim on the same week as Modern Warfare 3. If home consoles had a viable, day-one download option, it would be much easier for publishers to cut their prices while maintaining their profits and expanding their audience.Ĭall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (All platforms) If you are still confused about what CoD: Modern Warfare 3 is all about, check out my primer over on the National Post news site. While a game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 costs $60 to pick up at a retailer, upwards of 33% to 50% of that money is going to pay middle-men to get the disc from the manufacturer into your hands. The easiest way for the audience to expand will be with the movement to digital distribution. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.