This only works in the case where they go to Microsoft before entering into an agreement about being hosted on XBL.

If they take it on themselves to incurr more expenses, that doesn't entitle them to get anything from Microsoft's revenue.

Bobby Kotick is frustrated because he knows that its just a matter of time before Call of Duty falls from its epic heights in sales.

He just wants money.  He wants to charge a monthly fee to play CoD online, and probably feels people will be unlikely to bite if they're already paying to play online in general.  Thus, he has issues with XBL.

That sucks for Activision. I know they are struggling with the 20 million copies of MW2 and the millions of map packs that gamers have bought. Activision exudes greediness.

Guys Greed is what you basicly get when you buy Activision's crap....So Why not stop like I have??

you should tell that to the millions of CoD fans, they don't even know who Bobby Ticktock is.

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Because they do nothing to help maintain XBL at all. They added online multiplayer not because of Microsoft, but because they thought it would help sell the game. They do no work for the service, thus they have no rights to any revenue from said service. When they start to host and maintain XBL matchmaking servers they might have a point. Until then they are just making noise.

Oh waawaa Bobby, you can go screw yourself.   He's just pissed cause he knows Halo Reach is gonna be 10 times better then his new COD and have many more people playing it online.

Mw3 Pay to play confirmed. $60 a month lol.