"Ignoring IW.net, is the PC version a direct port of the console version?"

02:54 Moriarte

"No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings."

02:55 Mackey-IW  (Mackey-Infinity Ward staff, November 2009)

Wow, I have IW all wrong, they deserve more credit.  Text chat in game =o

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Lowlights from the BestBuy Dev chat with IW regarding MW2:

• Dedicated server questions were greeted by being escorted out of the chat.
• Max players for all versions is 9v9. Yes, I said 9v9.
• No record feature in MW2 for PC.
• No lean in the PC version (Mackey-IW: The game is not balanced for lean.)
• PC Game is not yet finished*
  

*probably alludes to the fact that there will be future patches given reports that the PC SKU has already shipped.

My fave Q&A:

Laugh
Is there a console in the PC version of the game, so we can change our field of view from the xbox's default 65 FOV to 80 also can we tweaks the weapon damage for each gun, removes perks, graphical debris, breathing sway, also thru console like we where able to before or is this all gone?

Vince-IW
We would like you to play the game the way we designed and balanced it.

Here is the transcript of the chat.

lawl, these guys are hilarious

What a pooey thing to tell the owners of a platform where customization of experience is not only the norm, it's expected

IW will be able to wipe up all your tears with hundred dollar bills in a couple weeks.

ps3 have mouse support too, that they are not using it-s another thing

I heard that they're dropping audio settings this time because of "balance" issues, but they assure us that in MW3 we will be able to adjust volume in-game.

O...M...G....

These people truly ARE idiots...... I thought they were just out of touch but this clearly borders on low IQ, stupidity, and idiocy.

@salaminizer

lawl at the audio settings thing.

Whatever, call of duty was fun for the first 2, but now its just generic console shooter. Ill stick with team, and battlefield, and Stalker, and the myriad of far superior PC fps games.

You make fun, but thats probably next.

I don't buy their graphics bullshit either. More experienced players will be able to make the surrudnings blandn and lowe-res while keeping the char models nicec and crisp, allowing for a bigger advantage....