One of the biggest differences between consoles belonging to the current generation and the ones that are arriving for the next is the kind of output we will be getting for different cross-generational titles arriving later this year. As far as common sense is concerned, the next generation consoles are expected to offer a significantly better visual output as opposed to their current-gen versions. However, Infinity ward is making sure that not all is lost on the likes of PS3 and Xbox 360 for its upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts title.
Executive producer Mark Rubin has confirmed that the game for modern day platforms will be getting dynamic maps and player customization options. On a similar note, it has already been confirmed by the developers that Call of Duty: Ghosts will not feature a brand new engine.
Responding to a fan’s question on Twitter reading “watched a Ghost video and you said in MP the dynamic maps and player customization was for next gen, are those in current too,” Rubin stated: “They are. We weren't always sure we could get it on next gen with memory limitations but we made it work. Very happy.”
While this new confirmation will be enough to satisfy a number of Call of Duty fans waiting to play Ghosts on their current generation Xbox 360s and PlayStation 4s, it shouldn’t really come as a surprise to anyone simply owing to fact the game’s nearest rival – EA’s Battlefield 4 – will also be featuring dynamic maps of entirely different scale with its new Levolution concept.
This is a new bit of information related to the game after Activision previously admitted that pre-orders for Call of Duty: Ghosts are down compared to last year’s Black Ops 2. Activision had blamed the uncertainties surrounding the transition from current to next-gen for the low number of pre-orders for the game.
"As one might expect in this console transition year, pre-orders for Call of Duty: Ghosts are well below the record-setting pace set by Call of Duty: Black Ops II last year,” Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg told investors recently.
Call of Duty: Ghosts is currently set for a Nov. 5 release on PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and Xbox 360, with versions for next generation Xbox One and PlayStation 4 arriving later.
