Modern Warfare 3 Accused of Being A $70 DLC by Fans: “It Feels Like Half a COD Game”

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players are accusing the game of being an overpriced DLC as the new shooter begins to release. Call of Duty is one of the most established franchises in all of entertainment. It is consistently the best selling game every single year and often has a total stranglehold on the period it releases in, allowing it the opportunity to totally dominate. However, because it has been around for as long as it has been and also lures in such a massive audience, it also attracts a ton of criticism. Some of it is fair, some of it may be deemed as overblown, it really just boils down to which game is being put under the microscope. For well over a decade now, fans have accused Call of Duty being the same thing every single year and objectively speaking, that’s not really true. Call of Duty has gone from modern warfare to space warfare to the far-future to World War II and even more. It’s a pretty varied series that still maintains a formula.

However, this year is different. Modern Warfare 3 is the first time the franchise has ever done back to back sequels to a subfranchise like the Modern Warfare series and there were reports last fall that this began as an expansion to . As Sledgehammer began talking about the new game, it was clear it would use Modern Warfare 2 as the foundation, even going as far as letting people carry over skins, weapons, and more to the new game. It was also confirmed that the game will feature maps from the original Modern Warfare 2 and later add maps from 2022’s after launch. 

Needless to say, some people felt like this was a glorified DLC. That has only continued as Modern Warfare 3 released its campaign today and it was very short, with some people beating it in 3 – 4 hours and complaining it felt like filler content. The trophy list for Modern Warfare 3 on PS5 also contains no Platinum trophy as it is listed as an add-on for Modern Warfare 2 (this is not the case on PS4). The reason for this is because Call of Duty has unified itself into one launcher with Modern Warfare 2 being the basis for that, so everything is connected into one hub app. You can see some reactions from fans below.

Of course, you’ll have to make your own conclusions on this. Modern Warfare 3 does make some major changes to the gameplay that fans have been asking for, feature a new campaign, a new zombies mode, and more, so there is a difference. Whether you think that justifies itself as a $70 game is up to you, though.