Previous games had a 'Prestige' edition of the game, often for silly-large amounts of money. There's no indication of why there's no Prestige, but presumably it doesn't sell as well - as you'd expect for something so expensive - and seeing as the
Hardened edition comes with a a year's subscription to the new Call of Duty Elite service.The much maligned Elite service - touted as a social network for Call of Duty - will be charged on a monthly basis, much like current MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft. Gamers haven't exactly been happy about this service, thinking that subscribers will get an advantage over non-subscribers, but really, isn't that all in the spirit of Call of Duty anyway? The better people get advantages over those who aren't as good? Perhaps that's being bitchy.
Still, I'll probably end up buying it anyway. I doubt I'll sign up for the Elite service though, not with the amount that I play.
Credit: The Escapist.
