http://games.on.net/article/7188/Modern_Warfare_2_shock_No_servers_or_mods_for_PC_version

I don’t participate in boycotts for the sake of boycotting, but when the big players in the industry start to all push in a direction that is directly contrary to what the consumer demands, I may at least take another look at what the competition has to offer. I also have a strong feeling that IW will reverse their stance on this sometime after launch, and after they’ve sold a lot of copies on the 360 and PS3.

Game companies lately are under strong influence to degrade the PC release’s functionality and resort to staggered launches to thwart day 1 piracy and encourage purchase of console games. PC gamers have felt the sting lately in a few titles due to intrusive DRM, bad console ports, 360 style matchmaking, disabled LAN play (…Blizzard, ahem), and a few other upper management type of game design decisions.

360 owners, don’t think that this doesn’t affect you. If PC gaming is nerfed to the point of no competition, expect to see your wallet drained in coming top publisher releases in the years to come and expect less competitiveness in the market overall as a whole. Ever wondered why we haven’t seen 40 person dedicated servers available for the 360 or why Microsoft has actively blocked console MMO’s from going forward?

What do you think of Infinity Wards decision?