Call of Duty 4: has surpassed Halo 3
PlanetCoD is reporting that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has surpassed Halo 3 as the top-played Xbox Live game for the Xbox 360.
This shouldn't come as a terribly big surprise. When you think about it, CoD4's matchmaking is much simpler than Halo 3. Yes, Halo 3's matchmaking has more depth and greater control, but that really is only appealing to the die-hard Halo fans who know what all the gametypes, words, and settings mean. For your average-Joe (like me) who hasn't been playing Halo on Live since its inception just wants to be able to hop-in and play with others without advanced filter configuration.
CoD4 offers that simple instant gratification factor. Moreover, that simple nature also appeals to the die-hard CoD fans as well. Who doesn't want it to be easy? By having those sets of predefined and highly-toned game settings, Infinity Ward has effectively captured the majority of the most popular games in Multiplayer in a simple selection list.
Check out PCoD's article here or Major Nelson's report for the raw stats.
http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2008/01/21/live-activity-for-week-of-1-14.aspx