Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer Reveal Was Not Played On Xbox One But PCs

PCs with Xbox One controllers plugged in.

According to various sources who attended the Activision Call of Duty: Ghosts MP event, there was not one single Xbox One unit on site – only Xbox One controllers plugged into PCs.

Here’s IGN’s Scott Lowe in his COD: Ghosts preview:

This week’s Call of Duty: Ghosts event wasn’t just the first opportunity to see the game’s much-anticipated multiplayer content, it was also my first chance to see how the new Xbox One controller performs when playing a competitive first-person shooter. While the controller wasn’t paired with the Xbox One console — rather, PCs configured to next-gen specs — the demos highlighted the new changes to the ergonomics, thumbsticks, d-pad, and trigger design.

This isn’t especially good news for Microsoft, at least not on the surface, but it isn’t necessarily bad news in itself. It would have been nice to see something running directly from the hardware, but when there needs to be dozens of stations set up, it’s just unlikely that there would be that many Dev Kits in one place. That’s especially true where there are certain things about the console that are yet to be locked down.

All this lines up with the rumors we’ve been hearing recently that claims Microsoft is still having issues finalizing the new console.