MikeMcD

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Call of Duty Elite is an interesting subject as it's the first service of its kind. Whether it succeeds or fails -- and there have been predictions it'll do both -- is, unfortunately, no indication of whether a comparable service would follow suit as no game has the sort of user base that Call of Duty does. Regardless, while the service is still not at 100 percent, it managed amass four million registrations after only six days, one quarter of which are paying for premium memberships.
That's a full one million people who shelled out extra to gain access to Elite's premium perks which include access to all downloadable map packs, Elite TV access, extra storage space for replay videos, daily tournaments where real-life prizes can be won, and more. It comes at a cost of $49.99 per year, although the $100 Hardened Edition of Modern Warfare 3 included a year's worth of access for free.

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