Here’s why Activision blocked PS4’s Share Play with Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Since it was discovered that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare blocked Share Play on PS4, publisher Activision has received a ton of flack. Things got even worse when Sony confirmed that Share Play is a feature available to all games, but ultimately enabled or disabled by the developer or publisher as they see fit.

Before we crucify Activision for not letting us play Advanced Warfare with a buddy through Share Play, it's only fair we give them a chance to respond. Turns out, there's a reason for why Share Play is blocked.

"Share Play is a new feature that was introduced as part of the recent PS4 firmware 2.00 update. Our engineers didn’t have access to it before it launched, so we haven’t had a chance to evaluate it to see how it will impact the experience across all modes of play," Activision told us.

"Of course we wouldn’t include a feature in our game without having the chance to test it. Once we’ve fully analyzed its performance, we’ll determine how to support it going forward."

So while Activision chose not to allow Share Play at launch, it sounds as though they are still open to the idea of it in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. I don't know about you, but I'd certainly prefer they'd take the time to test out the new feature — especially given the problems with PS4 firmware update 2.00.