There's been plenty of doom and gloom surrounding Call of Duty and its supposed downfall. But despite all the complaints, the sales figures tell a very different story and according to a new analysis from Circana, last year's Black Ops 6 can now claim the title of the most successful Playstation 5 game ever in the US. At least in terms of revenue - trumping every other game released for the console since launch.
According to Circana's data, there's a total of three Call of Duty games among the ten best-selling Playstation 5 titles in the US: Black Ops 6, Modern Warfare II, and Modern Warfare III. They're joined by several of Sony's own games such as God of War Ragnarök, Spider-Man 2, and Miles Morales.
Assuming the figures are accurate, this serves as proof that even though competition is fierce, it's not subscriptions that dominate entirely - people are still buying their games. It also shows just how important Call of Duty still is and how central it remains to Microsoft's overall strategy.
Black Ops 6 was a massive success, breaking all previous franchise records according to Microsoft themselves - and also gave a hefty boost to the number of Game Pass subscribers. And with Black Ops 7 releasing in just a few hours, it remains to be seen if Microsoft and Activision can repeat the same success.
Are you looking forward to Black Ops 7?
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