Gamepass out here wildin again :wow:

[MeachTheMonster]

You wasted all that time still exuding poor comprehension. One of the links you posted supports my argument, and none of the others preclude it. MS has had Call of duty since 2023. None of the subsequent games released have outperformed the previous.

Black Ops 6 Broke Several Records During Its Opening Weekend, Making It The Most Successful CoD Launch In History

Black Ops 6 earned its stripes.

screenrant.com

You crazy

 

[Fatboi1]

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/black-ops-7-had-call-of-dutys-worst-sales-year-ranking-in-the-us-since-2008/1100-6537567/

 

[el_oh_el]

Black Ops 6 Broke Several Records During Its Opening Weekend, Making It The Most Successful CoD Launch In History

Black Ops 6 earned its stripes.

screenrant.com

You crazy

This link doesnt qualify as success for the franchise in terms of dollars spent. Its cherry-picked stats (most played, highest matches) to highlight the 2nd COD that was released on gamepass.
How do the player counts look now? Has MS taken the series to a state where its more liked, or less?

 

[MeachTheMonster]

This link doesnt qualify as success for the franchise in terms of dollars spent. Its cherry-picked stats (most played, highest matches) to highlight the 2nd COD that was released on gamepass.
How do the player counts look now? Has MS taken the series to a state where it’s more liked, or less?

Sony cult weird as fukk

 

[MeachTheMonster]

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/black-ops-7-had-call-of-dutys-worst-sales-year-ranking-in-the-us-since-2008/1100-6537567/

According to that report, Black Ops 7 was the No. 1 best-selling game across all physical and digital platforms in December. That continued Call of Duty's seven-year streak of dominating the sales chart in December.

 

[Fatboi1]

Regardless, that is still the worst end-of-year ranking for a Call of Duty game in the US since Call of Duty: World at War finished at No. 7 in 2008
Why did Black Ops 7 fall so far off from last year's mark? Putting the franchise on Game Pass Ultimate almost certainly ate away at Black Ops 7's sales. But considering that Black Ops 6 was also on Game Pass the year before, that doesn't seem to be the only reason why Black Ops 7 came up short. It's also worth noting that Sony recently shared PS5's most-downloaded games for 2025, and Black Ops 7 fell to No. 7 in the US/Canada and Europe.

 

[daze23]

so are the worse sales because of Gamepass, or nah?

 

[el_oh_el]

This man is seriously, retardedly, using a December metric for a game after it was partially given away in an argument about game success

Retarded or dishonest, are the only two options

 

[el_oh_el]

so are the worse sales because of Gamepass, or nah?

Requires more analysis. I’d say the fall off is much less due to gamepass and much more due to the rot of the franchise as a whole, which MS has done nothing to counteract
However whiplash from being offered to not certainly doesn’t help things

 

[Fatboi1]

I didn't buy COD last year even though I bought every year since 2019. I think franchise fatigue started hitting with newer entries looking no different than the last one. Hopefully this year's COD changes things up a bit.

 

[daze23]

Requires more analysis. I’d say the fall off is much less due to gamepass and much more due to the rot of the franchise as a whole, which MS has done nothing to counteract
However whiplash from being offered to not certainly doesn’t help things

I think BF6 was also a factor. most years COD really doesn't have competition

 

[daze23]

I didn't buy COD last year even though I bought every year since 2019. I think franchise fatigue started hitting with newer entries looking no different than the last one. Hopefully this year's COD changes things up a bit.

it's crazy it's been so successful for almost 20 years. it doesn't have a choke hold on the license, like anual sports games. anyone could make a military style FPS. it's just hard for anyone to compete with COD's annual release cycle

 

[MeachTheMonster]

again.

This man is seriously, retardedly, using a December metric for a game after it was partially given away in an argument about game success

Retarded or dishonest, are the only two options

Top Best-Selling games of January 2026

The first monthly sales data of 2026 is in and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has officially secured the first place as January’s best-selling game.

vgnw.net

According to newly published market data, Black Ops 7 led overall game sales for January 2026, outperforming both recent holiday releases and long-standing chart staples. The result reinforces the franchise’s continued commercial dominance, even outside the traditional Q4 launch window.

https://windowsreport.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-keeps-selling-strong-despite-player-backlash/

If you listen to the loud voices on the internet right now, you might think the latest Call of Duty is a total ghost town. People love to complain and call Black Ops 7 a dead game, but the actual sales numbers tell a completely different story. Even with all the heavy criticism and negative chatter online, gamers are still spending plenty of money to buy it.

https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/top-20-best-selling-games-of-2026-so-far-in-the-us/2900-7514/#1

On the software charts, Resident Evil Requiem was February 2026's top-seller and is now 2026's No. 1 best-selling game overall. Rounding out the top five were NBA 2K26, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Madden NFL 26, and Minecraft.

https://www.playerauctions.com/player-count/cod/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

~600,000 daily players still


Sony cult must be

Retarded or dishonest

 

[el_oh_el]

it's crazy it's been so successful for almost 20 years. it doesn't have a choke hold on the license, like anual sports games. anyone could make a military style FPS. it's just hard for anyone to compete with COD's annual release cycle

I’d say the annual release cycle is higher on the list in terms of what’s causing the series sales to continue to fall.
The highest selling versions appear to be MW2019 and the black ops from 2015.
A two year release cycle, less bullshyt matchmaking engagement methods (sbmm and others), and less excessive monetization would turn the series around a whole lot in my view

 

[el_oh_el]

again.

Top Best-Selling games of January 2026

The first monthly sales data of 2026 is in and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has officially secured the first place as January’s best-selling game.

vgnw.net

https://windowsreport.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-keeps-selling-strong-despite-player-backlash/

https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/top-20-best-selling-games-of-2026-so-far-in-the-us/2900-7514/#1

https://www.playerauctions.com/player-count/cod/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

~600,000 daily players still


Sony cult must be

That’s comparing COD in 2026 vs other games in 2026, not comparing COD in 2026 to COD in 2025. If you did, you’d get data like this https://www.gamespot.com/articles/c...ly-down-from-black-ops-6-report/1100-6536893/

You keep harping on that single month like the argument was COD vs other games. You might qualify for disability breh, you should apply.