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[bitbydeath]

REPORT: Microsoft believes BO7 is a good game but the financial performance is below expectations which were lowered last year after BO6 "fell off a cliff".

With the state of the franchise overall, the pressure is now on Call of Duty to change its model.

Microsoft wants to see Call of Duty overall move towards a smoother revenue stream and a reduced expenditure pattern.

Microsoft has also supposedly told higher ups within Call of Duty that changes are very much required and nothing is off the table including studio mergers and a complete rethink of monetization models within the franchise.

 

[Duchess]

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Microsoft demands changes to COD....

last year after BO6 "fell off a cliff".

This is what COD content creators have been talking about for a while .COD´s retention is dog shit. A big problem for the FRANCHISE.


But then again, we can see MS demanding shit, without knowing the implications. It's insane how retarded they are.

 

[jm89]

Jimbo must be laughing in the retirement home.

 

[Artistic]

Again, not surprised.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Make some more gritty WWII CODs please. No Vanguard junk, or anymore super sprint slide moves in COD games.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[Sethbacca]

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[adamsapple]

Hold them accountable. Good.

Now let's see how GAF reacts tot his news ..

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Well there is a problem from the start, if it was a good game it would not have the current reputation it has.

 

[Lightbreak]

When Microsoft bought COD the Xbox trolls where really happy and celebrating, wonder where they are now?

 

[The_hunter]

Too big to fail

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

4D chess. Tanking CoD also tanks PlayStation's revenue. Phil is a genius.

 

[Gilgalaad]

No worries. MS has nothing to prove in managing their teams.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Jimbo must be laughing in the retirement home.

Sony's most violent and arrogant move yet. Respect.

 

[Fortress of Regrets]

Haha... ha... hahaha.

Reap it.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Hold them accountable. Good.

What a clown.

 

[semiconscious]

ms gaming division & cod: what could go wrong right?...

 

[nial]

4D chess. Tanking CoD also tanks PlayStation's revenue. Phil is a genius.

As long as that user base migrates to other games and spends its money there, not really.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

As long as that user base migrates to other games and spends its money there, not really.

Please don't take my posts seriously. You know the deal.

 

[ultrazilla]

AI slop to the rescue!

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Microsoft wants to see Call of Duty overall move towards a smoother revenue stream and a reduced expenditure pattern.

Hooo boy. Can't wait to find out what that means exactly.

 

[mayham2199]

Oh man this is going to turn into a shit show. No way do I believe MS can fix this issue and I expect them to only make it worse.

 

[Barakov]

Yeah....This could be what kills COD for good. This is why a lot of people didn't want this merger to happen. Dark days ahead.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Where's the report?
What are the sources?
Who even is this?

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Jimbo must be laughing in the retirement home.

 

[ReBurn]

COD needs some changes, tbh.

 

[EN250]

"Microsoft wants to see Call of Duty overall move towards a smoother revenue stream"

Doesn't Warzone provide plenty of "monetization" nickel and diming everyone with their monetization? They want yearly COD to do more of the same? there isn't an overlap in players?

And what they're implying with "reduced expenditure pattern" is this about dev cycles? mtx?

 

[Oixte]

More AI!11!!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Inb4 CoD becomes a F2P continuous platform title like Fortnite

 

[ToneyJ]

I swtg we have a Microsoft/Xbox taking an L story every week.

 

[Sooner]

Isn't that what they've always done since aquiring Rare? Aquire a successful studio and demand changes until they completely suck?

 

[adamsapple]

Inb4 CoD becomes a F2P continuous platform title like Fortnite

Fortnite just drew 10 million concurrent players for their last event. Publishers would kill to have those kind of numbers.

https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/fortnite-zero-hour-live-event-over-10-million-players-falls-behind-previous-peaks/

 

[iamvin22]

Well who was the deciding factor on having treyarch work on bo6 and bo7, Activision or Xbox?

 

[Fake]

What a disaster.

 

[Hookshot]

If "nothing is off the table" then I'm sure shitty AI art won't be in the next one.

 

[Saber]

Monetization rethink?
Lmao they gonna be dead soon enought and replaced by AI.

 

[LectureMaster]

I don't know how they can improve the quality other than by ditching the annual release cadence.

 

[Tajaz2426]

I have to believe that there are a finite amount of morons in the world who buy microtransactions. Please 8 pounds 6 ounce baby Jesus, with your little golden manger shoes, let these people die off without bringing forth anymore open bank accounts into this world for these companies.

Let games like this die out.

Maybe one day I will see all games without a storefront again.

 

[UltimaKilo]

End the yearly releases. You're welcome.

 

[adamsapple]

I don't know how they can improve the quality other than by ditching the annual release cadence.

I think we might see that in the next few years. By 2028 maybe, if I were to guess.

 

[bitbydeath]

I swtg we have a Microsoft/Xbox taking an L story every week.

There's also a report from Tom Warren about the Chief Financial Official taking over Zenimax but I'll leave it for someone else to post.

 

[Klayzer]

When Microsoft bought COD the Xbox trolls where really happy and celebrating, wonder where they are now?

They're here. Adam just posted a gaslight.

 

[Thief1987]

Microsoft believes BO7 is a good game

Microsoft believed that redfall is a good game

 

[Plague Doctor]

We need a Papa MS meme.

 

[Felessan]

They just have no idea how Bobby Kotick made it works for 20 years

Jimbo must be laughing in the retirement home.

And Bobby too, for chuckles

To add to injury - Bobby did tell them they are not suited for this business, but they still paid him billions for him to retire.

 

[March Climber]

"This means you'll give CoD a break this year from getting slaughered by GTA 6, and instead push forward a different AAA shooter I.P., right?"

 

[Flabagast]

All we can hope for is that they lose as much cash as possible

 

[Bry0]

I knew this would happen but I didn't expect it to happen so damn fast. I've got whiplash.