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[mckmas8808]

I hate to be that guy, but really, who buys Call of Duty physical editions? Is there even anything on those discs.

I am all for game preservation but even the campaign is online this time.

They are essentially game key cards at this point.

So why is it also selling less on PC?

 

[Pasta la Vista]

So why is it also selling less on PC?

Well obviously this means that gamepass on PC grew by 68% this year, duhhh!

 

[Montauk]

I'm sure it's fine.

 

[kazuyamishima]

Mainline COD games sell better on PS Consoles, even without digital, 61% down on physical sales from BO6 is not looking good.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

When the entire Xbox division depends on this game performing, and literally everyone hates it, two things need to happen:

1. Slow down the release schedule for this franchise.
2. Increase the workforce (cuz AI ain't saving shit at this point, in fact; relying on AI will be counterproductive and damaging -as we have seen-)

1. ain't gonna happen.
2. They will have to do it at the expense of everything else. It's the only way if they want to keep pumping up COD every year.


brah. It's going to be glorious to see how MS/XBox makes COD implode once and for all.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

When the entire Xbox division depends on this game performing, and literally everyone hates it, two things need to happen:

1. Slow down the release schedule for this franchise.
2. Increase the workforce (cuz AI ain't saving shit at this point, in fact; relying on AI will be counterproductive and damaging -as we have seen-)

1. ain't gonna happen.
2. They will have to do it at the expense of everything else. It's the only way if they want to keep pumping up COD every year.


brah. It's going to be glorious to see how MS/XBox makes COD implode once and for all.

Halo was on par with CoD at some point.

Microsoft are experts at wasting popular FPS franchises.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Physical media is dying faster than expected.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

He even kinda looks a little like a fat, Italian American Phil Spencer.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Substitute Playstation and Switch with Arc Raiders and Battlefield 6, you get the idea lol.

 

[Beechos]

MS buying CoD way past its peak and watching it decreasing in popularity after being one of the biggest things ever reminds me of MS buying Nokia way past its peak and watching it decreasing in popularity after being one of the biggest phone makers ever

Luckily they still have king and blizzard which still makes a shit ton of money. You know its bad though when a company has no numbers to tout.

 

[mckmas8808]

Luckily they still have king and blizzard which still makes a shit ton of money. You know its bad though when a company has no numbers to tout.

How is it possible for them not to tout ANY Call of Duty numbers at this point? It's freaking Call Of Duty!

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Jesus we went from "sales numbers" to "engagement" to "great response".

The way Xbox is now killing one of gaming's biggest IPs will need to be studied.

I can already see books on how Xbox started and ended in 20 years from now and what a read that will be.

 

[Beechos]

How is it possible for them not to tout ANY Call of Duty numbers at this point? It's freaking Call Of Duty!

Prob everything is down across the board. Nothing they can use to paint a positive picture besides something that's not measurable such as being proud and thanking the community. Sad that they cant even tout the vague engagement stat.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

MS buying CoD way past its peak and watching it decreasing in popularity after being one of the biggest things ever reminds me of MS buying Nokia way past its peak and watching it decreasing in popularity after being one of the biggest phone makers ever

Cod is cyclical. Just wait for Modern Warfare 2 (2027).

 

[Sorcerer]

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[DForce]

And there's a COD next year with GTA6 launching? Damn.

 

[Bernkastel]

Substitute Playstation and Switch with Arc Raiders and Battlefield 6, you get the idea lol.

With the Steam Box they won't even be third.

 

[wipeout364]

So why is it also selling less on PC?

I actually wasn't arguing that, I was kind of surprised that anybody would buy the physical version.

Treyarch really fumbled the launch of BLOPS 7 and had bad luck with DICE actually getting their act together and releasing a great game in Battlefield 6.

I will say that the move away from SBMM is really going to hurt the game. The few games of open playlist I played reminded me why I really disliked the old COD with a couple of people dominating every lobby.

If they did not have the option of a SBMM list I would be done with the game for the year, which would be especially easy since I have already logged about 30 hours in Battlefield and am loving it.

As long as they continue to support SBMM I will stick around but if they ax it I am done with the game outside of zombies.

They should learn from Xdefiant's collapse due to terrible player experience for people like myself who play 5 or 6 hours a week when lucky, then got destroyed when going on Xdefiant.

 

[TGO]

I hate to be that guy, but really, who buys Call of Duty physical editions? Is there even anything on those discs.

I am all for game preservation but even the campaign is online this time.

They are essentially game key cards at this point.

Have you ever installed a COD game while having a previous COD installed , it's just a reconfiguration of the files with few new assets, barely 10gb increase with all games installed

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Phil does it again

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Always the best way, too many in this industry take the consumers purchase intentions for granted they will buy regardless.

It's a stale, predictable IP imo

 

[EverydayBeast]

Cod on game pass was a mistake