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UK first week (retail+digital)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Total Sales : 833.000 units
PS5: 285.000 units (34%)
PC: 225.000 units (27%) [Steam: 71.000]
Xbox: 221.000 units (27%)
PS4: 102.000 units (12%)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Total Sales : 529.000 units
PS5: 242.000 units (46%)
Xbox: 136.000 units (26%)
PC: 88.000 units (17%)
PS4: 63.000 units (12%)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Total Sales : 450.000 units
PS5: 315.000 units (70%)
PC: 72.000 units (16%)
Xbox: 45.000 units (10%)
PS4: 18.000 units (4%)

Data calculated thanks to GI.biz podcast:

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UK Sales: Week 43, 2024 (Oct 20 - Oct 26)

Physical charts Week 43 First tidbits Ok, UK physical sales are in for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (GfK). Launch sales are 10% lower compared with Modern Warfare 3. This is almost entirely due to a drop in sales on Xbox, which was inevitable with Game Pass. PS5 sales remain steady...

www.installbaseforum.com

Wasn't the Game Pass on Xbox meant to increase game sales?

 

[DenchDeckard]

UK Sales: Week 43, 2024 (Oct 20 - Oct 26)

Physical charts Week 43 First tidbits Ok, UK physical sales are in for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (GfK). Launch sales are 10% lower compared with Modern Warfare 3. This is almost entirely due to a drop in sales on Xbox, which was inevitable with Game Pass. PS5 sales remain steady...

www.installbaseforum.com

Wasn't the Game Pass on Xbox meant to increase game sales?

Yes, gamepass was going to increase the sales of COD. Something must be off with these numbers...You forgot a 0 on the xbox numbers. it was 370k units thanks to Gamepass!

 

[Tsaki]

With 74% of sales on PlayStation, it could lead someone to think this was physical-only. It puts the comment 'Sony might be the biggest winner from BO6's release' into perspective—not only did they see a 30% increase, but they also saved the yearly marketing budget they had been pouring into CoD.

 

[Gaiff]

Wasn't the Game Pass on Xbox meant to increase game sales?

It did increase them on Playstation.

 

[SlimySnake]

15k PS4 sales. held back your 5TH game this gen just to get 15k sales. get fucked Kotick.

Sales are down across the board. Even lower than MW3 even though it was an off year. At first i thought this was physical only. Half of MW2 when Black Ops typically holds its own is not great. Disastrous sales on Xbox. I wouldnt be surprised if thats a typo. it is that bad.

i dont think in their worst scenarios, microsoft was expecting this kind of drop due to gamepass.

 

[Mr Moose]

So it sold about 55k total or something in its first week? I am shit at maths.

I was way off.

 

[SweetTooth]

I said it before and I will say it again, CoD needs Playstation more than Playstation needs them. The moment MS decides to make it exclusive they will close shop next day

 

[Heisenberg007]

It did increase them on Playstation.

If it is a joke, it is a good one.

If it was serious, then it actually didn't. MW3 sucked, so the Game-over-Game sales are down. But even MW2 outsold (285K) BO6 (257K) on PlayStation.

I didn't know if you're serious/joking so addressed both possibilities

 

[Crispy Gamer]

So they saved money on the marketing deal and still saw an increase of 30% bruh how is that possible and they have 74% of sales.......

 

[SweetTooth]

Biggest offffff ever at those Xbox numbers !!

 

[XXL]

PS5 257K
PC 59K
Xbox 37K

 

[Gaiff]

If it is a joke, it is a good one.

If it was serious, then it actually didn't. MW3 sucked, so the Game-over-Game sales are down. But even MW2 outsold (285K) BO6 (257K) on PlayStation.

I didn't know if you're serious/joking so addressed both possibilities

Was a joke lol.

 

[Mr Moose]

PS5 257K
PC 59K
Xbox 37K

It's 272K PS (Xbox is One and Series combined).

 

[XXL]

It's 272K PS (Xbox is One and Series combined).

Jesus christ.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

That huge drop on Xbox lol

Wonder how many GP subs will stick long term….

 

[XXL]

Compared to MW3
PS5 (+30%)
PC (-18%)
Xbox (-67%)
PS4 (-59%)

PS5 70% of sales, Xbox 10%, PC 16%, PS4 4%

 

[Ronin_7]

Holly fucking fuck LMFAO

Imagine in the rest of Europe

 

[onQ123]

I was going to say something about the PS4 only selling 15K then I remember that Xbox 37K is split up between 2 generations

 

[ap_puff]

didn't microsoft just come out and say this was their biggest launch? i'm guessing most of the xbox players went the gamepass route. We'll know more by the next Microsoft quarterlies. I suspect they're going to begin phasing out hardware and possibly de-emphasizing gamepass.

 

[RickMasters]

I’d imagine most Xbox players just get it on gamepass now. Doesn’t make sense to buy a MS 1st party game that is there day and date in their service.

 

[XXL]

didn't microsoft just come out and say this was their biggest launch?

The PS5 is up 30%.....which was the biggest platform for sale to begin with.

This is just UK, but if that translates to other regions.....PS5 might be the one doing the heavy lifting.

 

[Thief1987]

This is just UK, but if that translates to other regions.....PS5 might be the one doing the heavy lifting.

If?

 

[Markio128]

Crikey.

 

[rickybooby87]

That's a rough split lol.

 

[GHG]

"biggest COD" ever though apparently.

 

[SlimySnake]

Gamepass killed Xbox. now it might kill CoD.

What a huge fuck up by Phil Spencer by putting this on gamepass on day one. Fucking idiots. Literally halved the sales.

 

[evolve]

Gamepass killed Xbox. now it might kill CoD.

What a huge fuck up by Phil Spencer by putting this on gamepass on day one. Fucking idiots. Literally halved the sales.

Only on Xbox tho. And it depends on how many new subs they're getting. Will it be enough?

 

[Gaiff]

Gamepass killed Xbox. now it might kill CoD.

Don’t give me hope.

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

Inb4 "lol sony ponies are subsidizing game pass for us "

Fucking dorks

 

[GHG]

Gamepass killed Xbox. now it might kill CoD.

What a huge fuck up by Phil Spencer by putting this on gamepass on day one. Fucking idiots. Literally halved the sales.

It's not like Kotick didn't warn them in court.

 

[chokotoureiki]

But I thought online play on PC was free? So logically it would make sense to pick the PC version over the console ones since you don't have to pay, yes? Interestingly, the console versions still sell more despite this.

 

[nowhat]

Gamepass killed Xbox. now it might kill CoD.

What a huge fuck up by Phil Spencer by putting this on gamepass on day one. Fucking idiots. Literally halved the sales.

In defense of Phil (I can't believe I'm doing this, but just for the sake of argument), you need GP Ultimate on Xbox to play this, right? So, maaaaaybe, MS just got a bunch of new subs/tier upgrades, at least for a month. Not likely to happen, but it's a possibility.

 

[Thief1987]

now it might kill CoD.

Will be one of the best things happen with this industry. Genuinely cheering for microsoft

 

[GHG]

But I thought online play on PC was free? So logically it would make sense to pick the PC version over the console ones since you don't have to pay, yes? Interestingly, the console versions still sell more despite this.

Not everyone has a gaming PC.

What are you even talking about?

 

[evolve]

In defense of Phil (I can't believe I'm doing this, but just for the sake of argument), you need GP Ultimate on Xbox to play this, right? So, maaaaaybe, MS just got a bunch of new subs/tier upgrades, at least for a month. Not likely to happen, but it's a possibility.

They not only need new subs but also new xbox players. Most of the GP subs are on Xbox consoles. So you are asking people not only to get on GP but also buy a console. This is all assuming most xbox active users are already on GP.

Plus..how many of these new subs are going to last more than a month?

Personally I just don't see this going well for Phil and his experiment.

 

[diffusionx]

15k PS4 sales. held back your 5TH game this gen just to get 15k sales. get fucked Kotick.

Sales are down across the board. Even lower than MW3 even though it was an off year. At first i thought this was physical only. Half of MW2 when Black Ops typically holds its own is not great. Disastrous sales on Xbox. I wouldnt be surprised if thats a typo. it is that bad.

i dont think in their worst scenarios, microsoft was expecting this kind of drop due to gamepass.

maybe three years of horrible games has led to gamers seeking out and finding alternatives.

Gamepass killed Xbox. now it might kill CoD.

What a huge fuck up by Phil Spencer by putting this on gamepass on day one. Fucking idiots. Literally halved the sales.

I give Phil credit, he is a GP true believer.

 

[jm89]

Holy shit i didn't expect xbox sales to collapse this much but here we are.

Phil better be praying that shit translated into a decent amount of gamepass subs.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Compared to MW3
PS5 (+30%)
PC (-18%)
Xbox (-67%)
PS4 (-59%)

PS5 70% of sales, Xbox 10%, PC 16%, PS4 4%

Holy shit. I was expecting like...half of that decrease.

MS buying a huge ass publisher for 70 billion, Sony losing the marketing deal and somehow gaining 30% in sales when the franchise lost sales both on Xbox and PC (people seem to not mention the PC decrease as well) is...something...

didn't microsoft just come out and say this was their biggest launch? i'm guessing most of the xbox players went the gamepass route. We'll know more by the next Microsoft quarterlies. I suspect they're going to begin phasing out hardware and possibly de-emphasizing gamepass.

Hi-Fi-Rush was also the biggest Gamepass title once...and they closed the studio. Halo Infinite was also the biggest Halo release right? Or was it Forza Motorstorm?

These PR statements from Xbox mean nothing.

 

[Horseganador]

UK COD BO6 is -15% compared to MW3 and -46% compares to MW2....On top of that, it loses almost 70% of sales on Xbox... while it gains 30% of users on PS5, a flawless plan, in the rest of Europe it would have been a massacre if the UK was like this.

 

[chokotoureiki]

Not everyone has a gaming PC.

What are you even talking about?

There are far, far more PC gamers than there are console gamers. 1.75 billion, and yet the PC versions sell worse than the console version. Online play is also free. Despite these perks, why are the PC versions still selling worse than their console counterparts?

 

[XXL]

UK COD BO6 is -15% compared to MW3 and -46% compares to MW2....On top of that, it loses almost 70% of sales on Xbox... while it gains 30% of users on PS5, a flawless plan, in the rest of Europe it would have been a massacre if the UK was like this.

The rest of EU is undoubtedly worse.

I want to see the splits in the US.

 

[nowhat]

Personally I just don't see this going well for Phil and his experiment.

Oh I completely agree. Just playing the devil's advocate. Actually, by giving him the benefit of a doubt, I guess I literally am.

 

[LordOcidax]

Did people really expect to increase sales on Xbox and PC? I mean… this is what Microsoft wants for the Gamepass, new subscribers for GP and keep selling on Playstation… I am missing something?

 

[Woopah]

UK Sales: Week 43, 2024 (Oct 20 - Oct 26)

Physical charts Week 43 First tidbits Ok, UK physical sales are in for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (GfK). Launch sales are 10% lower compared with Modern Warfare 3. This is almost entirely due to a drop in sales on Xbox, which was inevitable with Game Pass. PS5 sales remain steady...

www.installbaseforum.com

Wasn't the Game Pass on Xbox meant to increase game sales?

Did they ever say that about COD specifically?

 

[GHG]

There are more far, far more PC gamers than there are console gamers. 1.75 billion, and yet the PC versions sell worse than the console version. Online play is also free. Despite these perks, why are the PC versions still selling worse than their console counterparts?

That's because COD has predominantly been a console game since the original MW game.

In general, PC gamers are too busy playing other FPS games like CS or Tarkov.

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

So it turns out Jim Ryan didn't need to launch 12 GAAS games to recoup the potential losses from COD going Xbox exclusive. In an alternate timeline we could have been playing the new Naughty Dog game this year, sigh

 

[King Dazzar]

Question now is, have GPU subs increased by a noticeable amount? If not...

 

[Thief1987]

Question now is, have GPU subs increased by a noticeable amount? If not...

I have a suspicion that if it was the case we already would have heard about it.

 

[mayham2199]

I have a suspicion that if it was the case we already would have heard about it.

Didn't Satya already said they got record number of subs? Which they also said after starfield so not sure how much it matters.

 

[DeepEnigma]

"biggest COD" ever though apparently.

"Thanks to PlayStation." - MS Corp