I enjoy the hell out of the gameplay, but I want to see developers expand the feature set. I worry COD: WW2’s quick success means we’ll be stuck with traditional Call of Duty for the foreseeable future. I do hope Activision is open to taking more risks with the franchise, though. Those damn zombies are legitimately creepy looking this go around. Sledgehammer did a fantastic job with the Zombies mode too. I’m having a blast with COD: WW2 and the return to boots-on-the-ground gameplay is just what the franchise needed after stagnating in futuristic settings for several years. And we’re committed to supporting the community with continuous improvements and new content.” Our $500 million opening weekend was not only bigger than Thor: Ragnarok’s, it was bigger than the opening weekends of both Thor and Wonder Woman combined. “Call of Duty: WWII returns the franchise to its roots and the results are incredible, selling twice as many units in its opening weekend as last year, and setting the day one record for full-game downloads on PlayStation 4. ‘Sell-through’ means sales that went all the way to the consumer.Īctivision CEO Eric Hirshberg was understandably pumped about the sales. ‘Sell-in’ means copies sold to retailers, but not consumers. Sometimes we see ‘sell-through’ or ‘sell-in’ terms tossed around in press releases. Meaning sales to the customer, not just the retailer. These are sell-through numbers too according to Activision. In just three days, the newest entry into the franchise netted over $500 million in worldwide sales. Today, Activision announced Call of Duty: WW2 sold twice as many units at launch compared to last year’s Infinite Warfare. COD: WW2 sales are off to a roaring start. Call of Duty’s boots-on-the-ground gameplay wasn’t the only throwback for the franchise.

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