So faced with such a formidable opponent, how does Battlefield stack up? Indeed, as a result of these huge sales numbers, it was recently found that every single one of Activision's studios are now working on the Call of Duty series in some form. It has proved a golden goose for Activision, racking up over $27 billion in sales. As of April 2021, Call of Duty had sold an astounding 400 million games, easily making it one of the most popular, successful and lucrative game franchises of all time. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was the most recent iteration, released in 2020.Īnd the sheer number of games it has produced goes a long way to explaining the volume of sales they have made over the last eighteen years. The fact that it uses a range of developers enables them to work on numerous titles at the same time.
With series' based on World War II, Black Ops, and Modern Warfare, they have been a prolific producer of games across the last two decades.Īctivision has managed to produce over 30 separate titles in that period, for a range of platforms, and a variety of content. Call of Duty salesįirst released way back in 2003, Call of Duty is a giant in the gaming world. Let's take a deeper look into each franchises' sales. Despite this, Infinity Warfare still outsold Battlefield 1. Infinity Warfare received heavy criticism from hardcore and casual Call of Duty fans for its futuristic twists, while Battlefield 1 was applauded by game critics and reviews alike. In 2016, Activision released Call of Duty: Infinity Warfare, and EA launched Battlefield 1. The Call of Duty titles also outperform Battlefield games in the sales charts. However, it isn't just because of the sheer number of Call of Duty games released that explains this difference.
However, given Call of Duty is Activision's annual release, whereas EA/DICE releases a Battlefield game every two or three years, this isn't surprising. Overall, Call of Duty has outsold the Battlefield franchise by over 310 million copies. READ MORE: Call of Duty: Warzone PS5 upgrade release date Call of Duty vs Battlefield: Which sold more? Call of Duty vs Battlefield sales: The (near) future
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