A recent court filing revealed that Black Ops Cold War, with a budget of $700 million, sold the fewest copies compared to other Call of Duty games despite its hefty development cost.
Every year, the Call of Duty franchise manages to set new records by generating huge revenue as millions get their hands on the latest release, often bolstered by expensive battle passes microtransactions after release. While Activision often flexes the billions generated through sales and microtransactions, Call of Duty’s publisher rarely shares the intel on the budgets required to create a blockbuster first-person shooter.
It takes several years and a huge budget to create a triple-A release year after year. Sometimes, a huge budget doesn’t mean a successful release. A recent court filing has revealed the most expensive Call of Duty, on record, ended up selling the least number of copies compared to previous games. Black Ops Cold War didn’t sell despite huge budget A report from GameFile reveals Activision spent a total of $700 million on the development of 2020’s Black Ops Cold War throughout development, including the six seasons of post-launch content. The number appeared from a document filed by Patrick Kelly, Activision’s head of creative overseeing Call of Duty. https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1876419240619552981 Although Black Ops Cold War had the most budget, the game sold 30 million copies. A respectable total but far lower than other entries in the franchise. The filing also revealed 2015’s Black Ops 3 cost $450 million, selling 43 million copies while 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot cost $640 million and recorded 41 million sales. Developed by Black Ops 6 developer Treyarch and Raven Software, Black Ops Cold War launched at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when studios had to adapt to new working methods to create games for a world in lockdown. Was the pandemic to blame? There’s a high chance the pandemic played a role in Black Ops Cold War recording significantly lower sales than its predecessors showing a large budget doesn’t necessarily mean a well-received produc
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