We are now in the heart equilibrium period Activision Blizzard from various studios is no exception and apparently shared its latest numbers with investors in a phone call on August 1st. otherwise Call of Duty player counts are at their lowest since 2019, but microtransactions are still pretty impressive.
Call of Duty is worried, but the numbers are there
Not really surprising, but still The latest financial report from Activision BlizzardPlayers are leaving Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard like never before Reduce the number of monthly players Free. the second is actually Dropped below 100 million playersFirst time since 2019. In June 2021, there were over 127 million monthly active users across consoles, PCs, and mobile devices, while in June 2022, that number only reached 94 million.
While we believe the studio will go further and release other Call of Duty titles alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone 2, 2023 will still see a premium-priced Call of Duty. The content of the task.
However, despite a fairly significant drop in the number of players, Although Activision acknowledged that its second-quarter revenue fell from a year ago, microtransactions saved the day and managed to earn at least $1.2 billion. in the same era. The promoter took the opportunity to announce that it is even better than in the first quarter. The studio is quite strong in this area since it offers more attractive bundles throughout the year with very original skins for Warzone, Vanguard, Black Ops Cold War and sometimes Modern Warfare.
Recently, gamers have really got their hands on packs including the famous King Kong or Godzilla, as well as more recently the Terminator T-800 and T-1000.
Despite these alarming figures, at least in terms of participation in the war zone, The release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 could be a game changer Because the title seems more than ever awaited by the public. Also, according to the studio, the title will be the most successful Call of Duty game under license, although it feels like we will hear it every year. As for the game itself, we should know when a few lucky ones have recently been invited to give the beast a try!
Source : Millenium
