A clear conclusion emerges from Activision Blizzard’s financial results. Decrease in the number of active players in Call of Dutybut the company’s solution is simply keep betting on the series and even more investment with really high expectations Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.
In Activision Blizzard’s overall declining financial results, but still better than expected also for the publisher, especially with the new episode of the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty Vanguard. lost other players It increases from 372 million in March 2022 to 361 million at the end of June.
The decline can be explained by a general tiredness of the series, but for the broadcaster the problem is mainly related to the following. Vanguard-specific performance and the possible situation linked to the end of lockdowns and social distancing, so the solution should come with new episodes planned for this year.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is out October 28, 2022A direct sequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, or the most successful chapter in the history of the series, which according to Activision Blizzard should already be very promising, but always 2022 Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is also expected to arrive, which will provide more lifeblood to the series and the community.
Overall, Activision’s solution seems simple invest even more Considering that in Call of Duty it decided to increase the number of developers working on the series by 25%, it further increased the already huge staff dedicated to the most famous shooter.
Source: Multiplayer
