![]() The game supports cross play for both current and next-generation systems and cross-platform updates in all modes. In this sequel to the first Call of Duty: Black Ops, players can equip an extensive arsenal of Cold War weapons and equipment for a next generation Zombie and multiplayer experience. The game is based on the proven Black Ops style and combines elements of 1980s pop culture with a mad conspiracy story - deception and cheating are the order of the day. Descend into the dark heart of a global conspiracy alongside legendary characters like Woods, Mason, and Hudson, as well as new agents who seek to prevent a plan that has been forged for decades. As an elite agent, you follow the trail of a shady character named Perseus, who is on a mission to shake the global power structure and change the course of history. Face historical figures and harsh truths and fight in prominent locations around the world, including East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, the Soviet KGB headquarters, and many more. WWE 2K19 is new in fourth place, while Switch-exclusive The World Ends With You: Final Remix landed in 21st.Black Ops Cold War immerses fans into the depths of the sensitive geopolitical battle of the Cold War in the early 1980s. This week's chart has Black Ops 4 at the top, followed by FIFA 19 and last week's big new release Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Overall, more people connected the game online during its first day than they did with WW2 last year - likely due to the lack of a campaign and the arrival of Blackout.ĭo Black Ops 4's digital sales make up the 50 per cent drop in physical numbers? Activision did not say this - and if it could, it would. On PC, where the new entry launched on Blizzard's for the first time, its launch day digital sales doubled those of last year. Digital sales grew year-on-year compared to last year's WW2, and it was the company's biggest digital launch on all three of COD's formats. And, this year, Activision has highlighted how well Black Ops 4 has done in this regard.īlack Ops 4 is Activision's biggest ever digital release - higher than any other Call of Duty or Destiny game to date. ![]() Industry-wide, digital sales are making up some - but far from all - of the difference. (Exact sales figures are shared within the industry but Eurogamer cannot make these public.)īut that's only half the picture. To put the series' overall slide in perspective, Black Ops 4's physical sales are around 10 per cent that of Modern Warfare 3 back in the day. This year, for example, physical copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 were down 50 per cent on last year's WW2, and down 59 per cent compared to Black Ops 3. Every release since then, with the exception of COD WW2, has been part of a notable downward trend. COD's physical sales peak came with Modern Warfare 3, back in 2011. Picking apart Call of Duty's launch sales is an annual activity - as physical sales are tallied up for the official UK chart, while publisher Activision brings out a press release designed to trumpet its own take.īoxed sales of the publisher's flagship franchise - the metric counted by UK numbers company Chart-Track - have been flagging for years.
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