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For the previous twenty years, the Call of Obligation titles have virtually all the time been the US’s prime-promoting video games of the yr. However it appears to be like like Call of Obligation: Black Ops 7 is experiencing a marked decline in gross sales from its predecessor, Call of Obligation: Black Ops 6.
In response to GamesIndustry.biz, Alinea Analytics’ information signifies that Black Ops 7 offered 401,000 copies on Steam within the first 26 days after its launch. By comparability, Black Ops 6 offered 2.3 million copies in the identical time interval in 2024. Call of Obligation video games have traditionally offered fewer copies on Steam than on consoles, and Black Ops 6 and 7 have been each included with PC Recreation Move. However that does not account for why the latter had such a dramatic decline.
Video Recreation Insights additionally shared information that implies Black Ops 7’s day by day lively customers dropped to 18 million in November 2025, down from 36 million DAU in December 2024. Going again to Trendy Warfare in 2022, concurrent customers on Steam had been on a gentle decline from 500,000 in early 2023 earlier than briefly rebounding to over 300,000 gamers for Black Ops 6. At the moment, Black Ops 7 is estimated to have a concurrent depend between 50,000 and 100,000 gamers on Steam.
“The information factors to a foundational engagement problem for Black Ops 7,” reads an announcement from Video Recreation Insights. “Whether or not the trigger lies in franchise fatigue, shifting style preferences, competitors from different titles, or a misalignment with participant expectations, the early indicators are clear: this isn’t a standard launch-cycle fluctuation. It’s a vital departure from historic efficiency.”
Earlier this week, Activision itself acknowledged that Black Ops 7 fell wanting the mark the writer set for itself. That was quickly adopted by an announcement from Microsoft that Call Of Obligation was 2025’s prime franchise on Recreation Move. Each of these issues may be true, but it surely stays to be seen whether or not the decline in standalone gross sales is being made offset by Recreation Move or different elements.
Microsoft and Activision have not shared their Call of Obligation plans for 2026 but. The one factor we do know from Activision’s recent dispatch is that there will not be any extra Trendy Warfare or Black Ops sequels dropping in consecutive years.
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