Call of Duty: WWII Sells Twice as Much as Previous Game

Sales forCall of Duty : WWIIare already well ahead of those for the premature installment in the video biz series , Infinite Warfare . Depending on who you demand , Call of Duty : WWIIwas either a big endangerment for publishing company Activision , a game they should have made year ago , or too petty too tardily . As the deed of conveyance indicates , the series has finally moved back to its roots with a game set during the Second World War , the first such secret plan in the series sinceWorld at Warin 2008 .

The last severalCall of Dutygameshavefeatured modernistic conflict , or futuristic space warfare , and rooter were getting tired of the increasingly over - the - top flavor of it all . move into developer Sledgehammer Games ’ late entrance into the series . No matter what you think ofCall of Duty : WWII , it ca n’t be said that the game was a failure . In improver to pulling in becoming reviews , the game can now also boast one authoritative stat : it ’s soldincrediblywell .

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As reported byBusiness Wire , Call of responsibility : WWIIhas sold more copies than its predecessor , Call of Duty : Infinite Warfare . In its first three day , WWII has raked in over $ 500 million in gross revenue . That ’s twice as much asInfinite Warfare , and has set the record for the high marketing digital game on the PlayStation 4 in its first day of availability . Said Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg :

“ We challenge our players to get their squads back together and they answer the call , with the highest bit of players we ’ve ever seen on current gen consoles and PC . ”

On one script , this news is n’t very surprising . Call of Duty , despite its last few year of perceived mediocrity , has long been the biggest selling amusement property in the existence . Even with all the recoil over itsloot box system , WWIIwas always break to trade well . The merchandising hunting expedition Activision one , order they were take heed to their fan and “ go back to their roots ” resonated with participant .

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What is surprising is justhow wellthe secret plan has performed . equate to EA’sBattlefield 1 , which took a genuine risk by take the franchise to the seldom seen World War I setting , Call of Duty ’s return to World War II almost seems quaint . Nevertheless , it ’s Activision ’s game that ’s won the daytime , and at this rate , it will in all likelihood surpass $ 1 billion in cut-rate sale before the end of the month .

It ’s easy to be cynical aboutCall of Dutythese days , especially with its aforementioned , freehanded usage of loot box seat . Still , there ’s something about the latest entrance in the enfranchisement that feels special . Despite the intimate setting , Sledgehammer really did seek to mix things up . There ’s a playable distaff French resistivity fighter in the individual player movement , a level set in a immersion camp , and a long ton of unexampled multiplayer modes . It likely wo n’t get the cultural appreciation thatCall of Duty 4still delight , butCall of responsibility : WWIIis a real turn point for the series .