Call of Duty: Community At It’s Highest Point in Franchise

Published 08/06/2020, 1:14 PM EDT

Follow Us

This year has been a roller coaster ride for gamers. While it is rather unclear if the current world pandemic played the most vital role, players and developers have either benefitted or suffered. As for Activision, they fall under the former. Call of Duty: Warzone hit a total of 75 million players this week. A feat so great, achieved in such a short span, that it left one of the biggest Esports insider impressed.

America’s Favorite Video Today

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Warzone only made its way to players 5 months ago. Since then, the battle royale game has been setting records for the whole Call of Duty franchise, in general. What’s even more surprising is the fact that the game is not a standalone title. It is part of the 2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and is free to play, which has perhaps helped too.

Call of Duty – highest point for the franchise

Rod ‘Slasher’ Breslau, on Twitter, acknowledged that with the success of both Warzone and Call of Duty Mobile, the franchise is at its highest point. Slasher seems to have taken note of the ATVI Q2 2020 earning calls transcript. Seeking Alpha has transcribed the call and what Rob Kostich said, matches with Slasher’s comments.

“I probably wanted to just start out by saying first that the success of Warzone and Call of Duty Mobile in addition to, of course, what we continue to see on our premium games has created a ton of new opportunities for the franchise”, Rob Kostich said.

Trending

Get instantly notified of the hottest stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

President of Activision, Kostich, even had words to share about COD Mobile that has been doing exceptionally well. With many modes in mobile, including a battle royale mode, the game has been a massive hit.

We’re very excited about what’s going on COD Mobile. We’re seeing really strong momentum with the title, the game’s now surpassed over 250 million downloads globally, and it just keeps on trucking.

“The game is still contributing nicely both to the top and bottom line for Activision. But, because of its scale, we’re seeing it benefit us, and we’re also reinvesting in it.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

The future seems bright for the franchise. At this pace, the game could be the next big thing in Esports and more.

SourceRod Breslau Twitter, Seeking Alpha

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

ADVERTISEMENT

Written by:

Hrithik Unnikrishnan

493Articles

One take at a time

Hrithik Unnikrishnan is an eSports and WWE author at EssentiallySports since April 2020. A journalism undergraduate with experience in creative design, Hrithik has a profound love for everything competitive. He grew up watching WWE and playing various titles like Call of Duty, FIFA, and Hitman.
Show More>

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

EDITORS' PICK

America’s Favorite Video Today