Shocking Call of Duty Fact Shows the Extent of Its Popularity

Published 11/30/2021, 2:24 PM EST

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The Call of Duty franchise is the most popular video game franchise on the planet and fans couldn’t agree more. The level of popularity that this video game has is massive. In fact, Call of Duty has fans from all across the globe.

Here’s a fact that’s going to surprise the fans and any non-gamers as well when they come across it. The entire Call of Duty franchise has a playtime of more than 25 billion hours. Yes, that’s right, a playtime of over 25 billion hours!

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This means the fans have invested more than 25 billion hours of time playing this video game franchise. This amount is insane, and it reflects the level of popularity of this video game franchise. By the way, 25 billion hours is equivalent to 2.85 million years, which is insane.

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These figures are just mind-blowing, and they might even make some die-hard Call of Duty fans out there shed tears of joy.

Call of Duty: a success story

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It’s been 18 years since the release of the first Call of Duty game that came out in the year 2003. And since then this video game franchise hasn’t lost its charm. No doubt, all the credit goes to the developers and thousands of people who have worked hard to make this franchise what it is today. In fact, many stories of Call of Duty games are inspired by real-life war veterans.

That’s what makes this game unique. It tells the fans never heard stories of real-life war veterans. Let’s take the latest Call of Duty: Vanguard, for example. It also features many characters based on real-life war heroes. The game looks gorgeous, and though there are people who aren’t fully satisfied with what the game has to offer, the devs can always offer updates and patches to keep the community satisfied.

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Warzone is one of the most popular battle royale titles out there with thousands of people playing the game every day, and if Call of Duty keeps to their successful ways, maybe the franchise will reach heights never seen before in gaming history.

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Swetabh Shekhar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports and holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication. He has been playing video games since his childhood days and has witnessed the evolution of the gaming industry. GTA, Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, and The Walking Dead are some of his all-time favorites.
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