By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sales Discussion - CoD: Ghosts a Huge Flop?

tbone51 on 16 November 2013
Too_Talls said:
Thee next cod will be the first next gen built cod, I doubt it will be a drop off.


ummmm.... it will be a huge drop off (in sales) if only included next gen consoles. 160mil user base vs >20mil for X1+PS4



Around the Network
fatslob-:O on 16 November 2013
Licence said:
fatslob-:O said:
Captain_Tom said:
Someone expected it to sell well? It was clearly going to drop off...

It's still selling pretty well. It may be a massive drop off but it still sells alot. 

True, but it would still hurt Activision if it sells below expectations. Their execs have already spent the expected profits on yachts, ranches and the like - a serious drop in profits will impact investment in future cod's and other projects.

Activision ain't that stupid. If anything their pretty smart to be making money in a crappy economy.



Too_Talls on 16 November 2013
tbone51 said:
Too_Talls said:
Thee next cod will be the first next gen built cod, I doubt it will be a drop off.


ummmm.... it will be a huge drop off (in sales) if only included next gen consoles. 160mil user base vs >20mil for X1+PS4


You sir have a point.

 

though in terms of percentage of cod player per console, I'd say that goes higher.



http://imageshack.com/a/img801/6426/f7pc.gif

^Yes that's me ripping it up in the GIF. :)

tbone51 on 16 November 2013
Too_Talls said:
tbone51 said:
Too_Talls said:
Thee next cod will be the first next gen built cod, I doubt it will be a drop off.


ummmm.... it will be a huge drop off (in sales) if only included next gen consoles. 160mil user base vs >20mil for X1+PS4


You sir have a point.

 

though in terms of percentage of cod player per console, I'd say that goes higher.

Well of course :P

It will always be a big franchise, just maybe instead of a monster franchise it will be a big one! (I say Ghost will sell a total of 20mil-22mil lifetime)

Then the next gen COD will sell an average of 12mil-20mil lifetime (i put 12mil cuz its early on in next gen life cycle)



cmeese47 on 16 November 2013

Use the same engine and same basic game every single year and eventually people will get pissed and stop buying it



Around the Network
Zappykins on 16 November 2013
Salnax said:
C0LINx said:
Not surprised, the hype has died. They killed it. Should stopped annual releases after Black Ops.


What bothers me is, like the fall of Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft to a lesser extent (other Activision Blizzard frnachises, come to think of it), Call of Duty doesn't seem to be getting replaced with other equivalent series. There was no big Halo release to divert attention this year and Battlefield 4 has been performing quite worse than 3 did two years ago. It's as if a bunch of people just decided to stop playing FPS's.

This would be great if that meant a diversification of the industry were the result, but so far, the only possible recipient of these sales seems to be GTA5. Unless Killzone: Shadowfall has a week 1 of about 2 million, I'm worried that the lack of Call of Duty will be a blow to our favorite medium.

I think in many well the sell of COD: Ghost didn't have the spark that they others did Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, all seem like their was more excitement.  Plus we just came off a *huge* Grant Theft Auto launch.

For the replacement, I would that is TitanFall, for a number reasons.  Plus the attachment with Call of Duty developers. At least initially.

We will just have wait to see how it goes in March.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

Tell me a funny joke!
zumnupy10 on 16 November 2013

Watching the video gameplays on youtube. Ghosts looks so poor on the PS4 compared to BF4 and Killzone.



zumnupy10 on 16 November 2013
Zappykins said:
Salnax said:
C0LINx said:
Not surprised, the hype has died. They killed it. Should stopped annual releases after Black Ops.


What bothers me is, like the fall of Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft to a lesser extent (other Activision Blizzard frnachises, come to think of it), Call of Duty doesn't seem to be getting replaced with other equivalent series. There was no big Halo release to divert attention this year and Battlefield 4 has been performing quite worse than 3 did two years ago. It's as if a bunch of people just decided to stop playing FPS's.

This would be great if that meant a diversification of the industry were the result, but so far, the only possible recipient of these sales seems to be GTA5. Unless Killzone: Shadowfall has a week 1 of about 2 million, I'm worried that the lack of Call of Duty will be a blow to our favorite medium.

I think in many well the sell of COD: Ghost didn't have the spark that they others did Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, all seem like their was more excitement.  Plus we just came off a *huge* Grant Theft Auto launch.

For the replacement, I would that is TitanFall, for a number reasons.  Plus the attachment with Call of Duty developers. At least initially.

We will just have wait to see how it goes in March.

 

Don't forget about Destiny.



STRYKIE on 16 November 2013

Honestly, I don't think BF4 or dormant next gen versions are the advocates here, I really do think they've finally done it, Activision have officially Tony Hawk'd/Guitar Hero'd/Spiderman'd COD. I suspected from the get go that COD4 onwards was thriving upon GTA abundance/droughts, and given the drastic sales redistribution this holiday season, I'd like to think I was on the money with that assumption.

However... I do still expect COD4/WAW-esque legs. We can't pretend the name isn't still there.



Bet with Einsam_Delphin: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=172355&page=11

S.Peelman on 16 November 2013

I called this months ago. What? Immediately after the release of BO2. This was obvious. Sure, there's a good amount of people waiting for the PS4One versions, but that's nowhere near 4m people, count on that. Nevermind the shorter legs Ghosts will have.