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KitGuru Games: The Duality of Call of Duty

Call of Duty Black Ops

A franchise as big as Call of Duty will always be hampered by its own size, with the series having its hands tied left and right so as to not deviate too far from what has made Activision (now Microsoft) Billions on an annual basis. The most recent Black Ops 6 is in some ways the best entry in the franchise, and in other ways, the worst. With Black Ops 7 coming around the corner, the team at Treyarch seem to be saying and doing all the right things in the lead-up to its release. Unfortunately, the duality of Call of Duty ensures that no future entry will ever truly be the best it can.

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Battlefield 6 launch was 4 times bigger than BF5 in Europe

Battlefield 6 launch

After a ton of hype and anticipation, Battlefield 6 finally arrived to huge success, selling over 7 million copies in its first week while amassing a concurrent player count of almost 750,000 on Steam alone. Though already confirmed to be the biggest launch in series’ history, we’ve now gotten some additional details on just how much more successful BF6 is compared to prior entries.

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Call of Duty on Game Pass reportedly cost Microsoft $300 million in lost sales

The past month has been rough for Xbox. Over the past few weeks we've seen console prices go up, studios closed, high-profile projects cancelled and now this week, Game Pass has been restructured, with a 50% price hike for Game Pass Ultimate, which is now the only tier to include day-one games. According to sources, the writing has been on the wall for Game Pass since Call of Duty joined the Game Pass library, as the move apparently cost Microsoft hundreds of millions in lost sales. 

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