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Activision’s overpriced Call of Duty: Black Ops ports have sold like crazy on the PS5, with Circana analyst Mat Piscatella revealing both games breached the organisation’s Engagement Tracker for the week ending 11th July.
This data is accurate for the United States, and takes into account total weekly players on Sony’s consoles. It’s a way of monitoring the performance of evergreen games, like Fortnite and Roblox, which unsurprisingly occupy the top three slots.
Black Ops 2 debuted in sixth position, while the original Black Ops managed ninth. It’s worth noting they’re the only two new games to break into the list; the rest is occupied by familiar names, like GTA 5, Minecraft, and Marvel Rivals.
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Late last week, a podcast featuring YouTuber Mystic revealed Black Ops 2 had 5.25 million players in the United States, with the original Black Ops managing 1.9 million.
That data comes courtesy of Sony’s new player tracker widget, which is still currently in beta. There’s a little scepticism surrounding how accurate this data is, but paired with the Circana results and PS Store best-sellers list, we can safely conclude these games sold very well.
Both titles launched as digital exclusives with DLC sold separately. But we questioned the value proposition in our reviews, considering Activision is selling these for $40 a pop with no improvements – they’re even victims to the old exploits which plagued the original PS3 releases.
It seems most players don’t care, though: expect these ports to be among the best-selling PS5 games of the year.