{"id":16583,"date":"2025-12-13T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T07:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T07:15:00","slug":"these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;These Claims Are Not Accurate&#8217;: Activision Denies Complete Call of Duty Rethink After Sluggish Black Ops 7 Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" 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id=\"%E2%80%98These_Claims_Are_Not_Accurate_Activision_Denies_Complete_Call_of_Duty_Rethink_After_Sluggish_Black_Ops_7_Sales\"><\/span>&#8216;These Claims Are Not Accurate&#8217;: Activision Denies Complete Call of Duty Rethink After Sluggish Black Ops 7 Sales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"00407b9a7c122\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"'These Claims Are Not Accurate': Activision Denies Complete Call of Duty Rethink After Sluggish Black Ops 7 Sales 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/00407b9a7c122\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/00407b9a7c122\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"'These Claims Are Not Accurate': Activision Denies Complete Call of Duty Rethink After Sluggish Black Ops 7 Sales 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>While you should expect Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to remain one of the better selling games of the year, all signs suggest it\u2019s seriously underperformed by series standards.<\/p>\n<p>That prompted notorious franchise snoop <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheGhostOfHope\/status\/1999162569831977402\">The Ghost of Hope<\/a> to make some startling revelations on social media this week.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a lengthy post on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheGhostOfHope\/status\/1999162569831977402\">X<\/a> (or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheGhostOfHope\/status\/1999162569831977402\">Twitter<\/a>), he claimed the latest game\u2019s financial performance is way \u201cbelow expectations\u201d, which were already lowered last year after Black Ops 6 supposedly \u201cfell off a cliff\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">166k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/theghostofhope\/status\/1999162569831977402 @ 2025-12-13T07:17:55+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REPORT: Microsoft believes BO7 is a good game but the financial performance is below expectations which were lowered last year after BO6 &#8220;fell off a cliff&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>With the state of the franchise overall, the pressure is now on Call of Duty to change its model.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft wants to see\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JX12ihww1u\">pic.twitter.com\/JX12ihww1u<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Hope (@TheGhostOfHope) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGhostOfHope\/status\/1999162569831977402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The sneak added that Microsoft \u2013 which acquired Activision as part of an unprecedented $69 billion buyout \u2013 wants a \u201csmoother revenue stream and a reduced expenditure pattern\u201d, which he alleges the company could try to achieve through \u201cstudio mergers and a complete rethink of monetisation models\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But when presented with this information by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charlieintel\/status\/1999632679696740831\">Charlie Intel<\/a>, senior Activision and Xbox reps countered that both teams \u201care completely aligned on investing in the future of Call of Duty and innovating for the community\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The sources apparently added that The Ghost of Hopes claims \u201care not accurate\u201d.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlieintel\/status\/1999632679696740831 @ 2025-12-13T07:17:56+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to senior Activision and Xbox reps, leadership across both teams are \u201ccompletely aligned on investing in the future of Call of Duty and innovating for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Call of Duty team is moving forward with full Xbox support. Further, we were told specifically\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6DIySt7iFO\">pic.twitter.com\/6DIySt7iFO<\/a><\/span>\u2014 CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlieINTEL\/status\/1999632679696740831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This prompted the insider to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheGhostOfHope\/status\/1999643440213098557\">respond to the message<\/a> with a sequence of laughing emojis, suggesting he stands by his report. Asked if <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheGhostOfHope\/status\/1999643440213098557\">he had a source for his claims<\/a>, he stated confidently: \u201cQuite a few.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whoever\u2019s telling the truth here, it\u2019s clear that Black Ops 7 is shaping up to be something of a disaster by Call of Duty standards.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does the game have a 67 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/call-of-duty-black-ops-7\/\">Metacritic<\/a> rating and an even worse 1.6 user rating, but Activision recently made an unprecedented statement, acknowledging that the franchise has \u201cnot met your expectations recently\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As part of that message, it said it would never do back-to-back sub-series releases again, and that it aims to \u201coverdeliver\u201d in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that Call of Duty faced intense competition from Battlefield 6 and ARC Raiders this year, and it will go head-to-head with the even bigger GTA 6 next year.<\/p>\n<p>We would also add that the series\u2019 marketing has seemed significantly weaker since Sony stopped footing the bill on that front, and Xbox Game Pass has also eaten into the title\u2019s full-price sales.<\/p>\n<p>So, there\u2019s clearly some real turbulence for new owners Microsoft to navigate here, and it\u2019s going to be fascinating to see how things shake out.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think Call of Duty needs to do to stop its rot? 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min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-billboard\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>About <span class=\"accent\">Sammy Barker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1709294233\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/get2sammyb.bsky.social\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('get2sammyb');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_W693EA173D465F\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8946969\" data-author=\"users\/264532\" data-subject=\"comments\/8946969\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8946969\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/264532\/avatar.jpg?v=1592721497\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AgentMantis\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8946969\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AgentMantis<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T07:33:53+00:00\">Yesterday, 7:33am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>We all know Microsoft&#8217;s strategy for the franchise is going to be AI.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8946976\" data-author=\"users\/151664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8946976\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8946976\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/151664\/avatar.jpg?v=1526216838\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tameshiyaku\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8946976\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>tameshiyaku<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T07:44:13+00:00\">Yesterday, 7:44am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Oh man Activision\/Blizzard\/Microsoft\/Bethesda&#8230; so creatively broke. What a sad conglomerate of American blandness. For me it&#8217;s the equivalent of mayo potato salad.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8946983\" data-author=\"users\/355660\" data-subject=\"comments\/8946983\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8946983\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355660\/avatar.jpg?v=1763891025\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SeaDaVie\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8946983\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SeaDaVie<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T08:01:39+00:00\">Yesterday, 8:01am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>both teams are \u201ccompletely aligned on investing in the future of Call of Duty and innovating for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is the most MS statement ever. Say absolutely nothing, but frame it like it\u2019s a rebuttal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947006\" data-author=\"users\/295726\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947006\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947006\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/295726\/avatar.jpg?v=1630766511\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bionic-Spencer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947006\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bionic-Spencer<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T08:42:14+00:00\">Yesterday, 8:42am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>So Microsoft and Activision are learning nothing from this release.. gotcha! The \u2018Too big to fail statement\u2019 really means that they cannot think that the franchise is in decline and they will look at anything possible to frame the low sales and player count as gamers fault as opposed to it simply being a crappy release<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947021\" data-author=\"users\/269134\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947021\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947021\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/269134\/avatar.jpg?v=1599512973\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fartingale\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947021\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fartingale<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T08:56:22+00:00\">Yesterday, 8:56am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>gamers demand co-pilot and 365 be integrated in to call of duty says future microsoft press release.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947022\" data-author=\"users\/356843\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947022\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947022\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/356843\/avatar.jpg?v=1764149327\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TrollOfWar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947022\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TrollOfWar<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T08:59:41+00:00\">Yesterday, 8:59am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Whatever is true, Activision and Microsoft should really rethink the franchise, as Black Ops 7 wasn&#8217;t that good. It is a game designed by committee with no clear focus.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re past the pandemic where people were spending more time gaming and with things getting more expensive, the players are spending less money in-game and they demand better quality for their money. So the question is, how can Activision reduce the production costs qnd improve the offering while still keeping the franchise &#8220;relevant&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Personally I would suggest to split the multiplayer and single-player offering and release new campaigns every 2 years. Reduce the team sizes and allow them to be more autonomous. But even that suggestions has it&#8217;s flaws as some people only buy the games when it&#8217;s a full package (campaign, multiplayer, zombies mode, etc.). But it&#8217;s not my job to solve Activision&#8217;s problems. \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947025\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947025\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947025\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947025\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T09:06:24+00:00\">Yesterday, 9:06am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The amount of fumbles that have resulted from Microsoft buying ActiBliz is actually quite impressive. I remember vividly the jubilation amongst the Xbox fanbase and the concern within PlayStation circles when the acquisition was first announced\u2026 but wow.<\/p>\n<p>Cries of \u201cLet us compete\u201d replete with documentation showing Microsoft execs to be gleeful at the thought of having their foot on PlayStation\u2019s throat due to the potential of \u201cspending them out of business\u201d\u2026 but not only did it lead to <strong>massive<\/strong> lay-offs, studio closures and going full third party, but now the unstoppable force that is <em>CoD<\/em> is staring to look a lot more \u2018stoppable\u2019. Incredible!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947027\" data-author=\"users\/48408\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947027\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947027\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/48408\/avatar.jpg?v=1507900272\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Boxmonkey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947027\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boxmonkey<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T09:09:00+00:00\">Yesterday, 9:09am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Activision will be under immense pressure to keep churning out a game every 12 months. Let\u2019s be honest cod has lived off past glories for many years now. The gaming landscape is changing and people don\u2019t have the money or want to buy the same thing every year. Hence the massive shift to AA and indie gaming.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947028\" data-author=\"users\/362482\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947028\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947028\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/362482\/avatar.jpg?v=1764361029\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Chip-Douglas\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947028\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chip-Douglas<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T09:10:17+00:00\">Yesterday, 9:10am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>You can talk about Microsoft Activision whatever black ops 7 is cheap and rushed old maps for multiplayer the campaign is like a weird drug trip and the zombies is\ud83d\udca9<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s nothing to the game it&#8217;s bad!<br \/>\nNothing to do with franchise fatigue or it being another black ops the game is just bad simple as and it has a lot more competition from other games this year!<br \/>\nThe campaign though might aswell be fear and loathing in last Vegas it&#8217;s one big drug trip!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947092\" data-author=\"users\/324380\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947092\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947092\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/324380\/avatar.jpg?v=1677223681\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Slippship\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947092\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Slippship<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T10:19:30+00:00\">Yesterday, 10:19am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Maybe, just stop. Then I wouldn&#8217;t have to lose 100&#8217;s of gb on my ps5 to them for the kids in my house. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947095\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947095\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947095\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1755618524\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947095\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T10:21:05+00:00\">Yesterday, 10:21am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>MS and Acti doesn&#8217;t give a ratass about &#8220;learning from mistakes&#8221; when COD kids keeps buying the game and made them money in every single year \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>What they care is keeps milking out the cow until there&#8217;s nothing left to squeeze then find another cow to milk. I mean, MS has a trillion of cow to milk right? They owned Halo, Gears, Forza, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Doom, Diablo, Overwatch, Warcraft, Minecraft, Starcraft etc etc. They can easily replace one dead cow with another.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947206\" data-author=\"users\/312550\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947206\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947206\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Artois2\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947206\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Artois2<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T11:26:39+00:00\">Yesterday, 11:26am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Don\u2019t think you can put call of duty and innovation together anymore. They haven\u2019t innovated the genre for a long time<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947258\" data-author=\"users\/360584\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947258\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947258\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Neonix\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947258\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Neonix<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T11:57:53+00:00\">Yesterday, 11:57am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Whenever Microsoft Corp gets involved &#8211; this happens&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947338\" data-author=\"users\/164029\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947338\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947338\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/164029\/avatar.jpg?v=1765130456\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gremio108\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947338\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gremio108<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T13:07:56+00:00\">Yesterday, 1:07pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Rumour mill: &#8220;There will be a conscious effort to improve the series through real change&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft: &#8220;No we won&#8217;t be doing that, don&#8217;t worry&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8947345\" data-author=\"users\/4271\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947345\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947345\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/avatar.jpg?v=1529104267\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"get2sammyb\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947345\">15<\/a><\/li>\n<li>get2sammyb<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span> <span title=\"Push Square \/ Hookshot Staff\" class=\"icon icon-star user-admin\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T13:15:24+00:00\">Yesterday, 1:15pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@graymamba I was convinced Microsoft was going to spend Sony out of the market.<\/p>\n<p>But yeah it hasn\u2019t gone how I expected at all. I think the infamous \u201cfour game\u201d livestream was the turning point for me.<\/p>\n<p>Despite what they were saying during that broadcast, it was clear everything was going to go multiformat from then on.<\/p>\n<p>And their hardware sales have just completely collapsed since.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947375\" data-author=\"users\/339587\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947375\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947375\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rich33\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947375\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rich33<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T13:44:37+00:00\">Yesterday, 1:44pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>So, either:<\/p>\n<p>MS\/Xbox Fallback Plan 1: say nothing is changing when massive changes are planned, but still try and convince people otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>MS\/Xbox Fallback Plan 2: Say it&#8217;s &#8220;Too big to fail&#8221; \/ &#8220;everything is amazing&#8221;, and stick heads in sand.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947391\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947391\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947391\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947391\">17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T13:56:58+00:00\">Yesterday, 1:56pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@get2sammyb yeah I get you, it did look like MS were all-in back in 2022\u2026 and if they\u2019d remained with that all-in mentality ie. we\u2019ll buy up the industry and then have all games exclusive to our platform, I\u2019m sure it would\u2019ve been the death knell for PlayStation.<\/p>\n<p>I guess that we didn\u2019t foresee how some major expenditure would bring Xbox more under the focus of Sauron\u2019s eye though. That and the need for major tech corporations to invest all available funds into AI caused there to be a complete turnaround in the expected outcome.<\/p>\n<p>There really needs to be a dramatisation made about all this, it\u2019s ripe for the picking!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947447\" data-author=\"users\/192411\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947447\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947447\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/192411\/avatar.jpg?v=1746536302\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RBMango\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947447\">18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RBMango<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T14:37:58+00:00\">Yesterday, 2:37pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>LOL the obvious damage control continues. Love to see it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947456\" data-author=\"users\/342341\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947456\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947456\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342341\/avatar.jpg?v=1717640216\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Balaam_\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947456\">19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Balaam_<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T14:43:02+00:00\">Yesterday, 2:43pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I bet the executives have that same look in their eyes that Xerxes had in 300 after he was wounded and his divinity called into question.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947466\" data-author=\"users\/356843\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947466\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8947466\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/356843\/avatar.jpg?v=1764149327\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TrollOfWar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947466\">20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TrollOfWar<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T14:52:24+00:00\">Yesterday, 2:52pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@get2sammyb That&#8217;s the funny thing, people still think that Xbox is competing with PlayStation in the console business. But as Microsoft signed the deal on the Activision-Blizzard-King acquisition, that was the point where Microsoft executives put a lot more focus on Xbox and started shifting their gaming strategy. Those &#8220;just 4 games&#8221; was only the first step. That &#8220;spending PlayStation out of business&#8221; was just a mad email by Matt Booty from 2019, I don&#8217;t think it was a general strategy pursued by the Xbox leadership, otherwise they wouldn&#8217;t have honored the Sony contracts with Bethesda and allowed Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo to stay PlayStation exclusive.<\/p>\n<p>Since Satya Nadella became CEO in 2014, Microsoft has emphasized working with companies and technologies with which Microsoft also competes, including Apple, Salesforce, IBM, Dropbox and Sony. They also closely embrace Linux.<\/p>\n<p>Xbox being now a close business partner for PlayStation reflects Microsoft&#8217;s broader strategy under Nadella.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947488\" data-author=\"users\/327018\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947488\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947488\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/327018\/avatar.jpg?v=1758831938\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"JackiePriest\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947488\">21<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JackiePriest<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T15:22:12+00:00\">Yesterday, 3:22pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>To be fair we&#8217;ll probably never get the truth, at least not from an official source, because a suit for the company is never going to admit when something isn&#8217;t going well. The telling thing will be if anything does indeed change when the next game releases.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947519\" data-author=\"users\/357780\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947519\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947519\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/357780\/avatar.jpg?v=1764208700\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"StitchJones\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947519\">22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>StitchJones<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T15:36:53+00:00\">Yesterday, 3:36pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>&#8220;Overdeliver in the future&#8221;&#8230;&#8230;which means, instead of having just Beavis and Butthead skins, the whole old, animated MTV toons catalog will be available. &#8220;You can now play as, Ren and Stimpy!, Aeon flux! Daria!. Along wiiitthhhhh!!! Family guy!, The Simpsons!, Scooby doooooooo! and many more<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947520\" data-author=\"users\/135786\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947520\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947520\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/135786\/avatar.jpg?v=1711573297\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Deadlyblack\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947520\">23<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Deadlyblack<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T15:38:10+00:00\">Yesterday, 3:38pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Honestly it&#8217;s good to see they&#8217;re feeling the pressure of low sales and player numbers, it means they have to do something to evolve the series or else it&#8217;s just going to keep hurting their bottom line.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947779\" data-author=\"users\/253229\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947779\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947779\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/253229\/avatar.jpg?v=1686047715\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"djlard\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947779\">24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>djlard<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T19:54:59+00:00\">Yesterday, 7:54pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I would rather say it&#8217;s a miracle this series made it so far. While quality has dropped to almost zero, there are still lots of humans buying this headlessly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947873\" data-author=\"users\/276317\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947873\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947873\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276317\/avatar.jpg?v=1639051683\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nomither6\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947873\">25<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nomither6<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T22:38:16+00:00\">Yesterday, 10:38pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>idk how ppl get the same amount of enjoyment from COD compared to the golden era ( \u201807 &#8211; \u201812 ) . this series been milked to freaking death<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8947909\" data-author=\"users\/265956\" data-subject=\"comments\/8947909\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8947909\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MFTWrecks\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comment8947909\">26<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MFTWrecks<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-13T23:41:21+00:00\">11 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Here you go, Microsoft:<\/p>\n<p>Reframe the entire suite to operate more like Fortnite in structure. Make Call of Duty a F2P platform.<\/p>\n<p>Multiplayer as we know it, Zombies, and Warzone would operate as the main pillars\/modes within that platform. Operate a singular, evolving store of cosmetics to generate the primary revenue stream alongside battle passes.<\/p>\n<p>Produce co-op campaigns that would be purchased for, say, $20-30 a pop on whatever cadence makes sense development-wise. The campaigns would provide unique, mini battle passes with cosmetics and goodies to entice players to purchase them.<\/p>\n<p>The key is that, once it&#8217;s all a singular platform, they could finally just let the studios cook on whatever they are best at instead of having them all juggle between support and lead and whatever else. And they could let things like skins carry across weapons (again, like Fortnite), which would then carry forward for years instead of being thrown away every year or two.<\/p>\n<p>Seasons could switch up map rotations and guns. Chapters could switch up thematic elements like timelines.<\/p>\n<p>They could still establish seasons with unique mechanics for those that like that. Fortnite does it all the time.<\/p>\n<p>They could also experiment with new modes here or there and really flesh out what it means to play CoD. (Yes, I&#8217;m still bitter DMZ died with barely any support.)<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, there are cracks forming in the foundation of what CoD offers consumers. They should just ape what Fortnite doe. You can dislike Fortnite as a game, but its platform is pretty much rock solid, especially from a development perspective.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/these-claims-are-not-accurate-activision-denies-complete-call-of-duty-rethink-after-sluggish-black-ops-7-sales#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_X693EA173D62D9\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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