{"id":17090,"date":"2026-01-22T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:30:00","slug":"call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7\/","title":{"rendered":"#Call of Duty Sales Hit 17-Year Low with Black Ops 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7\/#Call_of_Duty_Sales_Hit_17-Year_Low_with_Black_Ops_7\" >Call of Duty Sales Hit 17-Year Low with Black Ops 7<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7\/#News_%E2%80%98Call_of_Duty_on_Track_to_Perform_Over_60_Below_Last_Year_Ex-Activision_Boss_Bobby_Kotick_Sticks_Knife_in_Flagging_FPS_Franchise\" >News &#8216;Call of Duty on Track to Perform Over 60% Below Last Year&#8217;: Ex-Activision Boss Bobby Kotick Sticks Knife in Flagging FPS Franchise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7\/#News_%E2%80%98These_Claims_Are_Not_Accurate_Activision_Denies_Complete_Call_of_Duty_Rethink_After_Sluggish_Black_Ops_7_Sales\" >News &#8216;These Claims Are Not Accurate&#8217;: Activision Denies Complete Call of Duty Rethink After Sluggish Black Ops 7 Sales<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7\/#News_%E2%80%98Terrible_Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_7_European_Sales_Are_a_Devastating_63_Below_Battlefield_6\" >News &#8216;Terrible&#8217; 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This was despite Black Ops 7 being December&#8217;s best-seller.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it&#8217;s one heck of a fall; Call of Duty is almost always at the top of the pile when these charts come around, but its newest instalment has clearly struggled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"a3LZYBo9LF0\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3LZYBo9LF0?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 Single Player Story Games for PS4 | PlayStation 4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3LZYBo9LF0?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\">167k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>As <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/black-ops-7-had-call-of-dutys-worst-sales-year-ranking-in-the-us-since-2008\/1100-6537567\/\">GameSpot<\/a> notes, Black Ops 7&#8217;s inclusion on Game Pass will have sapped some sales power \u2014 but its predecessor, Black Ops 6, was in the same boat, and it ended up being 2024&#8217;s number one seller.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most damning thing about this ranking, though, is that Black Ops 7 was outdone by a direct competitor in Battlefield 6, which <em>is<\/em> the best selling new release of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It was also topped by NBA 2K26, Borderlands 4, and Monster Hunter Wilds, in that order.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3mczdusovdk2b @ 2026-01-22T15:39:35+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mczdusovdk2b\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreidqdu6ndrtibhkohlqre6wbotrnbnwzlwfbahrvm2avjz446zpjjq\">\n<p lang=\"en\">2025 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games &#8211; U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x?ref_src=embed\">Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3mczdusovdk2b?ref_src=embed\">2026-01-22T14:00:07.506Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p>This whole Black Ops 7 saga has felt like a real wake up call for Activision, and so it&#8217;ll be very interesting to see how the publisher handles <em>next<\/em> year&#8217;s Call of Duty.<\/p>\n<p>There were suggestions that the company was planning a rather drastic rethink for the series \u2014 and the studios behind it \u2014 but Activision actually denied those claims late last year.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s your take on Blacks Ops 7, then? 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A little too much, some might say.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('ShogunRok');\" 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_F69727E89C1F8D\" 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\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2026\/01\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8990922\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8990922\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8990922\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1768909622\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7#comment8990922\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-22T19:34:29+00:00\">11 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Special shoutout to Yotei, as I keep getting told the game flopped<\/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=\"comment8990924\" data-author=\"users\/276317\" data-subject=\"comments\/8990924\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8990924\">\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\/2026\/01\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7#comment8990924\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nomither6<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-22T19:35:24+00:00\">10 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Can\u2019t blame M$ for this since COD has been dog**** since Ghosts back in 2013 with only one great game in between 2013 &#8211; 2026. People complained back then about COD games being the same but boy we didn\u2019t know how good we had it compared to how samey they are now, i mean, black ops <strong>SEVEN<\/strong> &#8211; really?? seven?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/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\/2026\/01\/call-of-duty-sales-hit-17-year-low-with-black-ops-7#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_X69727E89C3A4E\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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