There is no denying how popular and successful theCall of Dutyfranchise is. Despite bothCall of Duty: WarzoneandCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warroutinely facing criticism from regular players, professional players, andTwitch streamers, the games continue to be regularly played and have made Activision an almost unimaginable amount of money. And in case there are any doubters, Activision has shared some mind-boggling statistics that only further prove that the series won’t be going anywhere any time soon.
Firstly,Call of Duty: Warzonehas passed 100 million players worldwide, just ahead ofSeason 3. Activision also posted some additional stats showing how much has been done inWarzonesince it launched in early 2020. Over 28 billion matches have been played and over 26 billion parachutes have been deployed from players jumping into Verdansk. Apparently, that many parachutes is enough to cover Verdansk itself 136,442 times. Also, over 8 billion players have been revived by their teammates, which is more than the population of the entire planet.
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The other major milestone concerns the entireCall of Dutyseries itself. According to Activision, premium game sales have surpassed 400 million. This includes everyCall of Dutygame sold since the very first game from 2003 up to the most recent,Black Ops Cold War.It’s a number that’s only going to increase later in the year when the next entry in the series launches.
While Activision itself has yet to share any official information, various leaks and rumors point to it being another World War 2 game developed by Sledgehammer, which has so far only supported development on the 2019Modern WarfareandBlack Ops Cold War, and hasn’t made aCall of Dutytitle of its own since 2017’sCall of Duty: WWII. It’s also expected that it will be integrated withWarzoneand one leaker claims that it willstill release on last-gen consoles, namely the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, alongside the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
As forWarzone, with it only being out for over a year now, Activision has assured that it has plans tosupport the battle-royale for a few more years, which likely means that all futureCall of Dutygames will be integrated with it as well. It’s next season is expected to be a big one, as it has long been rumored and theorized that Activision will be nuking the Verdansk map, though the exact specifics remain a mystery.
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