Call of Duty: Vanguard UK Launch Sales Down 40% Year-on-Year - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 November 2021 / 2,360 Views
The UK launch sales for Call of Duty: Vanguard are down 40 percent year-on-year compared to the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, according to the latest GSD data. Physical sales are down 26 percent, while digital sales are dropped 44 percent.
Call of Duty: Vanguard despite the drop in sales it is still the second biggest launch in the UK in 2021. Only FIFA 22 had a bigger launch.
It is possible the success of the the free-to-play battle royale game, Call of Duty: Warzone, impacted sales, as well as stronger competition this year from Battlefield 2042 and Halo Infinite.
It should also be noted generally World War II Call of Duty games haven't sold as well as the more modern entries.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is now available for the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Battle.net.
Thanks, GamesIndustry.
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That strikes me as a massive decline. But, I don't closely follow call of duty. Was this expected?
It's nothing unheard of. Infinite Warfare launch was a 48% drop compared to it's predecessor in the UK. The Modern Call of Duty games are always more popular than the WW2/Future games. Vanguard had a very late announcement compared to the norm for cod games, there was little hype leading up to release and the beta wasn't well received.
Call of Duty has a massive fan base. If it has an off-year, that may just build up pent up demand for them to want to experience a new CoD next year. The franchise has survived annual releases this long, I don't think it's a permanent downturn for the series. But what do I know, I liked Infinite Warfare. :)
Thank God, stop buying this recycled garbage
Deservedly so
I've heard basically nothing about this year's CoD. Hype for this CoD was at an all-time low it seems.
I think its a mix of people not caring about this release and people are still paying Warzone.
Marvel going through same thing.
