Call of Duty: Black Ops
IGN • • technology
Key Points:
- Activision's recent PS4 and PS5 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 have become some of the best-selling games of the year, with Black Ops 2 selling 8.2 million copies and Black Ops 1 selling 3 million in July alone.
- These ports generated an estimated $435 million on PlayStation and ranked as the top two best-selling PlayStation titles for July, outperforming other popular games like Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.
- The ports are nearly identical to the original versions, featuring no new content or significant technical upgrades, suggesting a cost-effective approach by Activision and developer Iron Galaxy.
- Black Ops 2's sales place it among the top five best-selling games of 2026 so far, competing closely with titles like Mecha Chameleon, EA's FC 26, and Resident Evil Requiem.
- Activision plans to continue its Call of Duty success with the upcoming release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 in October, expected to perform strongly despite a crowded release schedule.
