COD Ghosts pre order numbers "well below" Black Ops 2

:lol: because of the next gen consoles u idiot. i read this article yesterday. if you're going to talk about an article, explain the whole thing.

The dog will redefine the next gen experience they said.

It was only a matter of time. Once people experienced the godsend that was Battlefield 3 they saw CoD for the turd it is.

It was only a matter of time. Once people experienced the godsend that was Battlefield 3 they saw CoD for the turd it is.

Master_ShakeXXX

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I don't think they're sick of it, yet. I am 100% sure it will sell great and better than the vast majority of games on the market.

Demonjoe93

It won't go away overnight but I bet GTA V outsells it overall and Battlefield 4 outsells it on next gen consoles. 

Oh GTA V will definitely outsell it overall. Maybe BF4; I don't know much about those games.

Wouldn't be too sorry if COD would just die [spoiler] followed by TC [/spoiler]

I don't think they're sick of it, yet. I am 100% sure it will sell great and better than the vast majority of games on the market.

Demonjoe93

This, people may still be waiting to hear prices and decide which console they are getting it on.

Give it time.

Me? I still have not decided if I'll get it before BF, still waiting for more info and online gameplay demos.

Obviously. Everyone has now seen Titanfall.

Obviously. Everyone has now seen Titanfall.

HaRmLeSS_RaGe

http://www.gamespot.com/news/activision-destiny-has-potential-to-be-billion-dollar-series-6412402

Looks like people are finally sick of COD.

NathanDrakeSwag

I doubt it.

They havent started the big advertising for it yet. I havent seen a single commercial on tv for it yet or really seen a lot of advertising for it yet. Quite a few people are also probablly unsure so far on where it will be and where they will buy it since new systems launch this year about the same time as well.

People finally realise buying the same game 6 times for 60 bucks every year is actually pretty stupid?

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/02/cod-ghosts-pre-orders-negatively-impacted-by-console-transition/

The upcoming transition into a new generation of consoles is futzing with pre-order numbers for Call of Duty: Ghosts, according to CEO of Activision Publishing, Eric Hirshberg. During his company's earnings call yesterday, Hirshberg noted that pre-orders for Ghosts are "well below the record-setting pace set by Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 last year," and that the impending arrival of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are to blame. "Our quantitative consumer research indicates that hesitation amongst past COD pre-orderers is primarily due to not knowing which platform they will be playing on, which is natural at this time in the console transition," he said. Despite the lower pre-order numbers, Hirshberg noted that "other key engagement metrics," such as the number of people playing per month and per day, the amount of DLC sales and community engagement, are all higher than previous years. He also added that pre-orders are more than double that of the original Call of Duty: Black Ops, which was last time Activision introduced a new Call of Duty sub-brand. Activision isn't the first publisher to cite next-gen consoles for lower pre-order numbers. EA Sports brand president Peter Moore recently made similar statements, reporting "softness" in pre-orders for current-gen sports titles as we get closer to the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One.

I think a new gen has a lot to do with it.

From what I have noticed, each new gen also means new trends and shifts in popularity. So it isnt all that surprising gamers are getting more interested in newer trends. One of which being the pseudo mmo trend.

Could be a lot of people realize that the devs who made the turd that was MW3 are also making ghosts while Treyarch who are actually competent are making the Black Ops games. 

Could be a lot of people realize that the devs who made the turd that was MW3 are also making ghosts while Treyarch who are actually competent are making the Black Ops games. 

with_teeth26

good

Won't die anytime soon.

Should've went with the combat cats instead of dogs. Tisk tisk tisk.

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http://www.gamespot.com/news/activision-destiny-has-potential-to-be-billion-dollar-series-6412402

Looks like people are finally sick of COD.

NathanDrakeSwag

I wish.  I wouldn't be surprised if the fact that it looks incredibly lame visually compared to the next gen stuff coming out (BF4 blows it away) has a lot to do with it - that's probably too much even for the CoD obsessed to ignore.  Still, I'd be pleasantly surprised if people finally realized the series isn't all that.

The thing with them showing the dog off also strikes me as lame move that just screams "we're out of any legitimately good ideas to hide the fact that we're putting out the same game again so here's this dog".  I've seen alot of games do this "for instant companionship just add dog" thing and its gotten quite old.  I'm reminded of Fable 2 and Peter Molyneux all over again.  

You know what's better than a dog in a game?  Well written human characters.  A good example of that was DA:O with its mabari dog - which wasn't a bad party member in itself except that having it in your party meant that it was one less humanoid character that actually had interesting things to say that you could travel with at the time. 

No, people are not sick of COD. It's just that there's these two things called Xbox One and Playstation 4 coming out around the same time, and people are therefore focused on those two. It's taken up a lot of COD's "space" in the gamer's mind, along with such a massive title as GTA V. 001011000101101

You really think people aren't sick of COD? You may not like it but gamers are moving on.

That is because a new generation consoles coming and people not sure what platform to get it for.

Then add some people do not need to pre-order anymore, digital download sales get higher for every year...

Very important facts are being overlooked. Its a new COD sub brand instead of MW 4 and many gamers may be holding off on preordering since they dont know whether they will play on a current or next gen system.

"However, our quantitative consumer research indicates that hesitation amongst past [Call of Duty] preorderers is primarily due to not knowing which platform they will be playing on, which is natural at this time in the console transition," Hirshberg said.

He pointed out that Call of Duty: Ghosts preorders are double those of the original Call of Duty: Black Ops, which was the last time Activision launched a Call of Duty sub-brand. In addition, he said other "key engagement metrics," like the number of monthly and daily Call of Duty players, as well as downloadable content sales and video views are "significantly" ahead of past years.

What's more, Hirshberg said Activision will support Call of Duty: Ghosts with the most aggressive marketing plan in the history of the Call of Duty franchise.

I can't wait for COD to die off.

I don't know how people year, after year fork out for that crap.

Maybe it will force Activision to come up with a new game to milk.

I can't wait for COD to die off.

I don't know how people year, after year fork out for that crap.

Maybe it will force Activision to come up with a new game to milk.

Truth_Hurts_U