Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 made a ridiculous amount of money in only 3 days

Activision have announced that the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was one of the franchise’s most successful, setting a new record for revenue generated on its opening weekend, as well as the highest player counts.

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Following in the footsteps of the previous three Black Ops entries, which is by far the most successful sub-franchise of Call of Duty, the fourth in the series has not disappointed.

While some fans may bemoan the exclusion of a campaign mode, it was more than made up for by the addition of Blackout – Call of Duty’s first foray into the battle royale game type.

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Blackout has already proven to be a major factor in the game’s commercial success, with Activision reporting earlier that PC sales were double that of last year’s CoD: WWII – and this is likely in large part thanks to the BR mode.

• More: New stats show Twitch viewership numbers of Black Ops 4 compared to Fortnite and League of Legends

But, Black Ops multiplayer is a stalwart in FPS shooters on console, and Treyarch continued their tradition of producing a polished (save for a few teething bugs and glitches) and smooth AAA title experience.

All of this meant a big return. Activision has announced on October 18 that in its first three days, Black Ops 4 generated $500 million in revenue, and the total number of players increased from last year.

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They also say that player statistics have set a new franchise record for current generation consoles, stating:

Through its first three days of release, Black Ops 4 set a new Call of Duty® franchise record for most combined players, average hours per player and total number of hours played, on current generation consoles.

The combined number of Black Ops 4 players across its three modes of play during those first three days tops both last year’s Call of Duty: WWII, as well as Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (single player, multiplayer and zombies), respectively, for the same period of time.

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And it’s not just players playing either, but also watching. Activision claims that based on minutes watched, Black Ops 4 “delivered the highest level of viewership through launch weekend on Twitch in franchise history.”

• More: Treyarch announced that major changes to weapon balancing and tuning are coming to Black Ops 4

Rob Kostich, EVP and GM of Call of Duty, said that Activision and Treyarch were “excited” about the game’s momentum, and have so much more planned. He says Black Ops 4 has “set new standards”, and shows how fun Blackout specifically is, to both play and watch.

Black Ops 4 also beat the record for day one digital sales on the PlayStation store, beating the previous record which was also held by Call of Duty, for 2017’s WWII.

Source: Business Wire