With the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Activision has broken their own day one sales record last year.
Just a while before, the company behind Call of Duty franchise announced in a press release, about the sales of their newest game. And it's not suprising when Black Ops 4 have the biggest day one sales in the history of Activision, broke their record from last year with Call of Duty: WWII.
The game also come in first with the number of day-1 digital sales on other platforms, like the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. The number of sales on PC is 2 times higher than WWII last year. Activision also glad to announce that there are more and more people playing Black Ops 4 online. This number is expect to grow more in the near future.
At the press release, Call of Duty Executive Rob Kostrich really happy with the success of Black Ops 4:
“Black Ops 4 is an incredible game, and the community’s response to it has been amazing. We have shattered multiple digital day one sales records, and the number of people who connected online on day one to play has grown year on year. But probably the most important thing is that the community is having so much fun across Multiplayer, Zombies and Blackout. We are so incredibly thankful for the community’s trust and support. This is just the beginning, it’s going to be an incredible journey with Black Ops 4.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the newest entry in the Call of Duty Franchise. This is the first game in the series does not feature a single player campain mode, and focus more about the multiplayer aspect. The game also feature a whole new "Black Out" mode, inspired by the successful of recent battle royale games like PUBG and Fortnite.
The game is currently available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.