{"id":30457,"date":"2022-04-25T21:39:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T21:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/activision-accounts-50-million-cod-players-lost"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:41:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:41:48","slug":"activision-accounts-50-million-cod-players-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/activision-accounts-50-million-cod-players-lost","title":{"rendered":"Activision accounts 50 million Call of Duty players lost last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past year, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlieINTEL\/status\/1518578538676649985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1518578538676649985%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexerto.com%2Fcall-of-duty%2Factivision-loses-50m-players-in-a-year-with-warzone-decline-vanguard-disappointment-1811223%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">recent report,<\/a> Activision has lost 50 million players from its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\">Call of Duty series<\/a>. Even for an incredibly successful franchise like Call of Duty, 50 million players amount to a substantial part of the game&#8217;s userbase, making this loss of players come as a shock to many fans.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the reasons Activision cites for the loss in players, and what it means for Call of Duty players and the games they love.<\/p>\n<h2>Reasons why Call of Duty lost 50m players<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/qDOKiDuGwsJI_eD3iNbyLFyCCYM18z6b4zoG4H-5g4Q\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9DT0QvQ09EX1dhcnpvbmUuanBn\" alt=\"COD_Warzone.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone have struggled to maintain active players in the past year. (Image: Activision)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Activision explained the reasons for the large decline in players in their <a href=\"https:\/\/investor.activision.com\/static-files\/a0c78c7d-5043-4fde-ae35-e876cc8c952a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Q1 financial report<\/a>, which revealed an overall decrease in Call of Duty sales. Most of the losses were attributed to the Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone&#8217;s lack of popularity; Call of Duty Mobile, on the other hand, seems to be doing quite well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Call of Duty net bookings on console and PC declined year-over-year in the first quarter, reflecting lower premium sales for Call of Duty: Vanguard versus the year-ago title and lower engagement in Call of Duty: Warzone,&#8221; the report read. &#8220;Call of Duty Mobile net bookings were little changed year-over-year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/how-to-unlock-m1916-marksman-warzone-pacific-season-3\">How to unlock the M1916 Marksman Rifle in Warzone Pacific Season 3<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/call-of-duty-warzone-redeem-codes-free-operator-skins-blueprints-calling-cards-and-more\">Call of Duty: Warzone redeem codes (April 2022): Free operator skins, blueprints, calling cards, and more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/cod-vanguard-redeem-codes-weapon-blueprints-2xp-emblems-and-more\">COD Vanguard redeem codes April 2022 &#8211; Weapon blueprints, 2XP, emblems, and more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many of Activision&#8217;s overall losses for the quarter were apparently because of Call of Duty&#8217;s Warzone and Vanguard titles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Financial performance declined year-over-year, primarily reflecting lower results for Call of Duty and product cycle timing at Blizzard,&#8221; the report further explained.<\/p>\n<p>While no official Warzone player counts have been published to suggest that the game has had a massive loss in players, Activision announced in August 2021 that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallofDuty\/status\/1384582733830176769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1384582733830176769%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexerto.com%2Fcall-of-duty%2Fhow-many-people-play-warzone-player-count-in-2022-1580094%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Warzone reached 100 million players<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/F10Ng3hZE6yMDn0AXzJAEvjgJuhOrjkjI-ssstJUHw4\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9DT0RfTW9iaWxlL0NPRF9tb2JpbGVlZS5qcGc\" alt=\"COD_mobileee.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">While Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone struggled, Call of Duty Mobile did not see a decline in sales in Q1. (Image: Activision)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Call of Duty Mobile, on the other hand, brings in approximately 30 million players daily, with 210 million players actively playing the game, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/activeplayer.io\/call-of-duty-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">activeplayer.io<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why Call of Duty lost 50 million players in the past year, and what Activision is saying about it.<\/p>\n<p>For more Call of Duty news, tips, and guides for all the games in the franchise, be sure to check out our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\">Call of Duty<\/a> section!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of Activision.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past year, according to a recent report, Activision has lost 50 million players from its Call of Duty series. 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