Can COD Mobile's success actually increase Modern Warfare sales?
Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
Figuring out xQcOW in Jump King: Intentional fails or low skill?

Can COD Mobile’s success actually increase Modern Warfare sales?

This article is over 5 years old and may contain outdated information

Over the past week, COD Mobile has seen an overwhelming amount of success from a player count and fiscal standpoint. At the current time of writing, the mobile phenomenon has over 40 million downloads with $3 million in revenue. It’s no secret this is publisher Activision’s biggest hit in quite some time.

Recommended Videos

However, while COD Mobile is flourishing, Activision’s other project, Modern Warfare, is facing some major backlash. After announcing a controversial exclusivity deal with Sony, preorders for Modern Warfare are rapidly declining. Could COD Mobile be the savior that Activision needs to right the ship? One analyst believes so.

Modern Warfare mode exclusivity had a negative impact

Announced last week, the Survival Mode for Spec Ops in Modern Warfare will come to PlayStation 4 users a whole year before other systems. While this isn’t a huge part of the game, it is still content that all players were expecting to receive. Now, Xbox and PC players will have to wait a year.

Activision and Sony have an exclusivity deal for Modern Warfare, so we knew PS4 players would get something extra. However, this is by far the most extreme measure Activision has taken with that deal. As soon as this news broke, it wa reported that preorders began to cancel at an alarming rate.

Modern Warfare sales
PlayStation users will receive an advantage over other systems in Modern Warfare come release.

Since there is presumably a large amount of money at stake, this exclusivity isn’t likely to change. Though it won’t have a huge effect in the grand scheme of things, projected revenue should take a hit once Modern Warfare releases. Or so we thought a week ago.

COD Mobile could indirectly help Modern Warfare

Mat Piscatella, a video game industry analyst who formerly worked at Activision, is optimistic about the potential impact COD Mobile could have on the series as a whole.

https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1179768859135373312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1179768859135373312&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcharlieintel.com%2Fanalyst-believes-call-of-duty-mobile-excitement-may-drive-higher-sales-for-call-of-duty-modern-warfare%2F57086%2F

Piscatella obviously knows the inner workings of the company, so it’s not as if he’s speaking blindly. He also has facts to back up his statement; mobile games such as PUBG Mobile did, in fact, increase player count on the standard version of PUBG.

Whether or not COD Mobile has the same effect on Modern Warfare remains to be seen. However, it’s reasonable that someone new to Call of Duty could enjoy COD Mobile and want to expand their experience to something bigger like Modern Warfare.

On the other side though, maybe the booming success of COD Mobile could take away from Modern Warfare. It is, after all, $60 cheaper and more accessible.

What are your thoughts? Let us know, and keep up with Daily Esports for all Call of Duty coverage.

More Stories To Read
Author
Image of Joey Carr
Joey Carr
Joey Carr is a full-time writer for multiple esports and gaming websites. He has 7+ years of experience covering esports and traditional sporting events, including DreamHack Atlanta, Call of Duty Championships 2017, and Super Bowl 53.