Lower Call of Duty: Ghosts sales 'not a sign of series fatigue'
Speaking among the pages of this month’s GameInformer, Activision’s head of publishing was asked if the Call of Duty brand was in danger of perishing under gamer fatigue.
He replied, “No,” and added, “We’ve been pretty transparent all year that we think, because of the challenges of the console transition year, that that was likely in the short-term. I think it would be a mistake to conflate the challenges of the console transition year with any indications about the health of the franchise.”
The magazine then asked Hirsberg if annualising the brand has perhaps caused diminishing returns to this pointm and it was suggested that this is a popular view among critics. He replied, “Well no, obviously not – and obviously I don’t agree with the critics there. I know that Call of Duty’s a polarising franchise with some of the critics, and it’s clear to me that not all the critics like our strategy of making a game every year, but thankfully our fans do.
“It’s also clear to me that the critical response doesn’t always mirror the fans’ appreciation of a game. We actually do read the critics’ comments and take them into consideration during our creative process, but we just can’t measure ourselves by that yardstick alone.
“Our most important audience is our fans, so we try to stay laser-focused on making games that they love. If you look at the fact that [Ghosts is] the most pre-ordered game of the year, it’s the most pre-ordered next-gen game of the year, it’s already the number one most played on Xbox Live, and that we’re seeing longer average playtimes than ever before, we’re confident that we’re doing well by the criteria that matter most.”
Is the Call of Duty brand dwindling? How much longer can it keep up this pace? Let us know below.
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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/04/call-of-duty-ghosts-critical-response-doesnt-mirror-fan-appreciation-says-activision/
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neboPosted:
XeXChamp Call of duty just needs to come up with new ideas & better graphics .!
A drastic engine change would interest me
DV8Posted:
Abduct-The-Humans COD every other year would make each 1 different and better
Maybe if they did, their sales wouldn't be so low, but it is about time the sales are low.
raefonPosted:
Ditto, I loved the COD games until Ghost which has been a total let down in all regards.
Its funny they say the most trusted critics are the fans......well have a look at the scores fans have scored the game a lot lower than the critics themselves.
They are the ones calling for a change. Suffering fatigue more like suffering from their own visions which don't listen to the fan base.
Its funny they say the most trusted critics are the fans......well have a look at the scores fans have scored the game a lot lower than the critics themselves.
They are the ones calling for a change. Suffering fatigue more like suffering from their own visions which don't listen to the fan base.
Int_WolfPosted:
Xbox__Live I dont understand how people actually enjoy this game. the campaign ending was incredibly stupid, and the multiplayer has no enjoyable play in comparison to cod4, waw, and mw2.
Agreed. I played one match and said "You payed 60 bucks for this shit?"
TendPosted:
The spawns are TERRIBLE! And the marksman rifles NEED to be nerfed. I also feel like they could've done better on designing the maps. They should make like mw2 where every gun is powerful. So everybody isn't raging about dieing in 2 shots.
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