Activision: Call of Duty pre-orders negatively impacted by console transition

Activision explains the low pre-order numbers for Call of Duty: Ghosts, blaming PS4 and Xbox One.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

The low pre-orders are because this game is finally hitting the wall. People are expecting more than a visual bump for next gen. Honestly Acitivision would have been better off not releasing COD on the PS4/Xbox One and just let the game come to currnet gen...take a year and launch all new next year on PS4 / Xbox One and do it with a truly next gen engine.

[xHeavYx]

Yeah, blame it on next-gen, not the fact that this has been copy-paste game for the past few years

[HarryBond]

but... but... they have a dog now ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

I agree the game has been the same since the past few years.. At least do something new Activision

[guitarded77]

Bu bu but... the fishes are smart.

[msonic98]

Way too many good games are coming out this year for me to blow off $60 on Call of Duty.

[The_Sneauxman]

been a copy and paste for the last 7 years

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

http://n4g.com/news/1184514...

Called it. They blamed Ninty fans last time now they are blaming it on next gen. Activision is scared that they might need a new big seller to rely on.

[Cam977]

This game looks the epiphany of next gen! Just look at the skyscraper fall and coat the city in a thick layer of dust!
Oh wait...

Wrong game. This article speaks of COD - the game that has to use static maps that aren't dynamic with destructible environments. Moreover, it has no vehicles.

The sooner this franchise hits the ground, the better. Never before have I seen such ignorant, fowl-mouthed children filled with **** whilst repeating the most immature "your mom" jokes.

I love how you have 0 disagrees, it really shows how stale the franchise is becoming.

The kids are like "SWEET BRAH, I CAN BE A DERG AND BERT ENERMIES!" and "SWEET BRAH. THOSE FISHEES ARE SO REALISTISICIISICISTIC"

[SilentNegotiator]

I'm no advocate of COD, but...Wow, such COD-hating delusion.

The last COD had like, 9 million preorders. You really think moving to the next-gen (and refreshing the number of potential buyers) is NOT going to lead to much lower preorders?

COD haters can be so petty.

[Saigon]

They always do that. Everything is next gen fault. They pulled this off last time also and then change their stance once the sales numbers come in. I am getting tired of this company.

[rezzah]

It has been longer than just a few years.

[3-4-5]

Ah the Blame game.

1.) It's because Your game doesn't change. I should know, I've owned and played hours and hours of each one. Not any more

2.) We've essentially been playing MW4(2007), since 2007, with a few new guns and of course new maps.

3.) Destiny, TitanFall,Killzone, Battlefield 4,planetside 2

- These games are all offering something more than just standard military FPS game. They've have listened to fans and done research, and have applied what they learned to their NEW games.

5.) You think Fish AI is "new" and good, while it was just a side fart within Mario 64.

^ That is how out of touch with reality the Dev's of COD are.

I still like Call of Duty and respect those who develop the game, but this is the first COD game EVER that I Won't be purchasing.

And I have no 2nd thoughts about it at all.

[awi5951]

Yeah at this point Call of duty is like Legos lol. You just put the blocks together each year and you have a game.

[papashango]

Last gen they blamed it on pc piracy.

[abzdine]

ROFL at Activision! Now it's time to invent something else.
Killzone SF is the next gen FPS i'm getting.

[Murad]

@HarryBond
I really like that picture you made. A plus for that my good man

[MWong]

A dog has nothing on super intelligent fish, that actually move in the background. ;) this will be the most beast COD game since COD:MW. Next COD we'll upgrade the engine even further and have tactical assault gold fish.

I know a few hardcore COD gamers that are starting to switch over to BF. They all say most of the same stuff others have said. They are tired of the copy n paste they have been doing for the paste few years.

[MizTv]

Lol more like 7 years

[Kryptix]

Negatively impacted by Battlefield's far superiority in engine and graphics. That would be the title if Activision was honest about their games and finally upgraded that old engine they keep copying and pasting.

[XB1_PS4]

What goes up, must come down. This new generation is the beginning of the end for COD. What I'm hoping for, isn't doom for COD. I'm hoping for a "Activision Self Re-evaluation", where they take at least 2-3 extra years to make a good game. With all the innovation you could ever ask for.

Cod, whether people like to admit it or not, has the smoothest and most precise movement in FPS's. I'd like for that to stick around, in a better, more thought out form.

[Reibooi]

I Personally don't play CoD but my sister has been playing all the games in the series since the first Modern Warfare. I asked her thoughts on the new game and she said "It's like they didn't even try. The game looks the same, why did they call it something new for this? They could have put the Modern Warfare name on it with how little it's changed"

I don't know how accurate that is as I don't play CoD as mentioned above but she has played all the Black Ops and Modern Warfare games and she isn't to pleased. She still plans on getting a PS4 and I might try to get her to play Killzone with me although I don't know if the controls feel in that game will turn her off.

[marlalen]

my buddy's step-sister makes $78 hourly on the laptop. She has been unemployed for 9 months but last month her pay was $14873 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Read more here http://www.wep6.com

[majiebeast]

BUT IT HAS A MOCAP DOG! and fish AI cant get more innovative then that!

[QuanManChu]

Did you know the fish move out the way when you swim near?

[ZodTheRipper]

rocket science stuff!!

[TheOneEyedHound]

Maybe the Dog needs to sleep with the fishes.......

[andibandit]

Makes you wonder what all those people working on the game actually do.

[spaceg0st]

As much as I wish for this to be true, I think his conclusion is probably closer to the truth. People have proven year after year that they'll swallow the same load, myself included. But.. I think due to gamers expecting to pay big money come November, COD just isn't a priority with the initial purchase, but I think they still will get it, just not pre order and buy. People who would've gotten cod are now looking for a next gen shooter to oogle at, that being killzone and bf4. I hope cod sales suck and activision is forced to update/upgrade their shit, but I've hoped the same for years now, always with record breaking new copy and paste cods...

[iiwii]

And it's not only that, it's the forcing of 4 X $15 map packs that are nothing but camper heaven, and rehashes of old maps from the previous games. So they are not charging $60 for the game, but instead, you are paying $120 for the same game every year.

And then you get the forced updates which force you to buy the map packs if you want to max out the game and get all of your trophies, otherwise it starts adding new objectives to keep you from getting that platinum you are "almost at", so you have to buy those extra packs.

There were so many good things about COD, but they have let the franchise rot from the core by ignoring the fans who complain about the ridiculous lag and hitbox issues, people running around hip-firing sniper rifles and getting instant kills everytime. Yet when you try to snipe the correct way, scope in, hold breath, get a headshot, and the guy just flenches and runs away. Don't mention the spamming shotguns that fire like semi-auto and instant kill you from 50 feet away, yet firing a machine gun at almost point blank range, emptying a clip and the guy still knifes and kills you. No dedicated servers and forcing the server host onto the endusers console for a complete lagfest. Crap like that is what has killed the COD franchise.

I'm glad to see it's finally coming back to slap them in the face, because they sure as heck were not listening to the feedback that gamers have been complaining about for the last 6 years.

[walkincarpet]

totally agree with you there... gamers need a break from COD anyway and guess what? Most of them will take a break this time even though they are releasing it. They need to do something different because all of a sudden they competing against BF, Destiny, Titanfall, The Division, Star Wars Battle Front, Halo, etc.

Hopefully, the cloud will help them with lag as well... that's the main reason why I'm giving COD a rest.

[Robdeagle]

Lag and the worst spawning system ever.

I have owned every COD on console to date and this year will be very different. I don't even have an interest in COD anymore and haven't since all the crap I have put up with on BLOPs 2. I find it ridiculous that they have all those micro transactions and DLC to come out with, but won't fix the broken game.

[TheTwelve]

Blame it on the fact that they actually thought people were going to buy the game for intelligent dogs and fish! hahahaha

[Destrania]

It's not just visuals, it's everything. I haven't touched CoD in years, and I'm all the better for it.

[shivvy24]

Havent bought one since MW2

[BattleTorn]

They might as well have blamed it on better games.

[DeadlyFire]

hmm...

Low pre-order numbers. In Call of Duty world. What is referenced as low? Also why pre-order when you can pick up a title on launch day.

Many factors in Call of Duty's low numbers and its not just a single one to blame. It doesn't mean doom overnight.

I expect Battlefield to take a chunk of the pie this season. As well as certain other titles.

[mxrider2199]

bf4 and watch dogs are the multiplats that are taking away from cod

[edgeofsins]

Call of Duty is a trend and a lot of trends are dying especially with the new console transition. Their laziness as devs is showing especially in their game on the newer consoles. It looks like another minor improvement despite the far better hardware.

[camel_toad]

Amen for the wall. Maybe this will force them to innovate. I used to like COD a long time and several games ago. It would be nice if it became good and new again.

[Shuyin]

Agreed. CoD was so much fun back in the MW1 & 2 days. I wish CoD gets that good again, although that is very unlikely.
I'm a battlefielder now.

[ala_767]

I am a fan of CoD and I also admit Activision is doing too much.... Last year they announced that this year CoD wont make record in sales and this year when the next-gen was announced, they blamed the PS4/XOne

SHAME ON YOU ACTIVISION! AT LEAST GIVE US THE TANKs LIKE WORLD AT WAR!!!

[BattleTorn]

I personally believe that they won't ever re-introduce vehicles into Call of Duty simpy to avoid unfavourable comparisons with Battlefield.

They can't out do Battlfield in terms of vehicle incorporation simply because BF has been doing it longer.

The more innovating shooter that enter the market - the more narrow Call of Duty will become. IMO

[Donnieboi]

How the heck could it be next gen, when next-gen only ADDS more systems to buy it on? If someone isn't getting a PS4, Wii U or Xbox One, they can still get the game for PS3, 360 and (I think) Wii 1.

I can't believe the idiotic logic of Activision. If they really can't see how stale this franchise is, and the fact that it's STILL using the same Quake engine from 7 years ago, then i'm sorry--The people at Activision have absolutely no common sense.

Fish A.I. and a Dog. And maps with pre-scripted catastrophes (instead of real-time destruction like Battlefield). THESE are the things that Activision decided were good enough to sell to an audience who has been buying each barely "improved" sequel. No wonder they thought people would buy it. But I think this newest game was the3 last straw...It's the same damn gameplay and graphics engine, man -_-

They killed COD, just like they killed the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games and Guitar Hero (all of which were ground breaking in their first games)

[UnHoly_One]

Read the article and it will make sense to you.

He said that a lot of people probably haven't pre-ordered because they are undecided on what console to get it for.

The last few years, XBL players would pre-order the 360 version, PS players would pre-order the PS3 version, and that was that.

Now, the people who are going to be buying a new console have to decide if they want to buy it for the new console or for their current one. They will probably wait until they find out what all of their buddies are doing, and then decide.

[GuyThatPlaysGames]

I don't care. I pre-ordered mine for PS4 and I'll still be playing the hell out of it! I don't care what everyone thinks about it. If you like it, get it. If not, move on and shut up!

[avengers1978]

I've gotten every COD game, but i think I'm passing on this one, I'm tired of these yearly games that offer nothing new.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I am right there with you and I think the general consumer may finally be there too.

[greenlantern2814]

Gonna agree with that, it just time for a break from COD for us and Activision. Time for something new

[Sevir]

Its easy to cast the blame on the next gen consoles and I think this is partly true, but in the forefront of my mind, i feel that the series is showing just how much that retreading common ground has damaged the franchise for the better, the fact that what was shown wasn't mindblowing and that Bungie, Respawn and DICE pretty much all had much stronger showing proves that Gamers are simply ready for something new.

Destiny, Titan Fall and BF4 all captivated the audience at E3, and to some extent even Killzone has some excitement going into it.

COD as a franchise is Burning out and it seems more likely that people are gonna find that next big thing that'll likely sell bucket loads at launch!

[chente0025]

Wii U is DOOMED!.....oh wait.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

LOL...+bubs for laugh

[RedHawkX]

hopefully destiny and other shooters become the new popular fps that everyone plays and everyone leavees call of duty.

[ginsunuva]

What visual bump?

[ZombieKiller]

Take a year? NONSENSE, then they couldn't make their billions on the engine EVERY YEAR.
I am definitely being sarcastic, I'm sure you guys could tell though. Typical Activision. Seriously fuck Activision. They lie to us and pretend we are all stupid. Just like when Black Ops came out and they said all the lag was due to EVERYONES ports not being forwarded. HAHAHA OK....the poor sales is half because COD is getting stale and the other half is because more gamers are starting to smarten up and realize Activision will never change their crappy business practices. Seriously, if you buy the map packs for this game, after buying the game on disk, obviously you are paying double for a game that is reused every year, redone and rehashed. Not to mention riddled with bugs for the first few patches and sometimes way off balance. Maybe all MP games that people play competitively should have a minimal standard 3 year development time. That way to iron out all the crap and NOT crash 2 of Zombiekillers PlayStation 3's damnit....especially when he bought it for other games and friends were the reason he plays COD anyway. One thing is certain, that game isnt touching my ps4. Hell no.

[Gamer1982]

People are finally switching to Battlefield and Activison are blaming new consoles as heaven forbid people cannot surely be seeing the light I mean THEY HAVE DOGS!!!

[JunioRS101]

Yeah, but... that would mean CHANGING a lot of stuff :/

I'd rather rehash the same thing forever and become millionaires.

[GhostPanther]

LOL I am loving these replies. Well Said Agree and Bubble up to almost Everyone

[forcefullpower]

I think its more to do with BF4 being a more talked about game. Also Call of Doggy is becoming quite a joke point with mates now.

Just by presenting this at the x1 launch has screwed the franchise when they talked about dogs. Nearly forgot about the fish. Also the dual suns for the lighting.

[awesomeabe1998]

I am pretty shocked for a couple of reasons!

1-Poor sales and pre orders werent blamed on the Wii U!!!! Yes the apocalypse is beginning.

2-I know all the COD's are mostly copy-paste but this is actually the first unique and different one.

3-People say they should blame it on copy-paste, well no. This game has been copy-paste since it came out and it still makes tons of money so that is not the case.

4- COD Ghosts not pre ordered much! This is due to the fact that you can get it on every single console why pre order it? Its not like you are going to go to gamestop and it is going to be sold out.

Ghosts looks great, and im going to pre order it for my Wii U like a boss and enjoy the shit our of it.

[AzaziL]

Knew this was going to happen sooner or later, you don't just fire the founders of Infinity Ward (as well as losing half their staff afterwards) and expect the game to ever improve by the rehash masters at Treyarch.

After that fiasco with MW2 (Activision withholding the profits instead of honoring their contracts and paying them their well deserved bonus), I never expected much from them.

[N2NOther]

Can you do me a favour? Can you ask the millions of people you talked to to get this information from and find out what game they are looking forward to? You seem to know lots about people's future buying intentions so I would like to be ahead of the curve.

[JsonHenry]

Meanwhile BF4 pre-orders are at a crazy high!

[fsfsxii]

Live and let die...

[Drekken]

NO! Enhance the dogs, that will help.

[sigfredod]

Yeah blame the next gen, LOL

[modesign]

a milked franchise has hit the skids, who would of knew.

[Virus201]

This is how it happened:

Activision=Chosen One

COD= Cow

http://youtu.be/lXyKmRVsXiQ...

[zyphee]

LMFAOOOOOO

[Dugstar]

Could be the fact most people who have played COD for years have now grew up and moved on .

After Playing The Last Of Us .. It shows there can be new ideas and better ways to tell a story ..

Maybe Activision need to take a leaf out of there book maybe...

There is also GTA 5 due which will swallow a lot of peoples time regardless of this release and others.

[HarryBond]

better ways to tell a story? When has COD even told any story?

But TLoU was epic :D

[GDDR6_2014]

People have not moved on from COD, Black Ops 2 just outsold Mw3, the previous best selling game ever on both ps3 and 360

[zerocrossing]

Or maybe they should blame the fact that the biggest innovation for COD: Ghost is a Dog and fish AI...

[riceking]

o really?

[GreenRanger]

This series has gone to the dogs.....and the fishes.

[Eldyraen]

Its pretty simple really:

If you have an Xbox Titanfall looks "better" for many. If you are getting a PS4 same is true for Killzone. Battlefield 4 is on it all and looks better than ever (particularly on consoles). That basically leaves only diehard CoD fans and PS3 owners (as no Killzone).

It will likely still sell a lot but competition is much more fierce so its sales will take a dive. Preordering CoD this season is sort if a last resort as always easy to find it on shelves anyways due to shipping numbers.

[Wizziokid]

I really hope people are starting to realize that COD is the worst franchise in gaming at the moment.

The rinse and repeat formula needs to stop or the franchise should die.

[SpitFireAce85]

This is one franchise that does not deserve the sales it gets every year for basically a map pack that's $60 plus the DLC.So I hope the game flunks big time.

[T2]

good point, i think people will wise up to their b.s. Map pack, map pack, full game, map pack, map pack , full game.

basically you could spend hundreds of dollars on cod and still be doing the exact same thing.

[DEEBO]

so many good titles all around the same as COD.battlefield,watchdogs,assa ssincreed,killzone,deadrisng and the sports games for next gen.gamers are being smart with their money.COD is going to have to prove it's worth this time.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

COD still delivers a good single player campaign. I think now it's the time for the franchise to re-invent itself. The Battlefield series is always expanding.

[cunnilumpkin]

bf4
destiny
titan fall
the division
rainbow six patriots
splinter cell blacklist

all military shooters

all look way better to me than another call of duty game, I imagine many people feel the same

[Crystallis]

you forgot Killzone SF, but I agree.

[elhebbo16]

I think he is referring to multiplate shooters, but KZ: SF looks sexy never the less.

[The_Sneauxman]

Nooo it's not next-gen it's the same issue that I didn't buy another COD title since MW2. No significant change in gameplay,graphics,engine, NOTHING!. I got suckered into MW2 and sold it a month later, not happening again and I'm sure that's what the general consensus is.

[konnerbllb]

I actually enjoyed bo1. It was the most balanced aside from cod4. The netcode was what made me stop playing.

[_QQ_]

LMAO

[malol]

juggernaut !

[00]

It's grave will be right beside Guitar Hero,

[TheEnigma313]

And Tony Hawk

[Wikkid666]

Why preorder a game when the store shelves are filled from day 1?

[Garethvk]

I am sure once they start the full on add blitz around NFL games and the new Fall television shows and when it becomes closer to shipping sales will pick up. The game has become almost a holiday tradition in that good, bad, or indifferent, many gamers check it out and look for it every November.

[Aces17]

Maybe people are getting tired of it. I have enjoyed the games I played since I started playing CoD when BO1 released but its gotten to no longer even be fun. I don't know how those who have been playing it longer than that still do it.

At this point I think many people will choose to buy it only if a large portion of their friends buy too.

[Salooh]

Great news. That will teach them not to be lazy. Titanfall will be the next call of duty for me and if they milked it i will do the same to it..

[fsfsxii]

And the cycle goes on...

[Knux]

It looks like the dog is not enough... :O

[SpideySpeakz]

Then what's their excuse for BF4 out pre-ordering them?
They're on next-gen, too.

[Evil_Ryu]

call of duty is gonna go the way of the dodo(guitar hero) unless they step there game up in a big way because if not battlefield is going to blow them guppies out the water

[AngelicIceDiamond]

After all these years even die hard COD fans are starting to vote with there Wallets. And its about time.

[Bennibop]

Battlefield 4, kill zone and titanfall are all looking much better that is why the preorders are rubbish!!

[chrissx]

This has been a long time coming...honestly I won't even be concerned with COD next gen. But battlefield on the other hand....

[No_Limit]

I am getting Battlefield 4 as my FPS at launch rather than COD.

I do not wish COD to go the way of Tony Hawk or Guitar Hero but hopefully the lower than expected sales will finally make Activision to wake up and try something new for the franchise. As far as I know, outside of COD, and now maybe Destiny (even then, Activision don't own the IP or have control over Bungie), I do not see another IP in their arsenal that can compete with the likes of Take 2 (Rockstar Games, Bioshock, 2K Sports, Borderland) EA (Battlefield, EA Sports, Bioware) or Ubisoft (Watchdog, Assassin's Cred, the Tom Clancys). With all that money, Activision better start investing on some new IPs because once COD's Fad is over, the company might be in serious trouble. Vivendi/Blizzard might had made a smart decision to part ways with them.

[T2]

Im not saying a cover system is the answer because cover systems have so many problems, but COD has become really dated, I mean what tactical knowledge can you even use in COD? it usually just boils down to who shoots first, better internet connection, or better overpowered gun.
Even the odd fun thing like chucking c4 gets repetitive.

[xReDeMpTiOnx]

Only next gen thing about ghosts is being on next gen consoles lmao

[KwietStorm_BLM]

LOL can't even make this up

[Codey47]

A bad workman only blames his tools.
A genius learns from other peoples mistakes....a fool learns from their own.

Not learned a goddamn thing have we Acti?

/Hope is lost.

Luckily for me I fell out of love with the COD series after WaW

[EXVirtual]

YES! Finally! Fish AI is not next gen. This is the same thing that happened with that crap guitar hero. They milked that thing like a pregnant cow and it died after a gen. There is no reason to buy COD. We have so many great games coming out this year. Why buy COD if you can get the next gen version of watch dogs.

[Brix90]

I figured this would happen eventually I've played all call of duty titles and when West and Zampelle left I knew that any vision of the future they had for that series was gone. MW1 and 2 were arguably the best of the series and MW3 was trash but idk if it was due to sledgehammer but now InfinityWard has to prove it can change Cod an implement changes. If not I will be looking to Treyarch because they seem to be the only ones implementing changes like pick 10 system and league play an I be the ones next time around to make a change at hopefully.

[Pancit_Canton]

They forgot to include Casper=no buy.

[HexxedAvenger]

Quality of the CoD franchise has gone stale to me. My first/last CoD game was Black Ops 1. The game ran stale after that. Activision should only blame their self for the low pre-orders. Not next gen.

[305LoneWolf]

so everybody is a Battlefield fan right?

[DevilishSix]

I think franchise fatigue is starting to set in on COD

[gameskinny]

I'd rather go for titanfall

[Jamaicangmr]

Give us something worth getting excited about and we will pre-order. However you gave us Ghost with. Fish A.I. And a Dog. What the you expect?

[bub16]

lol awwwwwww

[thaimasker]

and yet GTA5 Pre orders are amazing and breaking records.

[desertpunk86]

i guess call of duty has been tony hawked.
wait for the light gun is coming......is coming.

[Clarence]

Next gen my a$$. The game is finally hitting the wall. BF4 is the new king IMO.

[AceBlazer13]

Lol I knew it was gonna take a dive in sales this coming gen.Lol too much competition around November for ppl to even consider cod what's the point of going next gen for something that should have died this gen.

[Roper316]

why do people always look for something to blame instead of looking in the mirror? I guess they may not like the answer they find if they do.

It will take more than fish AI from circa 1990 to make me even considered buying another COD game, the last one I actually bought was MW2 and BLOPS, MW3 were given to me when my friend but the newest yearly release and he will give me BLOPS 2 in November when he gets the new one.

Even for free I haven't played them because I look for a game that at least has a little effort put into it and that is not COD.

[Wingsfan24]

Once the multiplayer trailer comes out pre-orders will pick up. Everything they've shown so far has been very lackluster. I enjoyed the reveal trailer, but the gameplay was boring.

[Bonerboy]

BAHAHAHA these guys have taken a page directly from Randy 'the douche" Pitchford's "Great Big Book of Finger Pointing, Avoidance and Deflection of Accountability Tactics. Vol,1."

This is the second of on N4G, Im sure to be of many more, articles pertaining to a myriad of other "legitimate" excuses, oh pardon me, reasons, why CoD itself is not at fault. Pfft...(snicker)
Noooo its not that your game is so very mediocre, nor is it that your fans are FINALLY tired of getting duped, no no not at all; "it's next-gen and or BF4s fault" ....BAHAHHAAHA, man, are any of the even semi-intelligent gamers out there going to swallow this steaming load? BAHAHAHAHHA, oh that's rich. WOOOooo, oh good lord, I need to catch my breath here....

[mochachino]

COD is starting to smell like Guitar Hero

Seriously just look at BF4s MP an whats coming out next gen, CODs gameplay looked dated 2
Years ago. It won't compete for much longer.

[Ketzicorn]

That's strange because BF4 and KZ seem to be doing fine with pre-orders on Next Gen.

[inf3cted1]

I blame the fish

[Sub-Zero85]

Really , that's the excuse ? How about the real reason is people are finally leaving the COD cult and waking up to realize that for years now after MW2 COD has been nothing more than just a DLC expansion pack with new maps and weapons etc .... Which they put on a disc and sell it for $60 . I haven't bought a COD since Black Ops 1 rinse and repeat pretty much ...... Funny thing Battlefield 4 is doing extremely well in pre-orders and like COD it will be coming to next gen as well Activision came up with the lamest excuse and the COD fan boys will defend this to the bitter end the best thing they showed off this game is little fishes moving out the way and Riley lol !

[xxxsiegezzz]

I'm huge battlefield fan, but i might actually buy ghosts(used, as i don't want to support iw), because i would like to see how to series have changed after the mw2

[That_Ninja_Gray_Fox]

Well Im not pre ordering COD ghosts simply because they have become redundant as hell.Its acopy n paste,full of bratty kids with fouls mouths,racsist pricks,and hackers abundant game.Plus each time i buy a COD i end up trading it a month later wasting money. They have nothing to blame but themselves.They are in it purely for profit now not quality.

[Digital-Devil]

Activision are screwed now! They just bought their freedom from Vivendi for a ton of money expecting to make it back with the release of the "new" COD. This is the start of the decline of COD. Hopefully Ubisoft will learn this lesson as well for wanting to milk Assassin's Creed.

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

maybe cause ppl are finally catching on that COD is the same game every year.

[Harmonizer]

Too proud to admit Battlefield 4 looks damn awesome and is probably gonna hurt their game this time around?

[Funnymonkey013]

I think we can all agree that there r just way many other shooters that look a lot better then ghost and of couse others that aren't all about shooting like GTA5 AC4 black flag and last my favorite Watch Dogs. I do think it was stupid that they made a next gen cod this year where they could of just went with a Big Bang the last cod game on 360 and PS3 and then make a completely new cod game from ground up only on PS4 and X1 that's my opinion.

[jahfen83]

got mine pre-ordered for PS4! Pre-orders are lower because they haven't shown the multi player.

[RedDeadLB]

Of course, everything's to blame except the game itself.

[imt558]

Fuck yeah!:)

[MiasmaDodo]

Infinity Ward who made the masterpiece COD4 is making TitanFall, so idk who these impostors are using their name.

Treyarch have taken over the mantle.
I will be buying their next COD (create emblems anyone?)

[jairusmonillas]

It's not like people miss COD4, they are tired of the same old COD. Titanfall is still COD.

[annus]

I miss CoD4, the game went so downhill after that. Adding in more killstreaks was the beginning of the end. Then dual pistols and riot shields? It use to just be a normal face paced shooter and now it's just full of random crap.

[_FantasmA_]

Move FISH!!! Get out the way! Get out the way!

[Gamer Muzz]

Maybe pre-orders are lower because for years now they've been whoring out their franchise with little regard for quality or depth.

Anyone remember Guitar Hero? You'd think Activision would remember the lessons they learned in the past.

[boldscot]

It's all next Gen's fault, even though our game is coming on the new consoles.

[Gamesgbkiller]

LOL.. What an excuse xD

[TacoBurrito]

With the next gen just around the corner, COD will be analyzed more to see if it has improved in terms of this gen (360 and PS3). And I don't think it will. It will fall like GH and Tony Hawk.

[RockmanII7]

I think Activision's right actually, you're all saying the general populace grew wiser but that happening the same year of a system change is too big for it to be coincidence. We'll see what happens next year if Activision is right or if the franchise is going down hill.

[jaymart2k]

The last COD I played was Black Ops 1

You should try it. Feels good not playing the same crap every year.

[TomShoe]

Call of Duty: SSDG

Same Sh*te, Different Game

[jairusmonillas]

Battlefield 4 has 64 players online multiplayer for CONSOLES. It's over for COD.

[GentlemenRUs]

Don't make me laugh Activision!

A PR stunt right there!

[HarryB]

Press x to bark the dog.

[JunioRS101]

"Oh no! They've figured us out! Quick, down the hatch!"

*muahaha-ing ensues*

[Crazyeightzz]

Sorry to break it to so many of you CoD haters out there but when a franchise gets stale its numbers usually dips year over year. How is CoD a dying fad when its numbers are increasing year over year? What, do sheeps multiply?

Anyways, I have not pre-ordered CoD yet because my friends are still on the fence on whether they should go next gen or not yet. I have a preordered PS4 but me and my friends play on XBox 360. As we all know, CoD is best when played with close friends. With so many going in many different directions it's hard to preorder for a game with your friends when most are not sure which system they are going to be ending up with.

So in my case my decision to wait on CoD is directly related to next gen. NOT pre ordering Ghost does not necessarily mean I will not be buying it.

[coffinxnails]

Console transition is a key factor in people not preordering. Lets talk crap about how stale cod is and not realize battlefield is just the same but with a slightly prettier engine

[xActionBasturdx]

Nope...you can just blame Battlefield 4 :)

[OmegaShen]

Pair BF4 vs COD:G, BF4 looks really good and offers more destruction maps. BF4 seems to be more of the next gen game then COD:G.

But who know, maybe after sometime. More people will preoder it, I preoder both. I enjoy COD for its quick jump in and fight. As for BF4, I enjoy tactical strategy that you can do in it. Like make a building fall on to enemies or making a shortcut through a building.

[Scatpants]

I couldn't bring myself to play the multiplayer on the last one for more than an hour. It just felt like more of the same. I don't care if I ever play this new one. It doesn't help theat next gen looks like a slightly improved this gen. I think they might have finally pulled a Guitar Hero and wore out their welcome.

[TheFatherofLies]

I'll probably get the game for PS3. One final FPS MP hellride. I've been enjoying COD's MP since MW1 and I'd like to think the first new mini-IP from IW could have something special but I'm not expecting revolution by any means. It's the end of an era that I've rather enjoyed but it has been milked to death.

MW1 and 2 were transformational games. WAW the BO 1&2 games have also had their moments and even the slight misfire of MW3 was still fun for the most part. I say one last roll for old times sake. :)

[mikeyphi]

Could it be that people just really don't wanna play ur stale IP anymore?

[worldwidegaming]

People are all burned out around this time. Season pass anyone?

[Yarksmate]

What a joke. Honestly the entire Call of duty franchise should have died years ago.

[NeoTribe]

Activision: "we need more interactive fish!"

[tigertron]

Maybe this will be the gen that finally sees the decline of COD.

[quenomamen]

What they gonna say ? We just thought we would coast through this new gen on the same crappy engine and gameplay, turns out we might have hit a speed bump.

[Claudinho69]

what about the fact that most stores are not taking anymore console pre orders, at least ps4 i know.

[Firebird360]

Cod is copy n paste. It'll die with current gen. Battlefield is the next gen cod.

[kensredemption]

-Sigh-

Well, personally I love the Wii U's controller since it's the best for shooters so with that said I'll be getting it. Ironic that pre-orders aren't so hot with the XBO and PS4 since FPSs are the staple of more mainstream consoles.

[alleyes]

If you like it buy it if not dont simple.

[JKeyz90]

yea blame it on the new consoles not the fact that it's been the same copy & paste crap i mean don't get me wrong i liked COD in the past but it's all the same now.....not to mention the new games that are coming out that will blow COD away, Watch Dogs & Killzone are number one right now according to the pre order charts