‘There will always be Call of Duty games,’ says Activision CEO

There has been a Call of Duty game every year since 2005. And according to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, that isn't stopping anytime soon.

[Angeljuice]

Just as there will always be terminal diseases.

[Paytaa]

You're talking about the same thing

[DeadlyOreo]

Huh? Bit extreme don't you think? If you don't like the games just move on.

[nX]

DeadlyOreo

No, shut up, I can't hear this argument anymore. Call of Duty's influence on this industry is too negative and far-reaching to simply ignore it. I don't care if you are okay with paying 5$ for DLC chests, 15$ for a handful of maps, 50$ for some strange ELITE membership or 60$ for the same game with a different name every year... but it's people like you who ruined this industry during the last 10 years by supporting that kind of crap. Of course I'm guilty to some degree as well but at least I've realized that the situation will only get worse as more games copy these money-making schemes and are successful with it.

[ShaunCameron]

@ nX

But it's certainly better than the alternative. And that is paying higher upfront prices for the full experience. After all, the extra content ain't free.

[Shubhendu_Singh]

COD is toooo huge to fail (in terms of profits for Activision)

Even if 20 years down the line franchise hits rock bottom, it will still have atleast some fans that it will manage 1-2 M sales even then, probably turning a profit for Activision (seeing how they have still not invested in making a goddamn new engine)

[PoSTedUP]

But there hasn't been a COD game for a while now... not one that I can recall.

[DeadlyOreo]

Black Ops 3 released in November buddy. They release yearly, I'm surprised you didn't know that.

[PoSTedUP]

Theyre not COD games, don't be silly.

[WushuKnight19]

BO3 is COD in name only. It's hardly anything COD related.

[IxWoodstockxI]

Last CoD game was Modern Warfare 3. What are these people talking about every year?

[PoSTedUP]

While not everyone would agree with that statement, I definitely do.

[Silly Mammo]

I wonder if he thought the same thing about Guitar Hero 7-8 years ago?

[NarooN]

Well of course there will be. They sell like gangbusters every year, so why not?

[stimm16]

At this point I kind of see Call of Duty like Madden or FIFA. There will never been a reason to stop completely. Even if the series tanks out of nowhere, you take a year off, "re-evaluate" your direction, and boom, right back on schedule.

[Jaegar]

Well, as long as they listen to their fans and audience, I don't mind it, tbh.

[stimm16]

Exactly. People can hate the games all they want, but as long as there is a loyal fan base that enjoys the games, why not?

[nX]

There's also a loyal fanbase that enjoys crack and heroine...

[MetroidFREAK21]

Oh goody...

[Skankinruby]

I'm just barely getting back into this series. Don't understand why people don't like the new ones. But these games sell like hotcakes this series isn't going anywhere

[WushuKnight19]

They've gone too far into the future, they've become too easy, too repetitive, the characters have become generic, and their stories are complete shit. COD have gotten for downhall since MW and it hasn't grown since.

[WushuKnight19]

DeadlyOreo

Well, the giant AAA gaming industry thinks that Call of Duty is what the entire world wants. And considering the mass marketing is mostly FPS. No...they don't want us to move on.

[nX]

This is the problem I'm having with it. I don't even mind yearly releases as much as the shady business practices that came with CoD's incredible success. Activision, EA and Ubisoft are not companies I want to have my money anymore.

[Xzviur_Azai]

Ubisoft thought the same... now look, they're finally forced to work on something original and new for AC. Yes there will be AC this year, but it's a remaster of 3 old ones. Infinite Warfare doesn't look that bad but people are definitely showing fatigue of the series regardless.

[ApolloTheBoss]

He'll start singing a different tune when the sales start to drop. People will get tired of the same thing eventually.

[2pacalypsenow]

It makes them a buttload of money, why would they stop making them?