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Activision Says Early Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare Low Pre-Order Data Is “Highly Inaccurate”

"A statement was provided to ThisGenGaming by Activision that dismisses the rumors of extremely low pre-orders"

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TwoForce2878d ago

Was it Inaccurate, Activision ? For me, it looks legit.

Forn2878d ago

By being even less than the low numbers reported? lol

Eonjay2878d ago

The data came from VGChartz... how the hell they would have any idea what preorders actually are are beyond me. It is by far their most inaccurate data on the site. So in this case Stonewall is correct. It is inaccurate.

iTechHeads2878d ago

Inaccurate doesn't exactly mean false. VgCharts uses estimates, we all know that.
Inaccurate could mean pre-orders are higher, it could mean they are lower. Until Activision provides us with official pre-order data, we can assume the game is performing badly.

opinionated2878d ago (Edited 2878d ago )

@eonjay
I'm always correct.

@itechheads
You can assume whatever you want but basing your assumptions on inaccurate data and wishful thinking just makes you look ignorant.

If you were to look at it objectively your assumptions would be the opposite. Why would you assume that one of the highest selling franchises in gaming history would bottom out at 13k preorders? That's just not reasonable at all.

@thekhurg below
Yup. They forget "performing badly" for COD is like 4 million sales in the first week lol.

Erik73572878d ago

LMAO,

*PR STRATEGY for getting bad sale numbers*

"Yea it's totally in-accurate and not true, but when the numbers are really good it's legit and very very accurate"

thekhurg2878d ago

Yep and it'll end up being one of the top selling games this year too.

AngelicIceDiamond2878d ago (Edited 2878d ago )

At this point, its slowly starting to boil down to only the hardcore COD fans really playing this game. Obviously it'll sell millions and millions like usual just not as much as it has in the past but still millions. COD was that game for everybody, it still is but as I said its trickling down to a more loyal fanbase while the rest are simply moving on to more innovative shooters (Titanfall), a established shooter that's listening to its fans while reinventing itself (BF1 or Doom) or a hybrid MOBA Hero shooter, (Overwatch and Battleborn) hate it or love it even Destiny or Division.

There are literally tons out there with more getting announced. Its narrowing down to the loyalist's now which are still millions and millions of COD fans. I believe the pre-order sales are low, ppl didn't like the trailer the setting, tone, graphics are more or less the same. Its trickling down the nitty gritty of COD fans at this point while the rest of us are seeking newer and different types of shooters.

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Mr Pumblechook2878d ago

I've only played the occasional Call of Duty game so am not a fan, but leaving all the anti-CoD feeling aside I can tell you that the VGchartz info about low pre-orders is nonsense. The franchise is so big with hardcore and occasional gamers. But this false info was written to support the hoped-for narrative that Battlefied 1 will outsell it. This supposition is based on the data about the B1 video being more watched and more liked. For God's sake CoD has been consistently the best selling game everything Christmas for at least 7 years! But some stories should be questioned; if VGchartz released a story saying that EA were receiving low pre-orders for FIFA Football i wouldn't believe it until I received further data.

TwoForce2878d ago

No, it's not. The pre order is lower than Black Ops 3 was.

freshslicepizza2878d ago

every year its the top seller and every year people moan its garbage. you will always get more hate on the internet so all those people who downvote it don't mean much of anything. sales are the only thing that matters to activision.

donthate2878d ago

I dunno, CoD sells well every year. I don't see this year being any different. I mean come, anyone remember:

http://i.imgur.com/pprCJI2....

As much as I dislike CoD, vgchartz has crap estimates so I wouldn't put any stock in that.

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jessionpc2878d ago

Meh, who cares? Like... at least, who cares, "ALOT"?

Let it live, let it die... Tbh, let it do whatever it wants to. A lot of people say how COD ruined a generation of gaming? Nah. COD brought out the fat cats masquerading as, "artists", who then milked their franchises and gave their games 6 different difficulties. From Software, Naughty Dog, Square Enix, CDPR and many other devs are continuing to push the bar, even while facing less profit due to long development, because it's more about the art form than the money, "even though the money is rightfully still important to them."

To be honest?... I'm happy casuals get Call of Duty, i'm happy it's as popular as it is for them. Being able to get hyped up for something, even though most people would agree it sucks, is what really matters. It's nice everyone no matter what level or type of gamer gets to play a game they like, "or think they like."

I'll likely never buy a COD again, but hey... you never know, things change. That's life.

garrettbobbyferguson2878d ago

"brought out the fat cats masquerading as, "artists"

This. I remember when Killzone 2 was "patched" to play more to the whining COD kids at the time. I remember when Resistance 2 was changed completely from its formula to appeal to the COD fanbase (luckily the game had many redeeming qualities). I remember when MOH was changed to appeal to the COD fanbase. See where I'm going with this?

Braxmapoutras2878d ago

Jessionpc I agree with you....what will happen is going to happen regardless what we think...so we will see...

iDadio2877d ago

Thing is if these pre orders are inaccurate when they are apparently low, what made them accurate when they were boasting all these years about how high they was?

Lamboomington2878d ago

" For me, it looks legit."
Doesn't change the fact that it's probably inaccurate.
VGChartz doesn't have the best track record...

Goldby2878d ago

Activision "Those numbers are highly innacurate. and i mean highly!"

Public: so theres more copies sold?

Activision: like i said, those numbers are too high. i wish we had 16k people preorder it. i'd still have a job next week.

Kenshin_BATT0USAI2878d ago

Really, you trust vg chartz? Lol

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BigBosss2878d ago

just admit that the franchise is going down the drain...

However, it wouldn't hurt to release COD4 remaster seperately...

opinionated2878d ago (Edited 2878d ago )

Releasing cod4 separate would hurt sales. That's why they did it. VGChartz didn't include the preorders for the upgraded version that includes cod4 lol. That's why it's inaccurate.

@d3th_D33LR below
Yes it's always hilarious to watch the COD "boycotts" unfold. This is nothing new. You might be able to resist but the vast majority of the dislikers on that trailer will be buying it.

FPS_D3TH2878d ago (Edited 2876d ago )

And now I won't buy either because I'm not a pleb who can't handle voting with my wallet. So ya, they're hurting sales, and I know there's many people with that same willpower not to bend over and fork over money they don't deserve.

Ha you may think it's hilarious but some people aren't as hilariously hypocritical when they say they won't buy it. I'll be picking up bf1, I can 100% live without modern warfare as I have been able to skip the last 2 or 3 pieces of trash they've released in recent years.

KyRo2878d ago

It will happen. Just like all the other 'exclusive' preorder/season pass extras, they always come out down the road when it comes to COD.

ZeroX98762878d ago

@Stonewall
Releasing infinite warfare is what's going to hurt sales.
A remaster of modern warfare 1 along with maybe 5 of the best maps of MW2 and MW3 would have been an instant pre-order for me, like I would've pre-order it the day the trailer would be out!

Me and lots of my friends have been buying every single cod to date (Except Ghost) and infinite warfare is the second entry in the series which we won't be buying. Still enjoying black ops 3 anyway.

opinionated2878d ago

A mw collection would have been an instant preorder for me as well. What I'm saying is that if they release the cod 4 remaster separate then no one would have bought infinite. They would be competing with themselves. Cod 4 remaster won't be standalone for at least 6 months.

People will pay for the "early access". I myself have preordered the upgraded version for cod4 remaster. It's my favorite cod and I won't miss or wait for it. Many of the people who are crying will buy it as well, I'm just honest and a realist.

garrettbobbyferguson2878d ago (Edited 2878d ago )

"Which we won't be buying"

Why? So far nobody has expressed why they hate the new one. Is it because of the futuristic space setting? (Mind you, I haven't purchased a COD game since Modern Warfare).

Lamboomington2878d ago (Edited 2878d ago )

Why ? Does Infinite Warfare look that bad ?

Completely new gameplay mechanics, being able to fly in space, land on a capital ship and walk around, do missions on different planets.

but no, people would rather have the same old run and shoot shallow COD, as long as it's set in the past ? That shows some silly and arbitrary priorities, rather than focusing on the game experience.

Specter2292878d ago

Ohhh I've already played that game ... it's called Halo.

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Moe-Gunz2878d ago

[Enter Mortal Kombat "It has begun" meme here]

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BigGamersSmallTalk2878d ago

Imagine that, VGChartz inaccurate? I would have never guessed at such an obvious thing.

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Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.

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Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.

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Xbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generation

Profchaos4m ago

I'm not surprised surface is struggling they aren't relevant anymore

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An Update on This Year’s BlizzCon and Blizzard’s 2024 Live Events

Blizzard writes: "After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years."

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How about you not hold Blizzcon anymore period. You fucking POS company. I really hope Blizzard would just die.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

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Profchaos1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers20h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken7h ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g16h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing16h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H916h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola12h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66915h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle15h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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