Does 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Have A Shot At Outselling 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4'?

There’s a rule in gaming over the past decade or so. Whatever the yearly Call of Duty installment, no matter how good or bad, will be the best-selling game of the year, every year.

[Skull521]

Probably, I’m not exactly sure what the numbers are for GTA vs the last few CoD games but I would imagine GTA sold more.

[joab777]

Yes. GTA 5 is the best selling game of all time. And here’s the insane part! It’s made more money from its online offerings than the game itself. That’s why games as service are soooooo popular right now!!

[roadkillers]

Technically, isn't the best selling game of all time Minecraft then GTA5?

[Bluemaster77]

Yes GTA's online revenue has been insane.

[strayanalog]

I sincerely hope so.

[Majin-vegeta]

No...RDR isnt as popular as people think.

[Snookies12]

Maybe not, but it's going to be an absolute blast to play. I still can't believe I'll only have about a month to finish Spider-Man before RDR 2 comes out... I just hope both titles sell extremely well. They look like they deserve it.

[generic-user-name]

The first one wasn't because it was the first in its series (not counting non rockstar). First one gained a lot of attention in the last 8 years though. 2 will do better sales wise.

[MadKingGlyn]

What do you mean? Even Red Dead Revolver ( Which is the first ) was made my Rockstar San Diego and was still published by Rockstar themselves.

[generic-user-name]

@MadKingGlyn

They bought Angel Studios while they were making RDR, and Angel Studios became Rockstar San Diego. R* didn't develop the game from scratch themselves. Capcom are responsible for a lot of it. Rockstar finished it up. So while you're not wrong, I still see Red Dead Redemption as the first true Rockstar Red Dead game.

[joab777]

If I had to bet, RDR2 will be the best selling game this year.

[porkChop]

I'm not sure. GTA easily beats out everything else, but Red Dead isn't nearly as popular. There's certainly a lot of hype behind RDR 2 though.

[playnice]

Yet this is the first COD without a campaign. Personally I hope it tanks.

[PhoenixUp]

Call of Duty wasn’t the best selling game in 2013

[PhoenixUp]

Exactly

[Lennoxb63]

Not a chance. I'm getting both though.

[BeardedPriest]

I have actually played the BO4 beta and I can easily say yes.

[isa_scout]

It wont sell even close to Call of Duty numbers(especially with battle royale )but it WILL be better than Call of Duty in every conceivable way.

[Profchaos]

Everything has br its a trendy stupid gimmick

[isa_scout]

I said Red Dead is going to be better than Call of Duty, but are you seriously calling a multiplayer mode a stupid gimmick? I understand if you dislike battle royale,but that's like saying Team Death Match is just a stupid gimmick. Devs and publishers may end up oversaturating the market with battle royale games, but how is that any different than any other genre before it?

[thatguyhayat]

Hasnt call of duty sales been going down year after year

[Profchaos]

Yeah they have been slowing considerably with the exception of ww2 which saw a massive spike because it was what gamers actually wanted but since it's back to the future with 4 is expect a slump again

[Felix_Argyle_Catbro]

RDR2 trailer from 3 months ago has 25 million views on Youtube. Black Ops 4 trailer from 2 months ago has 11 million. It's also the video with the most views for Black Ops 4.

RDR2 trailer from 10 months ago has 35 million.

Yes, it has a massive chance.

[Profchaos]

Pretty sure rdr sold more than whatever cod it released against that year

[FITgamer]

Does it matter? Nope. Can't wait for RDR2.

[Blu3_Berry]

I hope so. CoD don't deserve all those million sales anymore in my opinion.

[OpenGL]

Lifetime, easily. Call of Duty will be replaced in 12 months.

[CBaoth]

Depends on the execution of both right? I've seen people express disappointment for both games since E3. Treyarch developed COD games are among the highest selling in the series. BO3 was supported with DLC for over 2 years and sold nearly 30 million. Red Dead not only will be measured against the success of the 1st RDR but also the runaway freight train known as GTA5. Poor public reception of either of these IPs could spell doom for their respective bottom lines.

What sells the most? Not sure since both could sell upwards of 30 million if both products have high metric scores. I just don't think you can easily assume RDR2 will because it has a R* logo slapped on it. If that was the case we wouldn't have gotten a LA Noire remaster

[smashman98]

Hahaha. This is a joke article right?

[CP_Company]

it will outsold. i am sure 100%

[Nu]

Yes me and Angry Joe are buying it

[jbull]

Definitely will, especially if you were to do it over the full year as RDR2 will have legs.

[MasterCornholio]

I don’t know if it will outsell it but it will be a much better game.

[Profchaos]

Yes

[DivineAssault]

I think so. I know id play this rather than COD any day. My friends as well but there are tons of COD junkies out there so theres no telling

[TheColbertinator]

No campaign for COD. No buy

[showtimefolks]

Yes because it's R*, they will have a huge marketing budget and it will be a better game compared to COD

[AK91]

Rockstar games products has always outsold CoD whenever they launch in the same year however there is a CoD game released every year, so whilst CoD has been outselling Rockstar's products (at least prior to GTA online) in overall sales whenever the two go head to head Rockstar always comes out on top.

[yomfweeee]

Don't understand why people say RDR2 doesn't have a chance. It certainly will win in the long run. I expect it will have a long lifespan like GTAV.

[Spoticle]

Is this a joke?

[MrCrimson]

a shot? i'd guarantee it.

[Tankbusta40]

The radical changes that BLOPS4 has under gone has made me not want to purchase day 1...

[Kados]

Outsell? Unlikely. Be a better game? Yes. CoD is like the iPhone of video games. Not so great product that still sells crazy well, due to loads of blind sheep that are easily amused.

[Elda]

Possibly so.

[joab777]

Uhhh...GTA 5 is THE best selling game of all time. While RDR2 is not GTA, I think Rockstar alone gives it a great shot! Especially since we have been craving dynamic gameplay this gen, and this looks to have it in spades!

[FloydianAndroid]

Sadly probably not......

[DrumBeat]

It would be a victory for the gamer. It would send a message to Activision and CoD developers that what they're doing with their games is wrong and unacceptable, though it probably wouldn't change much. Still, the message would be out there.

[DarkZane]

During the launch period, no it won't outsell it. Lifetime sales, RDR2 won't do as well as GTA5, but it's easily gonna stomp on CoD BO4.

[wheatley]

Looking at the most recent world detail video, I think you can already see their plans for Red Dead Online - if they can make it a fraction like GTA Online it will be another massive seller in the long run.

[BrettAwesome]

It does

[jeromeface]

duh

[Andy_Dee]

In the long run, yes. But I do think cod has a bit of a head start when it comes to audience because of all school kids play the same games and a lot of kids love cod!

But I think RDR 2 will be a masterpiece!

[ramiuk1]

well its got my money,i wont be buying black ops becasue i hate the jumping all over place crap

[Shakengandulf]

Read dead will smash cods sales.. mark my words.

[starrman1985]

Probably not, because kids.

[Artemidorus]

Usually gets a large hype train to the point it goes viral to the world so yes it has an opportunity to get sales.

[inxine]

alot of ppl like cod, alot of ppl like rdr. we'll see how it plays out xD

[Ausbo]

It won’t because it’s not on PC. At least not yet

[Deeke]

No.

[Einhander1971]

Hopefully.