Call of Duty: Vanguard reportedly sold over 30m copies

eurogamer.net:

Call of Duty: Vanguard sold over 30m copies.

That's according to the LinkedIn profile of a strategic consultant working with Roughmint Consulting who – as part of their role as a «social media strategist» for Activision – helped «to co-develop strategy designed to acquire new players for FPS Call of Duty Vanguard, selling 30 million copies».

«People forget that those commenting on the internet are, for the most part, a very self-similar echo-choir,» said one Redditor, responding to surprise that the 2021 game sold as well as it did, despite a disappointing critical and user reception.

«No such thing as a down year for CoD,» opined another, as other commenters detailed their disappointment with the level design, progression system, and more.

Call of Duty: Vanguard sold 30 million copies pic.twitter.com/9OM437ikSs— Timur222 (@bogorad222) <a href=«https://twitter.com/bogorad222/status/1776214603451515280?ref_src=» https:>April 5, 2024

«Absurd really,» added Smash-Bros-Melee. «There’s so much discussion about gaming online but it’s easy to forget how small of a percentage of the actual game-buying public follows industry news and plays what the hardcore gamer would consider major tentpole releases. A lot of PS5s and Xbox Series are Warzone/Fortnite/streaming app boxes.

»In reality, a lot of people just buy the new CoD game and sports game of their choice (EAFC/Madden/2K) every year, GTA when a new one releases, and maybe Mario Kart and Smash Bros to play with friends."

Of course, without formal confirmation from Activision or parent company Microsoft, for all we know, this could be an inflated or completely artificial figure. Either way, it's got a lot of shooter fans reflecting on Vanguard's success and the impact these kinds of sales have on the franchise, not least because Activision itself