Can Modern Warfare 2 regain Call of Duty's bleeding player base as Activision loses 50 million players?

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Call of Duty is in shambles right now. One of the most popular FPS franchises globally is now struggling to get the desired player count.

On April 26, Activision published its investor report for 2022, which noted that Call of Duty is losing its players regularly. The community predicted this after the disastrous release of Vanguard in 2021 and its integration with Warzone in 2022.

According to the report, Warzone and Vanguard have lost almost 50 million players in one year, despite it all starting so well.

After Activision released its most anticipated game, Call of Duty: Warzone, the first free-to-play battle royale experience in franchise history, the player base skyrocketed in a year. Within 24 hours of its release, the title accrued to six million active players worldwide. The number crossed 150 million in no time, making Warzone Activision's most significant business move.

Currently, though, Activision is genuinely worried about the speed of the plummeting player count. In its latest investor report, the company blamed “lower engagement” in Warzone and the sales drop in Vanguard.

However, the latter still holds the crown for the most selling game in the US this year, which is surprising since it did not reach expectations, and compared to the previous installments, this amount is far from enough.

The free-to-play Warzone’s current state is a lot to blame, and Activision acknowledged the criticism. The constantly growing problems in the title are one of the biggest reasons for the player base getting out.

For the classic Multiplayer and Campaign experience, Vanguard wasn’t the standard COD title that fans had expected for 2021. Activision plans to fix all the mistakes made with the upcoming COD title and Warzone 2.0.

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