Call of Duty: Ghosts has me conflicted. Not the game itself, mind you. I have no interest in the game. I did, however, state that I thought it might be the only property capable of outselling GTA V this year. Later on, I said I didn’t think Ghosts would manage to outsell even Black Ops 2. I was wrong about one of those.
The game has reportedly done a billion in sales on its very FIRST day of retail availability; a feat that took GTA V 3 days to match – though that game sold 800 million’s worth to actual consumers in a single day. This is sell through to retailers, naturally, and not copies in homes.That is still a ludicrous amount of Call of Duty.
“Call of Duty is by far the largest console franchise of this generation,” Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said. “More people have played Call of Duty this year than ever before, logging four billion hours of gameplay. And in the last 12 months, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, including its digital content, generated more revenues than any other console game ever has in a single year.
“Although it is too early to assess sell-through for Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s launching at a time when the franchise has never been more popular.”
For once, it seems the analysts were right. Speaking about Ghosts’ relatively low Metacritic scores, Cowen and Company’s Doug Creutz said he didn’t believe the scores would have much impact on the game’s sales.
“Ultimately, we don’t think that sales of this year’s title will be impacted enormously by these reviews. Our concern lies more with next year, when Call of Duty will face competition from several new next-gen shooters, including EA’s Titanfall and Activision’s own Destiny. To the degree that CoD may become a bit of a ‘been there done that’ experience for gamers, we think it is vulnerable to losing share as new product enters the market.”
Call of Duty’s mammoth sales seem to continue unabated. Same as it ever was. I really want to find out what actual sell-through numbers look like next week.
Last Updated: November 7, 2013
Admiral Chief Ninja
November 7, 2013 at 07:49
What about that CopyPaste cutscene?
Lets see if they can actually sell those shipped
FoxOneZA
November 7, 2013 at 07:56
Heard the PC version is broken.
Admiral Chief Ninja
November 7, 2013 at 07:58
I heard CoD is broken in general 😛
Axon1988
November 8, 2013 at 07:52
I heard so as well! Something about it repeating itself every year… like a broken PETA activist.
Mark Treloar
November 7, 2013 at 08:20
Apparently huge amounts of lag, and yes if it requires a 2gig patch before you can even start to play then it was broken when it was sold. I haven’t played it yet but I want a refund.
Unalighned John (JJ)
November 7, 2013 at 08:20
That’s kak
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 08:21
Is this what gaming has become? Rush to release broken shit?
No thanks, gimme my Humble Bundles and Indie bundles and one-year-down-the-line-GOTYE’s ANY day over this
Unalighned John (JJ)
November 7, 2013 at 08:22
Yea yea
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:30
What you said. It pisses me off no end. All done so the publisher can please their investors with releasing the game when it was expected to be.
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:03
Admiral sir, I believe I am with you on this one.
I can no longer defend this for argument’s sake. Its a problem. Devs must sort their shit out. Otherwise, my money is going to GoG, Humble Bundles, & GOTYE’s, like you.
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 09:06
I have not bought a SINGLE day one release game (or new release) this entire year. Living off the humbles and indies and GoG’s and steam sales
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:10
I’ve bought 2, Diablo 3 on console, and Injustice: Gods Among Us on console. The rest? Specials and humble bundles. And GoG. Last year I bought Borderlands 2 day 1, and I still don’t regret that. But in the last 2 years, those 3 are the only day 1 purchases.
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 09:11
The last day one I got was Dishono(u)red
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 09:14
Borderlands 2 is the last pre-order I made, everything else since then has been sales or indie bundles – and even there I’ve cut down. I’m kinda proud of myself for that heh.
Unalighned John (JJ)
November 7, 2013 at 09:15
I burnt my fingers with pre-ordering. Never again.
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:21
My last pre-order was Need For Speed Underground 2. That was what? 2005?
Yeah.
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:29
I am so sick of this day 1 patch bullshit. Can you believe it I had someone comment that this is normal and that we should expect it as the poor developers have deadlines?
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 08:37
I am considering getting the game today, but if there are issues like this abound, I may reconsider. Can you point me to a legitimate site where I can read about the patch? I have googled it, but could not find anything? PLease man, I do not want to go and buy a game to have to patch it…
Thanks
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:38
I was following twitter yesterday and everyone was going on about the 2 gig patch. They were also going on about how BF4 was kicking players all night lol
Mark Treloar
November 7, 2013 at 08:41
Don’t have any source material for you except than when you complete the 4 disk install Steam will continue to download a 2gig multiplayer patch. It was an activation patch it would be small but a patch of this size is either a fix or missing content either way it says the game is not complete as sold.
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:20
Could it be the freefall mp map?
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:20
I downloaded the patch, honostly I dont know what it did, because my pc still struggles to run the game. I played with 2xMXAA last night and although gameplay was smooth, the graphics sucked. Will try 4xMXAA tonight. And maybe improve textures a bit.
Brian Murphy
November 7, 2013 at 08:41
Not broken, just useless considering the other FPS’ available for PC 😉
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 08:42
lol zing!
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 08:45
LOOOL
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:17
Dude, the pc version is wack! In a bad way! Jagged edges, I have to put all my settings on low! And with BO2 i played on full gfx!
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 09:21
Did you buy disk or steam?
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:25
Disk, but Im gonna try optimise it tonight.
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 09:55
Did you do MP last night? Was there a patch?
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:57
There was a patch out on the first day already. But I didn’t play mp last night. I leave my pc on, so everything updates while I’m at work.
No Longer SIR Twakkus
November 7, 2013 at 07:59
Its ridiculous dude. I couldnt believe it when I saw it. Heres the youtube link, minor spoiler ahead, be warned.
http://youtu.be/5E82ZkHTiVU
Gavin Mannion
November 7, 2013 at 08:03
I don’t quite get the issue with this.. it’s 5 seconds in a 6-8 hour campaign…
I think last years drama over reused MP assets was worse and still not a big deal. This happens in movies all the time
Admiral Chief Ninja
November 7, 2013 at 08:06
Still, with the CopyPaste stigma ALREADY attached to CoD, don’t you think they would have been more careful?
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 08:15
With all due respect, I think they got one billion reasons not to be careful… or care about a five second scene…
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:01
Pretty much this, yeah. They don’t have to care, because their target market doesn’t care. Why are we as gamers complaining when we won’t be buying the game anyway? We aren’t the target market.
Yes, its copy/paste. Yes, people are stupid for buying it every year. But that’s what they want, so why would the company behind CoD do anything else? It’s making them rich.
Here’s a tip for anyone to get rich: find something that stupid people like. Sell it en masse, and then repackage the product once a year, give it a slightly updated name, and voila. You’re rich.
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:14
Yeah, it’s not like we see people complaining about Apple bringing out the same devices each year! Oh..wait.
People just hate when something is succesful and they dont personally like it.
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:20
Yeah they took a few iterations to catch on though. I love their term, what was it again? “Apple Geniuses”. LOL!
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 09:20
You speak truth, but come on, let’s all be honest here: If we had to hate games because of cutscenes, what games would we be playing? Cutscenes have always been, with the exception of a few games, crap.
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:22
Blizz got that shit yo. But yeah otherwise I mostly skip cutscenes. Fill in the gaps myself.
But I’m talking about the entire package. It really is just more of the same. New levels, new swimming fish, a dog, but its still the same game. It hasn’t evolved, its just added new levels and a few extra touches.
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 09:27
But why do we flock each and every year to rugby stadiums? Isn’t that exactly what CoD does?
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:30
I don’t flock to rugby stadiums. I don’t get that either.
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 09:54
Me neither. But I get the idea that a lot of CoD haters love their sports…
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:59
You have a valid point there.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 09:23
The opening cutscene for Dawn of War is epic.
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:24
Especially if you cant skip them!
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 09:28
Even more if they are directly before that one part where you die the most?
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:30
Exactly
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:31
Oh god that’s the worst. Torture got nothing on this.
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 08:14
People are just desperate to hate on something, they will find any excuse to do so.
No Longer SIR Twakkus
November 7, 2013 at 08:15
Its the principle I have a problem with. Whats next, they going to release the same game next year with a couple of tweaks and different name? O wait, never mind 😉
But in all honesty, if you have a billion in sales on the first day. How can you justify reusing assets like this? Yes it makes time sense but you have buckets of cash you can throw on the development department and you wouldn’t even flinch. And like the Admiral said below, if you already have this stigma floating around, why would you want to entertain it?
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:32
They can justify it because it means nothing to the masses. The masses don’t want to think about a new game, they just want to pretend to themselves they have something new.
Brian Murphy
November 7, 2013 at 08:46
It’s a game that they’re going to make something north of a billion on, I think they can spare the time and company resources to ensure that the assets aren’t copied from previous games. Then again, it doesn’t matter, every bottom feeding mollusk from here to timbuktu will buy it anyway.
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
November 7, 2013 at 11:18
http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/05/call-of-duty-ghosts-review-round-up-get-all-the-scores-here/
It’s pretty cool that Lazygamer is used by other sites in their review round ups . 😀
Mark Treloar
November 7, 2013 at 08:44
reminds we of the lazy ending from Uncharted 2 and 3.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 7, 2013 at 14:17
Good ol’ Copy & Paste Fishhead!
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 07:51
But surely this sales figure includes PC sales as well? I would have been interested to see a GTA V Vs CoD comparison based on console sales only.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 8, 2013 at 09:02
Yeah, far more platforms; Wii U and Pc as well. Don’t expect there were many Wii U sales though.
FoxOneZA
November 7, 2013 at 07:56
There’s a scene from MW2 that looks the same as one from Ghosts! 0_0
No Longer SIR Twakkus
November 7, 2013 at 07:59
Here you go 🙂
http://youtu.be/5E82ZkHTiVU
oVg
November 7, 2013 at 08:55
Cut from Original and Double the profits.
A COD and COD player only has a memory span of 3 seconds anyway.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 10:05
Realistic goldfish tee hee.
Alex [SS] PsyChoPanthis
November 7, 2013 at 08:57
this comment made me flippin LOL!!!
“XrockthefuckonX
4 hours ago
Did
I ever tell you what the definition of Call of Duty is? Call of
Duty……. is….. doing the exact……. same fucking thing…… over
and over again…….. expecting shit to change. That. Is. Crazy.”
No Longer SIR Twakkus
November 7, 2013 at 09:09
LOL! Nice dude!
FoxOneZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:27
I remember that scene. I felt be-dumbed after it and I don’t want that feeling again.
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:11
You mean the first 6 hours of the campaign?
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 09:20
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, oh man HAHAHAHAHA
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 8, 2013 at 09:01
Oh, you.
Martin du preez
November 7, 2013 at 08:05
These are shipped numbers. They don’t know the actual sell-through yet. GTA’s numbers were from actual sales to consumers.
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 08:08
Indeed
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:32
Indeed.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 7, 2013 at 08:38
No they weren’t. GTA V’s billion in 3 days was retail sales as well.
Martin du preez
November 7, 2013 at 08:43
http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1856046&highlight=
Sell through – Units shipped that was actually sold.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 7, 2013 at 09:01
That was the 800 million day one sell-through. that is correct, that was sold to customers. The billion number was sell-in. We have no idea what COD’s sell-through numbers are though.
Martin du preez
November 7, 2013 at 09:03
Either way,it’s incredibly sad the this POS is still making so much money 🙁
FoxOneZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:28
Did they take your money too?
Martin du preez
November 7, 2013 at 09:31
Nope. Never will. Battlefield is my cocaine.
Ultimo_Cleric N7
November 7, 2013 at 08:49
“I did, however, state that I thought it might be the only property capable of outselling GTA V his year.”
*this
DONT HATE MEEEE!!!! xx
Deano
November 7, 2013 at 08:42
Another spin story from our resident Martin.
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:43
No. It is stated in the article 😛
Martin du preez
November 7, 2013 at 08:44
Your reading comprehension sucks. Get glasses and see in 1080p instead of 720p. Or please stop replying to me mmkay.
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 08:45
lol
Deano
November 7, 2013 at 08:46
Awww did I hit a -DLNA nerve ?
Martin du preez
November 7, 2013 at 08:48
0/10
Deano
November 7, 2013 at 08:54
My 720p vision upscales this to 10/10 🙂
Koos
November 11, 2013 at 08:10
Why don’t you stop being a doos? You were the one who wrote abunch of nonsense.
Martin du preez
November 11, 2013 at 08:15
Why are you so angry? Who hurt you?
Unalighned John (JJ)
November 7, 2013 at 08:10
They should tell us how much of that 1b comes from where. Would be interesting to see how much comes from pc. Maybe Rockstar will catch a wakeup and get GTA V to pc already.
Captain GUZ
November 7, 2013 at 08:16
I’m not a big fan of COD but Damm that a lot of happy 12 year old’s
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 7, 2013 at 14:20
Just makes me think.. someone should have worn a condom… 🙁
Biza-B
November 7, 2013 at 08:19
$1 billion?? but how? What could be different from Blops2 to make people “want” Ghosts?
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:32
Remember, those are not ‘sale to consumer’ numbers. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if they did hit 1bil.
Jean Jordaan
November 7, 2013 at 08:39
Every year this thing sells billions, and every year the whole world complains that it is the same shit just in a different package. Like literally the same shit. No new graphics engine, no new physics engine nothing new at all. Wait I forget, the fish swim away when you get close.
I am really losing all faith in humanity.
I have yet to read a good review on this game. Not a single review has a lot of good to say about the game. The game seems to be completely broken in all aspects of it. There are a lot of copy pate going on. WHY WHY WHY buy the game.
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:40
Because the mindless masses want to get excited from consumer buying but don;’t want to actually have to think about a new product. SAFETY.
Biza-B
November 7, 2013 at 08:50
The only decent CoD game was MW. I just don’t understand HOW? GTAV took about 5 years to come out? At least Rockstar WANTED to make a great game. Activision and Infinity Ward release the same damn game every year yet people still buy it?
NostalgicMossel
November 7, 2013 at 09:09
The answer is simple. People who like competitive fps games will buy CoD and Battlefield. Because a new game comes out every year they buy it, there are new maps an most people will be online playing that game. Nothing sucks more than an awesome mp game that no one plays. But I must agree, they dont have to do it, rather just do what Valve does and create CS and let people play it for the next 10 years.
No one buys it for the sp campaign, I played it last night and although it migh’ve been awesome 5 years ago, it’s just plain boring. But multiplayer on the other hand…
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:29
Just goes to show, you can produce a game that is not that great, but because little Timmy loves CoD it will sell.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 08:34
Just you wait until little Timmy sees this heh
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:37
Hide me man! Your enormous stature will frighten the Timmeh off!
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 08:40
You forget to wear pants ONE TIME :/
RinceandRepeat
November 7, 2013 at 08:42
Come on man, when you are standing outside a kindergarten school and forget those onlooking will think anything big BOOM! *RUNS! SKYPE?
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 08:44
That’s what the trenchcoat was for… erm.. I mean, I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Unalighned John (JJ)
November 7, 2013 at 09:02
You know he has a sixth sense for it.
oVg
November 7, 2013 at 08:45
1 billion in baby sitting money. Bobby you clever man.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 08:54
Does the little girl makes shitty comments about your dad?
oVg
November 7, 2013 at 08:58
She is a fake girl gamer, so no. 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 09:10
Oh yes, I see it now, her thumbs are nowhere near the triggers.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 7, 2013 at 14:21
Poor kid is holding it wrong 🙁
Unalighned John (JJ)
November 7, 2013 at 09:11
Lewser
Ultimo_Cleric N7
November 7, 2013 at 08:47
CoD is the Duncan McLeod of gaming. IT WILL NEVER DIE!!!!
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 09:02
Sure it will, JUST CUT ITS EFFIN HEAD OFF!!
Ultimo_Cleric N7
November 7, 2013 at 09:37
Sorry Chief, while I feel BF4 is a strong contender this year, CoD is still a great franchise. I love the games purely for the fun they bring to the table…..as long as you turn the microphones of other players OFF.
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:41
Tabel hey?
Anyways, CoD isn’t made for gamers. It’s made for people who want new levels in their game. Its a glorified add-on pack every year. It’s another WoW. Its only fun if you like doing the same thing over and over and over. And over.
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 09:59
I am curious. How many hours of CoD have you clocked?
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 10:02
CoD 1, finished. CoD Blops 1, got half-way through, bored. Watched the others (youtube you beaut) and just didn’t care for them. I just can’t see the appeal. It just looks to be exactly the same thing. Shoot this, run there, shoot that, survive this wave of enemies, blow this up. Next level.
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 11:56
CoD is like my end of the year popcorn game ritual. Call it visiting the family once a year, something you have to do and enjoy doing it…
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 8, 2013 at 09:07
I do enjoy the SP…but i feel that Ghosts’ is probably the worst SP COD campaign to date (so far. Not finished yet. will finish in the holidays).
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 11:16
Dare I say more than GTA…more than Tekken….more than TW PGA……more than CS……MORE THAN SUPER MARIO?!?!?! Yes I dare say so.
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 11:54
Good for you then! I so want to try CoD online… Alas…
Ultimo_Cleric N7
November 7, 2013 at 11:49
Heil Gammar Nazi!
SaintsRowNigri
November 7, 2013 at 09:58
“I love the games purely for the fun they bring to the table” Thank you. Fun being the operative word here.
Weanerdog
November 7, 2013 at 10:44
*Connor Macleod, there I fixed it for you (Youth of today with their TV series)
oVg
November 7, 2013 at 09:06
All of the game producers around the world are wondering why they even bother with games like The Last of Us.
Lets all jump on the band wagon and give the kids what they want. While we get moooola bucks in return.
Expect the next gen to be nothing but FPS games.
In fact there is no reason to even have a next gen. COD just proved that. Next gen will only be designed around improving the SOCIAL tools to make Virtual Murder simulators even more fun.
Come a long way from Trum Cards but if you think about it, COD is exactly the same thing. MY DICK IS BIGGER THAN YOURS. It is in our Primal brain and nothing is more enjoyable than owning another human in a virtual world.
If I was a suit that had to bank roll another game, this will be the game, using the old 6 year engine in the process.
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 7, 2013 at 09:12
Trum Cards?
Need a p?
Hehe, but yeah, Trump Cards FTW!!!
Unalighned John (JJ)
November 7, 2013 at 09:15
It has become quite the pissing contest.
trueLies
November 7, 2013 at 09:13
Why are there no articles about COD ghosts only running at 720p?
Vampyre Squirrel
November 7, 2013 at 09:19
There have been a few… check the past stories on the site.
trueLies
November 7, 2013 at 09:25
I am wondering if i should wait for xbox one next year or get a ps4 now?
Will xbox games be in full hd next year?
I have heard rumours that COD, BF4 and Titan Fall all run at 720p, and Ryse is supposedly only at 900p.
Im looking for reason to hold out for the xbox
Vampyre Squirrel
November 7, 2013 at 09:42
I can’t help you with reasons there… I’m waiting a good long time before buying into next gen, and then I’ll probably end up with a PS4.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 8, 2013 at 08:58
No idea. I’m getting a PS4, mostly because it’s actually launching here this year. I’ll give my money top the corporation that gives enough of a damn.
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 09:22
Ahhhh C’mon guys. Dont hate. There’s a lot more FPS modern warfare players out there than you realize….and they aren’t all 12 year old. It’s a popular genre. Accept it and move on. I say, the more games the merrier.
FoxOneZA
November 7, 2013 at 09:30
Apparently the game is so badly optimised that enough beefy systems can only manage medium settings. What no 64-bit executable yet?
InsanityFlea
November 7, 2013 at 09:48
They’ve got milking down to a fine art it seems. Sorry, I wont be ‘bending over’.
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 09:51
I dont understand why this SHITTY game/franchise does so well? it is the same thing over and over and over again.. dont people get bored???. Beside having a dog( like we really cared for having a virtual dog , just get a real dog for your back yard), what is new to this franchise?
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 10:02
For the same reason people still eat at the Spur, they don’t know any better.
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 10:26
Yes, they actually do. Going to the same place for dinner isn’t about the food my friend. Well mostly not. It’s the company you’re with that makes it special. The venue doesn’t matter, hence why most families enjoy going to the spur. The kids love it. Happy kids = happy family. That’s life math 101. (FYI, I don’t even go to the Spur and I’m aware of this. I’m more a of healthy, eat at home guy… or fish…..or any place that does a mean half kilo, still digesting this mornings grass, jumpy steak…..or shake your booty at repeating electro music place…or play some pool bang your head rock shack place…or…well you get the idea. Stop hating and placing everything in little marked boxes. LIVE! )
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 10:40
Shame!! Alcat-RASH! doesn’t know better!!
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 10:53
Dude, you’d wish you have the half the experience I do after spending 5 minutes in my presence. Stop hating.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 8, 2013 at 08:57
Am I weird? I go to places for the food as well as the company. I try to avoid Spur like the plague.
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 10:41
LOL
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 10:19
Why have a virtual horse in Darksiders? (I renamed him Binky by the way.) Why have a V-Rotweiler in GTA V? Why put in virtual animals in a GAME when you can just have the real thing? That is your argument? Really? The answer is very, very simple my friend. Because it is FUN! FUN FUN FUN! Having a kick @ss war bread puppy by my side…oooohhh the thought….just got goose bumps…and I shall rename him…well I don’t know yet, have to meet him first by spending money on this Sh*tty game franchise. And in case you haven’t noticed (or you’re still too young to know this).. That is life. Life is repetition, the more things change, the more they stay the same? Ring a bell? The difference is what you make of it. Sure you can go through life all miserable and grumpy and complaining about blah blah virtual animals blah blah blah crap game blah blah I’m high and mightier than these franchises blah blah PUKE….OR, you can remove the broom from yonder nether region and start having some FUN with what you got. Seriously. Life is too damn short to complain about petty silly things. Enjoy the game for what it is… a very cool FPS (new) war STORY. No two stories are the same, no matter how much they look and feel the same. There in lies the beauty of life. Broaden your horizons and stop getting caught up in your set ways. You just might get a surprise.
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 10:36
omg ur such a COD FAN!( Your choice) no need to get
personal! My point here is that there is NOTHING new to this SHITTY COD
game except for having a virtual dog. Read the reviews u daaft TROL! I have no
problem with virtual animals in fact i like them and have named a few myself,
having u refer to my “unknown age” shows me that you in fact waaaay to immature
to even be allowed to play 12 and under games( So even COD is out for u). if you like to do the same thing year after year “thats you Problem”, dont make it mine. Many gamers prefer to play somethig new !!!( but not you) Now be gone with you!!! TROL
Rags
November 7, 2013 at 10:38
Looks like someone hit a nerve. lol
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 10:50
Yep. FYI, I love being a 30-something IMMATURE gamer. Old, new, It’s all good. It’s game time all the time. It’s another game for my vast collection of many different genres and all types of games for all 3 of my platforms. Life’s just more fun that way. I’m like an onion. Lotsa layers with the ability to make men and woman cry (as witnessed above) and yes, my name is AlcaTRASH and I AM a COD fan.
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 15:47
We vented, we insulted, we trolled, we found peace midst the turmoil. Productive day on LazyGamer. 😉
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 10:59
Sooooo, I’m a troll for loving games??? Lots of different games?? Not just one?? Or for not hating this game?? Sure, then I’m a troll. Attention everyone, I am a troll for enjoying all of these awesome games and having an opinion. Major troll alert!!! Call the troll brigade…..we have a troll in our midst. a Troll…over here….
TROLL! (2 L’s)
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 11:23
How is it that we are talking about the SHITTY “COD” GAMES a link to liking/loving lots of different games? i dont care of u hate or love the the franchise and i dont hate your self proglaimed ego either! sounds like you have a dick measurement contest problem. I state again :dont make your “short” comings my problem. Now run along! TROLL!! (see i added another L Happy now?)
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 11:40
Bwahahahaha!!! Boo-boo want a tissue? From not hating to dick size?? And you say I took a FAR jump? And yes, my ego is massive. It’s so awesome. I love getting up in the mornings. I smile and wave to everyone on my way to work. I let them enjoy the sounds of my angelic voice as I sing-a-long to all my awesome tunes. I have natural gaming skills that will make you eat your controller and smash your tv/pc. I am that good. It’s good being me. NOW THAT’S TROLLING!!! YEEEEHAAAA! (you might want to get something that can handle a heavier FLOW from the ladies section at SPAR for your…err…problem Flou-bot. <- I made a Afrikaans funny, it's funny because you're flou. Get it?)
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 11:51
LOL now that is FUNNY! i’ll give u that! But damn dude! U must stop eatin fruit loops in the morning ( How in the world do u think ur a better player than me…CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! what is your prefered plantform? i shall crush thee!
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 12:00
nice edit on the a. 😉 360 or PC. I just can’t get myself to like the PS ONLY because of it’s not so ergonomic controller. It just feels weird. Anyways, I love getting my skills tested and losing, actually. AND Hey! Fruit Loops is what keeps the world spinning. Let’s leave the Toucan out of this. He’s a marketing tool that does not belong in this tool fight. I just called myself a tool. Great. But I feel like a made a new friend. Isn’t that how most good friendships start? With a fight? Now come kimosabi, we must game. What platform do you prefer? We’re OBVIOUSLY not going to settle this over a COD fight. (sorry, just had too) I’m relatively new to Tekken and I’m too shabby. Only got my first ever copy when 6 came out for the 360….
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 12:12
BWAHAHA I so knew you going to say something about the TOUCAN!!360 all the way., and yes there is no better controller than the 360’s. Right we can compare Gamer score on the 360 or we can settle it on BF 3 or even bf3 stats ( xbox) if u have the game or even GTA v online…( Now i want some fruit loops) or name the game . But maybe u can help me with a BIIIG problem. i soooo want to play ac4 but after the reviewe thay say it going to be bettern on the next gen . the XBOX one is months( Feb maybe) away.. dont know if i’ll be able to hold out sooo long as CRUSHING “THEE” WONT TAKE LONG !!!!
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 14:43
Got BF3 and GTA V …..BUT, I need a new router to get the box back on LIVE. Got myself a new LTE stick last night. And I haven’t played AC4 as yet…that’s end of the month only. (First thing tonight : dust off BF3 and insert….) 🙂
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 14:59
lol invite me on xbox nic: Circuitflow.aka as you know it FLOU-BOT ( Cant get enough is sooo funny). Round 1: XBOX Gamer Score Round( Too see who has played the most games ect ect 2: BF 3 actual skills. Whom ever gets the other tags first..and have a Better KD the the other( i sooo going to crush you LOL). but will have to look at the weeked for bf 3 ( like you( I assume) this 30 year old needs to keep the wife happyl) but do u think it worth waiting for ac4 on the next gen?
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 15:18
HAHAHA! Nope, you assume wrong, that’s one mine i’ve avoided stepping on. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, but never married it. Got all the time in the world.
Will add you, I’m Snootiescrowd6 on LIVE. I know…laugh it up. I didn’t choose the nic. Battle ON! That’s maybe a thing we should start up on this here lovely LazyGamer forum (run by the the absolute best mods and reporters in the world of gaming) Kiss ass much? :D. that is starting our own little best of the best league on LIVE. The competitive pool at home is seriously lacking. I pissed my neighbor off something fierce when I got Tekken. She’s an old hand having played since Tekken 1. After a week of playing the light went on and I bet her I could beat her blind folded, team battle 8 vs 8. The score was 8 – 0 in my favor…blind folded…with two perfects thrown in. Hell has no fury like a woman scorned…in TEKKEN. She went from Banshee to Mute (for 2 weeks). Bwahahaha! I have absolutely no competition in the friend circle when it comes to any FPS games….and that sucks. They’re all still stuck on the belief that you only play FPS on the PC (where I also kick their @ss be it the skill levels are a bit better) So…. Mr. Flou-bot, I welcome thee and thy brutal killing skills, neigh, I crave thy brutal lashing skills. Someone’s got to take this ego maniac down a peg or two….honestly, it’s getting out of hand.
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 16:20
Dude! Seriously! Even our companies we work for are competitors. It’s a sign! MWAHAHAHAHA!
Circuitflow
November 7, 2013 at 16:39
MWAHAHAHAHA indeed… think we should ask for Corporate sponsorship!
Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 12:00
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Alcatraz1921
November 7, 2013 at 15:55
Floubot. drop me a mail at private1921@gmail.com please. 😉
Weanerdog
November 7, 2013 at 10:39
Ok I don’t play COD. FPS are really not my cup of tea, I did enjoy borderlands until the shitty end. But here is my take on it. COD players like playing COD and they don’t want a new game, what they are paying for is another years access to the same game. Sure some guys like the SP and for them some years will be better than others but to the vast COD fans out there the SP is some tacky add on, something to play to while away some hours when the internet is down or lagging. Everyone likes to poke fun at COD players, but if you really are judging someone on what games they like you may as well judge them on their skin colour or gender. Anyway this game will sell until something better comes along or until the burnout is so bad.
Rikus
November 7, 2013 at 11:30
Just let me help you guys out. They didn’t actually sell $1bil in one day. That’s the worth of the number of copies they sent out to retailers, not to consumers:
“Activision Sells More Than $1 Billion of Call of Duty®: Ghosts into Retail Worldwide as of Day One”
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 7, 2013 at 11:39
“This is sell through to retailers, naturally, and not copies in homes.”
Rikus
November 7, 2013 at 11:40
Sorry your Exalted Overlordness. My speed reading has failed me. I will go and punish myself now.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 7, 2013 at 11:47
No need for that. Let’s have a beer instead.
Rikus
November 7, 2013 at 11:49
Great idea! I’ll upvote
Ryanza
November 7, 2013 at 12:44
OK you are comparing 2 different things concerning Ghosts and GTA 5, from my understanding.
GTA 5 made $800 0000 day 1 from people buying the game at retail. Where as Ghost made $ 1 billion from selling to retail, it doesn’t mean that people actually bought $ 1 billion worth of stock at retail on day 1 of Ghosts release.
Just to add Rockstar announced it’s sell through and not sell in, at retail. If Rockstar announced GTA 5 sell in, then it would have been more than $ 1 billion.
Last year with Black OPS 2 it was announced that the game made $ 1 billion day 1 but they only made $ 500 0000 from people buying the game on day of release.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 7, 2013 at 13:37
GTA V’s Sell through was 800 million i one day, sell in in three days was 1 billion. Direct comparison. I believe GTA V sell through has exceeded that number quite significantly now though.
Ryanza
November 7, 2013 at 14:30
You so confusing me with sell through and sell in.
Sell into retail. Sell through to consumer.
If GTA 5 made $ 800 million by selling retail stock to people, then just image how much retail stock there was in the 1st place. I think it was like 29 million copies of GTA 5 was sold into retail.
Within 3 days $ 1 billion was made by selling though to customers, i think it was like 16-17 million copies of GTA 5.
That’s why GTA 5 won sales records.
So, GTA 5 = sell-in of 29 million units and sell through of $800 million (day 1), $ 1 billion (day 3)
So Ghosts = sell-in of $ 1 billion and sell through ???
Black Ops 2 = sell-in of $ 1 billion and sell through of $500 million (day 1)
MW3 = sell-in of $1 billion and sell through of $400 million (day 1)
Ryanza
November 7, 2013 at 15:10
Oh yes, just to add. It took James Cameron with Avatar 17 days to reach $1 billion in sales. It took MW3 16 days to reach $1 billion in sales. It took Black Ops 2 15 days to reach $1 billion in sales.
It took GTA 5 3 days to reach $1 billion in sales.
Do you really think Call of Duty Ghost which is the same old shit, is going to beat GTA 5 in the fastest billion in sales? I think not.
oVg
November 7, 2013 at 15:24
Bwahahahahaha
Lalaland
November 8, 2013 at 09:37
Do you understand between sales to retail and sales to customer? Ghost was 1 billion of sales to retailers, including ps4, xbox 1. Gta5 was sales to customer (end user) for only ps3 & xbox360
Ryanza
November 11, 2013 at 07:40
I do not know why Lazygamer wrote this article in such a misleading manner. And with a review score of 8.3 for Ghosts, it just makes me wonder, when I look at other websites. I guess view counts and comments are more important than ….
Activision has admitted that Call of Duty Ghost has sold less than Black Ops 2, day 1 sales to customers.
So the real story here is that Call of Duty couldn’t beat GTA 5 with day 1 sales to customers and Call of Duty couldn’t beat GTA 5 with fastest billion made selling to customers in the entertainment industry.
I am glad that I used Lazygamers review score of 8.3 and this article’s perception of how more people are buying and playing COD this year than any other year, to have me not buying Call of Duty Ghost this year.
Pro-ordinate
November 11, 2013 at 08:29
Lazygamer’s reporting sucks these days. Not only are we reading stuff that websites like Kotaku and IGN have reported on already, it misleads us with this reporting. Reading the articles are like navigating a minefield full of grammar and spelling errors. When trying to help and correct they get all defensive with their READERS!!
Reviews are STILL LATE! We can’t count on them to review a game in time for us to decide whether to get the game or not on day one. By the time their reviews come out the masses of people playing the game have had enough word of mouth going around for us to decide.
It is like they cater to the few regular community members and try to entertain them. Not realising that there are thousands, if not more, readers who do not post comments.
The community sucks and trolls every newcomer who post a view different to their collective sheep mentality. If they are not careful trolls will come to play and the whole comments section will be a trolling session. I used to love this site and posted regularly. But I can’t see why I must receive my news late, reviews late, read through spelling and grammar errors and then deal with a bunch of arrogant, smug community members when commenting and looking for constructive debate. (Try it, as a newcomer go and defend your choice of choosing Xbox).
It simply is not worth it anymore, I will go get my news fresh and NEW on other sites.
Goodbye Lagz.
Johan de Wit
November 13, 2013 at 07:19
“CoD may become a bit of a ‘been there done that’ experience for gamers”
I lost interest after MW2