Call of Duty: The Vanguard had a relatively bad launch in the UK. Compared to its predecessor “CoD Black Ops Cold War”, sales are said to have decreased by around 40%. Overall, the launch would be the worst UK launch in 14 years. Nonetheless, “Call of Duty: Vanguard” is among the best-selling games of 2021.

Call of Duty: Vanguard Has Worst UK Launch In 14 Years

Bad UK launch for a long time: Appearance “Call of Duty: Vanguard” in Britain significantly worse than its predecessor sold out. According to Gamesindustry.biz, the sales figures are compared to its direct predecessor «CoD Black Ops: Cold War» à decreased by approximately 40 percent. Sales of physical disc editions are said to have decreased by 26% and digital sales by 44%.

This is how we obtain figures that Not so bad for 14 years It should have been when the first “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” came out. At the same time falls Metacritical score of “Call of Duty: Vanguard” with an average of 75 points as low as it’s been since Call of Duty: Ghosts in 2013 was the case.

what is it The reasons for this are likely to be varied. The “Call of Duty” games with a framework that In the Second World War The plays have consistently sold less well than other parts of the franchise in the past. There’s also strong competition in the form of “CoD Warzone”, “Battlefield 2042” and “Halo: Infinite”. furthermore, the crossing from Xbox One to Xbox Series S / X and from PS4 to PS5.

Always the best seller: Despite all this, “Call of Duty: Vanguard” still wears the # 1 in UK sales charts for the week ending November 6, 2021. Overall, this is also expected to be one of the most successful games of the year. Activision’s new shooter had the, despite lower numbers compared to its predecessor second best UK pitch of the year behind FIFA 22.