Call of Duty: Warzone 2appears to be a big success for Activision as it crosses an impressive player milestone shortly after release.Warzone 2is the full sequel to 2020’sWarzone, and it comes with a few new features to differentiate itself from the original. Most notably,Call of Duty: Warzone 2adds the new DMZ game modewith a heavy focus on survival and extraction gameplay.
Like its predecessor andModern Warfare,Warzone 2is closely linked withCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as players are required to download a specific pack to play the game. However, gamers who just want to playModern Warfare 2are not required to install theWarzone 2game pack.Modern Warfare 2andWarzone 2came out relatively close to each other, and it looks like both games have been a success.
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The officialCall of DutyTwitter account reveals thatCall of Duty: Warzone 2surpassed 25 million players in just five days. It should be noted thatWarzone 2is a free-to-play title, so users are perhaps more likely to try it as opposed to a paid game. Still, reaching over 25 million players in five days is an impressive achievement. By comparison, it tookCall of Duty: Warzone10 days to reach 30 million users, so it’s likely thatWarzone 2will outpace its predecessor. The originalWarzoneended up surpassing 100 million players in 2021, and it’ll be interesting to see ifWarzone 2manages to achieve the same.
The success story doesn’t end there, as Business Wire reported thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2generated over $1 billionwithin 10 days of its launch. It’s the fastestCall of Dutygame to reach this staggering number, and it also holds the crown for the biggest-ever launch on the PlayStation Store.Modern Warfare 2andWarzone 2appear to be massive successes for Activision, and these games will possibly break more records in the coming weeks.
Despite the massive numbers,Call of Duty: Warzone 2is being review bombedas some players are giving it negative ratings to show their frustrations. It has a rating of “Mostly Negative” on Steam, and the current user score sits at 2.6 on Metacritic. It looks like some PC players are angry about controller users having an advantage due to a significant amount of aim-assist, while others are sharing complaints regardingWarzone 2’s UI and loot system.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
