Analysts: Black Ops 2 won't break records, new console hardware is needed

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Analysts think that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will sell like hotcakes, but it won't achieve the same level of success as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Their opinions are chiefly based on two factors: this holiday will be crowded full of quality games, and new console hardware will be needed to drive Call of Duty sales further.

According to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter, "I don't think Modern Warfare 3 is going to sell more than the last Black Ops, so I doubt that this one will break a record. I think that Call of Duty is a phenomenon, selling way more than 20 million units annually, and it's unrealistic to think that number can grow meaningfully with each annual release."

"I think games like Call of Duty need new console hardware - developers are working with 7-year-old technology in an environment when tablets and smart TVs will soon be just as powerful," Pachter added.

RW Baird analyst Colin Sebastian thinks Halo 4 and other titles will derail Black Ops 2 sales. "We are forecasting Black Ops 2 to sell roughly the same number of copies as Modern Warfare 2 in 2011," he predicted.

He added, "Overall, I think games like Call of Duty need new console hardware - developers are working with 7-year-old technology in an environment when tablets and smart TVs will soon be just as powerful."

"The entire HD market is very soft at the moment, and it is understandable that retailers, publishers, and analysts are likely to be conservative on any Black Ops II forecast. Whether Black Ops II sets any records this year will depend entirely upon the overall engagement of HD consumers, which is largely out of the control of Activision and Treyarch," EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich proclaimed.

However, M2 Research's Billy Pidgeon thinks Black Ops 2 can break records. "Call of Duty should continue to do very well and is likely to continue to break records as it will sell into a larger installed base of consoles," he stated. "I think other big hits will also continue to perform strongly until we get into the console transition and enthusiast spending begins to shift towards hardware again."

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 tripled preorder sales in the first 24 hours of availability over the original Black Ops.

Posted: May 07, 2012 8:39 pm

Source: http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/17960/analysts-black-ops-2-wont-break-records-new-console-hardware-is-needed

Comments

Rainbow_DashPosted: Tue. May 08, 2012

>play PC
>don't need new hardware
Seems fine to me.

IglesiasPosted: Tue. May 08, 2012

New hardware needed? Daqfuq?

J0EPosted: Tue. May 08, 2012

remiall
ReeceyyH Can't knock it till' you try it.

Just like your mother's filthy douche bag.

Now that was uncalled for and very immature.

OT: "it won't achieve the same level of success as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3."

MW3 was just a major disappointment. It was nothing special at all.

wtswasthatPosted: Tue. May 08, 2012

"but it won't achieve the same level of success as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3." Hahaha. Modern Warfare 3 failed so badly.

garrettdb13Posted: Tue. May 08, 2012

remiall
ReeceyyH Can't knock it till' you try it.

Just like your mother's filthy douche bag.

what are you like 10 or somthing. grow up.

remiallPosted: Tue. May 08, 2012

ReeceyyH Can't knock it till' you try it.

Just like your mother's filthy douche bag.

tportPosted: Tue. May 08, 2012

Ddocttg The main reason that Black Ops 2 will not break records is because people like new things. And no this is not being a troll but Call of Duty has become a repetitive series and you now know what to expect every time you join a match. I used to love Call of Duty and made fun of every Battlefield player and all that blah blah. But from a teenagers point of view i like something (and i hate using this word)...epic. For me Battlefield is that. It's a game where i never kno what crazy s**t is going to happen. The only bad thing is that it doesnt have any way of storing the gameplay like a theater mode. But back on the topic of CoD, new hardware will only prolong the dying series. I will probably still buy them all but i can tell you i wont be hitting max prestige any time soon. I already shoot myself in the foot for buying the hardened edition of MW3...

honestly, i don't believe they really need to change the game just make sure the time period is something relative to historical events so like ww2 and the cold war was awesome but ww3 was pushing it going all the way to 2025 now that is just outrageous, i might buy this game but only for the zombies really i might play the multiplayer but i will definitely buy a different title before this game

SiiCkkPosted: Tue. May 08, 2012

Wow, Just Wow

DdocttgPosted: Tue. May 08, 2012

The main reason that Black Ops 2 will not break records is because people like new things. And no this is not being a troll but Call of Duty has become a repetitive series and you now know what to expect every time you join a match. I used to love Call of Duty and made fun of every Battlefield player and all that blah blah. But from a teenagers point of view i like something (and i hate using this word)...epic. For me Battlefield is that. It's a game where i never kno what crazy s**t is going to happen. The only bad thing is that it doesnt have any way of storing the gameplay like a theater mode. But back on the topic of CoD, new hardware will only prolong the dying series. I will probably still buy them all but i can tell you i wont be hitting max prestige any time soon. I already shoot myself in the foot for buying the hardened edition of MW3...