Activision exec says CoD Advanced Warfare can outsell Ghosts

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The CEO of Activision Publishing believes Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare can eventually outsell its predecessor Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Eric Hirshberg told GamesIndustry that although pre-orders for Advanced Warfare were reportedly lower than those of Ghosts, the newly released title is capable of outperforming last year's series entry in the long-term.

"We see purchase intent well above last year and we see engagement with the brand in social media channels all being markedly up, so I'm still optimistic," Hirshberg said.

A report from industry analysts last week claimed pre-orders for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare were down significantly from those of Ghosts.

Cowen and Company wrote: "Advanced Warfare is now pacing almost 40 per cent behind last year's Ghosts (vs 50 per cent last week) and almost 70 per cent behind 2012's Black Ops 2 (vs 80 per cent last week)."

But Hirshberg suggested these figures were not necessarily completely accurate, since they often focus on a single retailer (in this case Amazon) and don't take into account other types of pre-orders, such as digital sales.

"Preorders are a good barometer for day one, but I don't think they reflect the overall demand for the product," Hirshberg said. "[They] don't represent what they used to because of the move to digital and all the ways people can buy the game."

Advanced Warfare was released today on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Early reviews of the game have been positive.



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NukaPosted:

GreatLogic Still have all of the christmas noobs to get the game yet. That makes the multiplayer 100x better every year.


Best part of getting CoD was the christmas noobs :D

322Posted:

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Pashtun
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JRMH
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monster11223
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R3vo The campaign was fun, I just really wish I could test the multiplayer without having to buy the game. Hopefully they get a MP demo out and then if it is good they will have my buy.


Trust me the mulitplayer is very worth it im glad i spent 150$ on the special edition


Now this is a fanboy. Jesus $150? What a waste of money.

Why do you care how a person spends THEIR money? **** idiots like you these days smh


>calls me an idiot because I call someone a fanboy.
>doesn't realize it's the complete opposite.


smh...cod kiddies these days..jesus.


uh, your statement was ignorant. Him paying $150 doesn't make him a fanboy. Brand loyalty and fanboyishness are two different things. Stfu.


Can't tell if stupid or poorly disguised troll. Now if you're serious he's being loyal to the company by throwing money at them.

Being loyal has the same general definition as "fanboy". Fanboy is just a term people call "loyal" customers or people who like the company and their games.


Please make sure you have common sense next time you tell someone to "stfu".


Loyalty to a company is NOT the same thing as being a fanboy.

Having love for a game is not being a fanboy. As stated above its his money and apparently he does not have a problem spending that much money on a game. Just worry about yourself rather than critiquing others on the web. People are giving you **** cause your acting ignorant. I would tell you to grow up by your probably an immature child still in school that does not have any respect for people.


Hey guys, I'm just commenting to see how big this thing could get lol


Why are you greentexting, lolohnoeszsz? Lmfao if I wanted to see greentexting i'd go to 4chan.
P.S. You're a ignorant douchebag.
>implying you know what 4chan is
>implications


jesus christ you are an idiot. You must just be an epic memer 4chaner bro xD

LatencyPosted:

GibbityTree Well no ****. That's not saying much considering Ghosts was a heaping pile of trash.


That is beyond true. No one trusts the company anymore.

ChibsPosted:

Pashtun
Literacy
TechLife
lolohnoeszsz
JRMH
lolohnoeszsz
monster11223
lolohnoeszsz
Sage
R3vo The campaign was fun, I just really wish I could test the multiplayer without having to buy the game. Hopefully they get a MP demo out and then if it is good they will have my buy.


Trust me the mulitplayer is very worth it im glad i spent 150$ on the special edition


Now this is a fanboy. Jesus $150? What a waste of money.

Why do you care how a person spends THEIR money? **** idiots like you these days smh


>calls me an idiot because I call someone a fanboy.
>doesn't realize it's the complete opposite.


smh...cod kiddies these days..jesus.


uh, your statement was ignorant. Him paying $150 doesn't make him a fanboy. Brand loyalty and fanboyishness are two different things. Stfu.


Can't tell if stupid or poorly disguised troll. Now if you're serious he's being loyal to the company by throwing money at them.

Being loyal has the same general definition as "fanboy". Fanboy is just a term people call "loyal" customers or people who like the company and their games.


Please make sure you have common sense next time you tell someone to "stfu".


Loyalty to a company is NOT the same thing as being a fanboy.

Having love for a game is not being a fanboy. As stated above its his money and apparently he does not have a problem spending that much money on a game. Just worry about yourself rather than critiquing others on the web. People are giving you **** cause your acting ignorant. I would tell you to grow up by your probably an immature child still in school that does not have any respect for people.


Hey guys, I'm just commenting to see how big this thing could get lol


Why are you greentexting, lolohnoeszsz? Lmfao if I wanted to see greentexting i'd go to 4chan.
P.S. You're a ignorant douchebag.
>implying you know what 4chan is
>implications

DPMPosted:

Still have all of the christmas noobs to get the game yet. That makes the multiplayer 100x better every year.

GibbityTreePosted:

Well no shit. That's not saying much considering Ghosts was a heaping pile of trash.

PashtunPosted:

Literacy
TechLife
lolohnoeszsz
JRMH
lolohnoeszsz
monster11223
lolohnoeszsz
Sage
R3vo The campaign was fun, I just really wish I could test the multiplayer without having to buy the game. Hopefully they get a MP demo out and then if it is good they will have my buy.


Trust me the mulitplayer is very worth it im glad i spent 150$ on the special edition


Now this is a fanboy. Jesus $150? What a waste of money.

Why do you care how a person spends THEIR money? **** idiots like you these days smh


>calls me an idiot because I call someone a fanboy.
>doesn't realize it's the complete opposite.


smh...cod kiddies these days..jesus.


uh, your statement was ignorant. Him paying $150 doesn't make him a fanboy. Brand loyalty and fanboyishness are two different things. Stfu.


Can't tell if stupid or poorly disguised troll. Now if you're serious he's being loyal to the company by throwing money at them.

Being loyal has the same general definition as "fanboy". Fanboy is just a term people call "loyal" customers or people who like the company and their games.


Please make sure you have common sense next time you tell someone to "stfu".


Loyalty to a company is NOT the same thing as being a fanboy.

Having love for a game is not being a fanboy. As stated above its his money and apparently he does not have a problem spending that much money on a game. Just worry about yourself rather than critiquing others on the web. People are giving you **** cause your acting ignorant. I would tell you to grow up by your probably an immature child still in school that does not have any respect for people.


Hey guys, I'm just commenting to see how big this thing could get lol

NigoPosted:

Still have the Christmas noobs to buy the game, so it may catch up. But I can't see it over taking ghosts if I'm honest. Ghosts was awful, this game isn't far behind.

HippieSabotagePosted:

This game cant compare to Ghost. Ghost was crap this game is SICK!

carlos-Posted:

TechLife
lolohnoeszsz
JRMH
lolohnoeszsz
monster11223
lolohnoeszsz
Sage
R3vo The campaign was fun, I just really wish I could test the multiplayer without having to buy the game. Hopefully they get a MP demo out and then if it is good they will have my buy.


Trust me the mulitplayer is very worth it im glad i spent 150$ on the special edition


Now this is a fanboy. Jesus $150? What a waste of money.

Why do you care how a person spends THEIR money? **** idiots like you these days smh


>calls me an idiot because I call someone a fanboy.
>doesn't realize it's the complete opposite.


smh...cod kiddies these days..jesus.


uh, your statement was ignorant. Him paying $150 doesn't make him a fanboy. Brand loyalty and fanboyishness are two different things. Stfu.


Can't tell if stupid or poorly disguised troll. Now if you're serious he's being loyal to the company by throwing money at them.

Being loyal has the same general definition as "fanboy". Fanboy is just a term people call "loyal" customers or people who like the company and their games.


Please make sure you have common sense next time you tell someone to "stfu".


Loyalty to a company is NOT the same thing as being a fanboy.

Having love for a game is not being a fanboy. As stated above its his money and apparently he does not have a problem spending that much money on a game. Just worry about yourself rather than critiquing others on the web. People are giving you shit cause your acting ignorant. I would tell you to grow up by your probably an immature child still in school that does not have any respect for people.


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