Activision have confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 has brought the most successful opening weekend in franchise history, beating out MW3 as the best-seller and having more online players than any other launch.
Following the major success of Modern Warfare 2019 and Warzone, Call of Duty players were desperate to get their hands on Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and the upcoming Warzone 2.
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After a ton of pre-order incentives including campaign early access, the full game went live on October 28.
Four days on, Activision have confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 has been a record-breaking launch, being the best-selling Call of Duty game since 2011’s Modern Warfare 3 and featuring the most online players seen in a CoD title’s first three days.
In a November 1 press release, Activision confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 “has become the #1 top-selling opening weekend ever in the franchise,” raking in over $800 million worldwide in its first three days.
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com/0CZTQYL71a — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) November 1, 2022 This means Modern Warfare 2 has outsold MW3’s five-day record of $775 million in only three, making over $25 million more.
Modern Warfare 2019 was previously in second place, bringing in over $600 million in its first three days.
To give an example of how much money this is, Modern Warfare 2 is the highest-grossing entertainment launch of 2022, outselling Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ “worldwide box office openings combined.
” These sales have translated to player counts too, where the game has set a new record for the “number of unique players and hours played through its first three days of premium release.
” The developers will now be looking to Warzone 2’s free-to-play launch and the highly anticipated DMZ mode on November 16, which also brings the first major content update with Season 1.
If you’re wondering whether Modern Warfare 2 is worth picking up, you can read our full review of its campaign and multiplayer. Image Credit: Activision
