Disappointing but ambitious quarterly results for the upcoming Call of Duty

it’s done, Activision Blizzard’s quarterly results are down. The publisher, against which Microsoft is ending acquisition proceedings, unfortunately does not appear Not in the highest formBut don’t stop investing…

Numbers don’t fly

Boom, badaboom, bad sales seem to be related to the other Call of duty It bears poisonous fruits. In fact, compared to the same period in 2021, we note a Significant decrease in turnover Which now stands at $1.77 billion versus 2.28 previously. Then there is a drop of more than 22% which is seen from year to year, both in terms of sales and income associated with in-game purchases, downloadable content and other subscriptions. If we break down this number by platforms, consoles and PCs are in a clear loss of speed since we see a 38% stutter each.

The number of active players per month is also affected, even when online Steady decline for 12 months. 14% of users have already given up on the suggestions made by the American giant, which over time could be worrying. However, it must be pointed out that investments and production costs remain high, which is quite in line with the ambition presented in the report and the different viewpoints mentioned.

Two-sided roadmap

Although the licensing cycle has expired Cans To partially explain the perturbation region, This quarter marks the beginning of the period Rich in ads and releasesmostly in Blizzard. Next expansion of hearthstone It was released on April 12, while developers are working on releasing future content for world of cans titled Dragon Flight And classic lush king wrath. Moreover, the latter is already scheduled for the end of the year. Mobile, the only sector in which the company has recorded positive results, has not been forgotten and will soon witness the first foray of this saga into this medium. will also be in Immortal Diablo Unlock the Boogie because the free-to-play plans will land on June 2. In the meantime, the fourth regular episode of the Action-RPG sees its development still in progress but it doesn’t seem to be a major concern. This is also the case for Monitor 2 which will soon launch its own PVP mode tests.

you doubt it, Call of duty not forgotten, despite its small current form. The teams did not give up at the front forefront And war zone Since many things should happen this year, such as We already told you about it from the past. The document did not fail to mention that the next composition will be fine sequel to modern war for 2019. For this occasion, I promised “The latest experience in franchise history”. Its multiplayer counterpart should consist of a whole new experience war zone And It will contain breakthrough innovations.. It has been said and we will really have to keep our promise in the face of the increasing difficulties of persuasion. Reassuringly, the resources devoted to the universe have increased rapidly since the beginning of the period to improve results with the console in hand, but also on smartphones in terms of transferring war zone on the platform.

Finally, due to the acquisition stage, results will not be shown and it has been determined that the transaction must materialize before June 30, 2023, the closing date of Microsoft’s fiscal year. This is a crucial stage presenting itself for Activision Blizzard When it is necessary to find the wind in order to set off again towards more permissive horizons. Answer soon if it will already be next to the Xbox …