The FTC’s trial of Microsoft aimed at blocking the latter’s plans to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has yielded another important piece of privileged information. Today’s discovery comes from a document provided by Sony that reveals the importance of Call of Duty to the PlayStation business, among many other secrets.
The files were supposed to be redacted, but appear to have been scanned into a computer after some parts were blacked out (to prevent anyone from accessing the internal data). Unfortunately, scanning documents blunted the effect of the black markers, making them partially or mostly legible.
The file was uploaded as part of the public domain, and Sony subsequently requested that it be removed so it could be properly edited. But everyone paying attention to the trial has already downloaded everything, so it’s not much use.
According to The Verge, documents show that more than [14?] In 2021, 10 billion users will spend 30% of their time playing Call of Duty on PlayStation. That same year, more than 6 million users spent 70 percent of their time on Call of Duty. But the really eye-opening statistic is that about 1 million PlayStation owners only play Call of Duty (2021), spending 100% of their time on the shooter.
According to the same document, the average Call of Duty player is said to spend more than 70 percent of their time playing Call of Duty, spending an average of 296 hours playing the series alone. All the money spent on time ends up being more enlightening.
In 2021, Call of Duty will be worth more than $800 on PlayStation in the US alone, the documents show.When global audiences are considered, this number jumps to [$1.5] billion.Beyond the game itself, Call of Duty players are spending staggering amounts on accessories, hardware, subscriptions, games, and “PlayStation services” [$15.9?] billion.
Finally, we now know that, according to the document, this year’s Call of Duty Premium Edition will be the last under the current contract between Activision Blizzard and Sony. While that obviously doesn’t mean this will be the last Call of Duty game on PlayStation, Sony is certainly positioning it as the last “confirmed” game. Of course, Microsoft has repeatedly told regulators that it won’t make the series exclusive to Xbox, and has committed to a ten-year deal with Sony, which it already has with Nintendo.
