Black Ops 7 Is Lagging Behind Battlefield 6 in PS5 Pre-Orders, Which Is Surprising to See
In recent memory, when a new Call of Duty game is revealed, it immediately shoots up to near the top of the PS5 pre-orders on the PlayStation Store. However, that hasn’t been the case for this year’s iteration, Black Ops 7.
Days after it was revealed, Black Ops 7 is lagging far behind a lot of titles, with rival Battlefield 6 even ahead of it, which is surprising to see.
Battlefield 6 Pre-Orders on PS5 Tracking Ahead of Black Ops 7 Currently
If you check the PlayStation Store US pre-order page, you’ll see NBA 2K256 and EA Sports FC 26 as the most pre-ordered games, which is not surprising to see. More often than not, sports games take the top spot each year for pre-orders since there are a lot of video game sports fans. It’s also worth noting that the list is sorted by overall value and not units sold. This is also why you see Battlefield 6’s Phantom Edition, which costs $99.99, positioned ahead of the Standard version of the game, priced at $69.99.
Of course, this could all change by next week, or when Black Ops 7’s beta kicks off in October, but for now, Electronic Arts can claim this victory, which is no small feat, given how Call of Duty lords it over other shooter games each year.
This isn’t the first time Battlefield 6 has stolen Black Ops 7’s thunder. The reveal trailer for the upcoming Black Ops entry got ratioed, as excitement for BF6 flooded its comments section.
While BF6 might be leading pre-orders now, we fully expect Black Ops 7 to sell a lot more by year’s end. The casual appeal of Call of Duty is hard to beat, and there are a lot of people who automatically snatch it up to play with friends each year.
Here’s to hoping that Activison will tone down the silly skins in the game, which is something EA seems to be doing based on the leaked soldier skins for Battlefield 6.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will be released on Nov. 14, while Battlefield 6 is set to launch on October 10.
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