Activision and Treyarch's upcoming first-person shooter "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" has become the first work in the "Call of Duty" series to fail to top the PS5 pre-order rankings after its announcement.
The PlayStation store updated PS5 pre-order rankings show that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 did not occupy the top spot after its release, becoming the first game in the series to fail to achieve this goal.
The top rankings of the PlayStation Store PS5 pre-order rankings are:
1. "NBA 2K26" Superstar Edition
2. "NBA 2K26" Peak No Doubt Edition (Leave No Doubt Edition)
3. Phantom Edition of "Battlefield 6"
4. Ultimate Edition of EA SPORTS FC 26
5. "Battlefield 6" Standard Edition
6. Digital Deluxe Edition "Metal Equipment 3: Remake"
7. Super Deluxe Edition of "Borderlands 4"
The Vault Edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ranked 8th, the Standard Edition of NBA 2K26 ranked 9th, the Gears of War Reloaded ranked 10th, the Ghost of Yotei ranked 11th, the Borderlands 4 ranked 12th, the Standard Edition of Metal Equipment 3: Remake ranked 13th, the Cross-Gen Bundle ranked 14th, and the Standard Edition of EA SPORTS FC 26 ranked 15th.
Based on the list data, the Battlefield series, the competitor of Call of Duty, led the performance - the Phantom version of Battlefield 6 ranked third and the Standard version ranked fifth; while the Black Ops 7 vault version and the cross-generational bundle were behind to 8th and 14th respectively.
Recently, industry analyst Michael Pachter revealed that EA plans to change the Battlefield series to a New Year distribution model similar to Call of Duty.It is said that Byron Beede, general manager of Battlefield, told Pachett that EA plans to build a New Year's goods system through three studios' rotation development (each game development cycle is three years).Although the plan has been launched, Bied admits that it will take time to fully implement it.According to its estimates, players will have to wait five to six years before EA can launch the new "Battlefield" work for two consecutive years.
