Activision's pricey Call of Duty: Black Ops ports for PS5 are selling well regardless of the cost — both games cracked Circana's Engagement Tracker for the week ending 11th July, according to analyst Mat Piscatella.
Circana's Engagement Tracker measures total weekly players on Sony's consoles in the United States, and is typically dominated by evergreen live-service titles. Fortnite and Roblox hold the top three slots, making it notable that two premium-priced legacy ports broke into the rankings at all.
The data suggests that Black Ops nostalgia — or the franchise's enduring pull — is strong enough to move players past sticker shock. Call of Duty has long been one of the best-selling franchises in the US, and Activision's decision to charge a premium for these PS5 versions drew criticism at launch.
No specific sales figures or chart positions were disclosed beyond confirmation that both titles appeared in the tracker. Whether they hold those spots in subsequent weeks will be the real test of the ports' staying power.
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