Overview
- Alinea Analytics estimates the PS4/PS5 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops II sold roughly 11.2 million copies on PlayStation in July, far outpacing Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5.
- The analyst firm estimates Halo sold about 351,000 PS5 copies in July and 452,000 PlayStation copies to date while reporting roughly 900,000 sales on Xbox and 212,000 on Steam.
- Alinea attributes much of the gap to pricing and timing, noting the Black Ops ports launched at $39.99 with a temporary PlayStation Plus discount and Halo launched at $60 for what many saw as a modest graphical remake.
- The report estimates the two Black Ops ports generated about $435 million in July with Sony collecting an estimated $130 million from its roughly 30% platform fee for hosting the digital sales.
- Industry outlets and insiders warn these are third‑party estimates with debated methodology and no official sales confirmations from Microsoft or Sony, a reality that matters because such figures can shape publisher and platform strategy.