Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the most profitable game of 2020, the figure is staggering

The gaming industry is one of the most profitable sectors in the world, thanks also to the presence of videogame franchises that generate billions of revenue per year. One of these is definitely the first person shooter developed by Infinity Ward (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare), which according to data released by Safe Betting Sites, was the premium game with the highest revenue in 2020, generating (both on console and PC) about 1,93 billion in revenue.

As fans of the famous videogame saga will know, Call Of Duty is certainly one of the most successful franchises, making its official debut on various gaming peripherals back in 2003. With Modern Warfare, released in 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC as a reboot of the series, we have officially arrived at the sixteenth chapter of the highly acclaimed franchise of Activision.

The success achieved by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare it is mainly due to the hybrid business model adopted by the US giant, since in March 2020 it announced the release of its battle royale (COD Warzone). Data in hand, the strategy adopted by Activision has proved to be a huge success, given that Warzone has strongly contributed in increasing the sales of the main titles of the saga, including Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War.

In 2020, MW posted revenue of $ 1,93 billion, thus winning the podium of the premium games that generated the most revenues last year. In second place was FIFA 21 (with $ 1,08 billion), while NBA 2K21 and 2K20 took fourth and fifth place, with $ 889 and $ 771 million respectively. Only sixth place for Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, with revenues of 678 million dollars.

Please note that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare it is already available for purchase on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and can also be played on the next generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft thanks to their backwards compatibility. To find out more about the sixteenth chapter of the highly acclaimed video game series by Infinity Ward, at the following link you can find our review complete.