Activision: Black Ops 1 and 2 ports revealed "pent-up demand" for the old days

Ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 to PS4 and PS5 performed better than Activision expected. CMO Tyler Bahl said the company will apply lessons from those releases to Modern Warfare 4 and future entries, leaning into nostalgia and playing with friends.

• Black Ops 1 and 2 ports on PS4 and PS5 exceeded Activision's expectations
• CMO Tyler Bahl called them a "huge success" and a sign of pent-up demand
• Learnings will be applied to Modern Warfare 4 and future CoD games
• Battlefield became 2026's best-selling shooter as CoD sales declined