Activision and Treyarch's upcoming first-person shooter "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" has become the first game in the "Call of Duty" series to fail to top the PS5 pre-order rankings after its announcement.
The updated PS5 pre-order rankings on the PlayStation Store show that "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" did not occupy the top spot after its announcement, becoming the first game in the series to fail to achieve this goal.
The current top rankings of PS5 pre-orders on the PlayStation Store are:
1. NBA 2K26 Superstar Edition
2. "NBA 2K26" Leave No Doubt Edition (Leave No Doubt Edition)
3. "Battlefield 6" Phantom Edition (Phantom Edition)
4. "EA SPORTS FC 26" Ultimate Edition (Ultimate Edition)
5. "Battlefield 6" Standard Edition (Standard Edition)
6. "Metal Gear Solid 3: Remastered" Digital Deluxe Edition (Digital Deluxe Edition)
7. "Borderlands 4" Super Deluxe Edition (Super Deluxe Edition)
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" Vault Edition ranked 8th, "NBA 2K26" Standard Edition ranked 9th, "Gears of War Reloaded" ranked 10th, and "Ghost of Mount Yotei" ranked 10th. Yotei) Digital Deluxe Edition ranked 11th, "Borderlands 4" Standard Edition ranked 12th, "Metal Gear Solid 3: Remastered" Standard Edition ranked 13th, "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" Cross-Gen Bundle ranked 14th, and "EA SPORTS FC 26" Standard Edition ranked 15th.
Based on the list data, "Call of Duty"'s competitor "Battlefield" series leads the way - "Battlefield 6" Phantom Edition ranks 3rd, and the Standard Edition ranks 5th; while "Black Ops 7" Vault Edition and cross-generation bundle lag behind to 8th and 14th respectively.
Recently, industry analyst Michael Pachter revealed that EA plans to change the "Battlefield" series to an annual release model similar to "Call of Duty". It is said that Byron Beede, general manager of "Battlefield", told Pachter that EA plans to build a new year product system through rotating development among three studios (each game has a three-year development cycle). Although the plan has been launched, Bede acknowledged that full implementation will still take time. According to its estimates, players will have to wait five to six years before EA can launch a new "Battlefield" game for two consecutive years.