Activision does more games off the phone than on console and PC

A soldier with a gun stands next to a large brown ship, the two of them standing in front of a screenshot of Candy Crush.

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Here’s a sign of the times: Activision confirmed in newly released financial documents that it made more revenue from mobile games in the past quarter than it did from all console and PC games combined.

discovered before discActivision’s quarterly report was released last week and sheds some light on how its biggest games are performing financially across PC, console and mobile. And because of games like Immortal DiabloAnd Call of Duty MobileAnd Candy Crush Sagahammer Call of duty The publisher makes the most of mobile games. In fact, more than half of its total revenue for the second quarter of 2022 came from mobile titles rather than from console or PC games.

According to the reportAbout 51 percent of Activision’s total revenue in the second quarter of 2022 came from mobile games. This adds up to a total of $831 million in mobile gaming revenue. Meanwhile, its console games earned regarding $376 million, and PC games brought in a little less, $332 million. Finally, Events and Sports brought in $105 million.

If you haven’t realized how huge mobile gaming has been in the past decade, what you might not expect is that $831 million was generated from mobile games, and most of it came from King titles and not stuff like that. Call of Duty Mobile. In the report, Activision says King loves titles candy crush And Farm Heroes I earned over $680 million.

Read more: Activision has to pay a lawyer to not play Call of duty

What these numbers reveal is that for big publishers like Activision, the future is investing more resources and money in mobile games and less focus on console games. once upon a time AAA games are more expensive than ever to developAnd It takes years to buildUnsuccessful mobile games often became the lifeblood of large game companies.

For Activision it’s especially important as Call of duty Still losing millions of players And less efficient. Given that the company has expended most of its energy over the years Call of dutySometime every studio owned it Working in some capacity in the franchise – it’s trying to diversify into mobile, not less, and moving forward.

It is also worth noting that Activision’s highly successful mobile games are one of the main reasons Microsoft began buying the company earlier this year This ensued with major public repercussions following the company was sued Years of sexual harassment and discrimination.

Somehow, Call of duty And Warship Like a bonus Xbox gets above King games and money printing.

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