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Microsoft wants to paint Call of Duty as not all that important, because gamers play plenty of other games. Dr. Bailey says there are a “good percentage of gamers” who are playing more than 10 franchises on PlayStation.
Dr. Bailey also looked at whether Call of Duty players spend more money, something that came up in Dr. Lee’s report. We only have an audio feed here so it’s difficult to know what data is being show, but there are comparisons between Call of Duty and God of War Ragnarök. Both games have been bundled with consoles.
Dr. Bailey argues that how often a game is played on a first day is a proxy to how important the game is, but she’s not aware of different game bundles in different US states. That could be a hole in the telemetry analysis here.
“Call of Duty is an important game and it’s a popular game, but there’s nothing to suggest it’s... uniquely important,” says Dr. Bailey. She’s also looked at the Nintendo Switch being successful without Call of Duty. Switch share has grown 35 percent without Call of Duty, Dr. Bailey says.
