Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is the most successful CoD release that Activision has seen to date. The game has not been without its issues, though. In the following article, we’ll briefly explore the problems that players faced upon launch, the success that the game has since achieved, and how these two aspects relate to other notable launches.
There are several issues pertaining to the launch of CoD: Modern Warfare II. To make this article as concise as possible, we’ll simply list them below:
- Players experience connection issues on PC and Xbox that display the error code ‘HUENEME CONCORD.’ According to Windows Central, this is simply ‘due to the way Call of Duty performs connections’ on these devices.
- Players have also frequently been unable to connect to servers, resulting in them being catapulted back to the lobby.
- On occasion, parties will crash the game entirely, leaving players temporarily unable to play together online.
- The game may also have issues starting up in the first place.
These issues have clearly not had much of an impact on the dedication of CoD’s loyal player base, as the game generated over $800 million worldwide within the first three days subsequent to its global launch. To put this into perspective, that’s more than what Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness grossed combined. For even more perspective, these are 2022’s biggest movie releases, yet, somehow, MWII surpassed their revenue by leaps and bounds.
One factor that likely played a role in Call of Duty’s success with Modern Warfare II is the fact that Activision, the publisher behind the Call of Duty franchise, poured so much time, effort, and capital into the game’s marketing pre-release. This was by far 2022’s biggest, most publicized, and most highly-anticipated launch. You couldn’t go onto YouTube without seeing an ad for MWII, and what ads they were. Seeing celebrities endorse a game so proudly really goes a long way toward garnering public interest.
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