Digital-only ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 dominated the PlayStation 5 charts throughout July 2026. Data from the analytics firm Alinea indicates that the two titles, originally released for the PS3, moved a combined 11.2 million units on the PS Store.
Sales Performance and Market Impact
The performance of the Black Ops ports surpassed the combined sales of all other games tracked on the firm's monthly chart. Black Ops 2 served as the primary driver, accounting for 8.2 million of those total sales. These figures are notable given that the releases were delivered as barebones ports, arriving on modern hardware without technical improvements.
Comparison with Halo: Campaign Evolved
The release of Halo: Campaign Evolved for PS5 saw significantly lower traction, with an estimated 452,000 copies sold as of early August. While the title also saw an estimated 212,000 sales on Steam, analysts noted that Xbox platform figures are more complex to calculate due to the inclusion of Game Pass early access, which may obscure total player counts.
Methodology Note
The figures provided by Alinea are estimates and should be viewed as such. While industry insiders have suggested these numbers are generally in the correct range, the firm has previously produced inaccurate projections. Official sales data remains subject to verification by the respective publishers.