# ‘Bare Bones’ PS5 Black Ops Ports Reportedly Have More Players Than Latest Game, Already Best Sellers on PS Store

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bare-bones-ps5-black-ops-ports-reportedly-have-more-players-than-latest-game-already-best-sellers-on-ps-store/
- Published: 2026-07-11T18:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T21:15:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Push Square
- Original article: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/bare-bones-ps5-black-ops-ports-reportedly-have-more-players-than-latest-game-already-best-sellers-on-ps-store
- Topics: Call of Duty, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Older Black Ops ports reportedly outdrawing new Black Ops 7 in players.
- Both ports top PS Store best-sellers in the US, UK, France and Germany.
- Priced at u00a334.99 with no DLC, criticised as steep but selling well.

## Summary

Reports from Call of Duty fansite Charlie Intel suggest that the recently released PS5 ports of the older Black Ops 1 and 2 are being played by more people than the latest instalment, Black Ops 7, across all consoles. Although Push Square could not independently verify the player-count claim, it notes that both re-released titles have rapidly climbed to the top of the PS Store best-sellers charts in several major markets, including the US, UK, France and Germany, indicating strong commercial performance for these stripped-back releases.

According to the article, the two ports are outselling major new titles such as Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced and EA Sports College Football 27, as well as pre-orders for GTA 6, with Black Ops 2 shaping up as the stronger of the pair. PS Plus members receive a 50% discount, but the base price of $39.99/£34.99 has been criticised as steep given the lack of DLC and only minimal improvements over the decade-old PS3 versions; a Push Square reviewer branded the original Black Ops port a "rip off". Despite the criticism of Activision's pricing, the strategy appears to be paying off commercially.

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