Ports of the original Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Black Ops 2 (2012) both landed in the top 10 best-selling PlayStation games in the US last week, despite ongoing complaints from players about cheating problems and a messy approach to downloadable content. The strong chart performance suggests continued appetite for classic Call of Duty titles even as technical and fairness issues frustrate the community, underlining how enduring the franchise's back catalogue remains commercially.

Players have reported cheating issues affecting the online experience on the reworked ports, while the handling of DLC — such as previously free or bundled content now being sold separately, or confusion over what is included — has drawn further criticism. Despite these complaints, both games' commercial success in the same week indicates that nostalgia and demand for the older Black Ops entries has outweighed concerns for many buyers, at least in terms of sales performance.