Moving from the familiar Steam to hasn’t seemed to impact Activision’s bottom line - in fact, it might have improved it. The decision to place Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on has only been a positive for Activision, as the game broke a series digital sales record last year. Removing that from the equation, Activision is seemingly richer and looks more attractive to stakeholders. Steam’s developer Valve takes a 20% cut on any game that makes over $50 million on the storefront. With Activision putting the game on, the company won’t have to share profits with a third-party seller like Steam.

The lack of cohesion of your games under one roof on PC is frustrating, but there may be a significant reason for that on the business side. Unfortunately, Activision is continuing to make the PC version of Call of Duty: Vanguard exclusive to and has opted out of releasing the game on Steam. However, will Steam fighters be enlisted to help out after Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was exclusive to ? Call of Duty: Vanguard will be shipping soldiers off to war when it deploys on November 5 to physical and digital stores.

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