Content overview: “Ex-Call of Duty Dev Calls for Royalties as Xbox Profits From Black Ops PlayStation Ports”. A former Call of Duty designer is speaking out about the lack of royalties for developers when their older titles are ported to new platforms, specifically citing the recent release of Black Ops 1 and 2 on PlayStation. The developer, who worked on the original games, expressed frustration on social media, saying it's 'hard to watch' Xbox—now owner of Activision—generate revenue from these ports without compensating the original creators.
The ports, which include the classic Black Ops titles, have seen significant commercial success, reigniting debate over fair pay in the games industry. This issue is not new: developers have long argued that they deserve a share of profits when their work is re-released, especially as backward compatibility and remasters become standard. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.