Former Call of Duty Dev Says 'It's Hard to Watch' Xbox Make Money From Black Ops PlayStation Ports

Former Treyarch level designer Gavin Goslin said on LinkedIn that developers should receive royalties when older games are ported to new systems, calling it "hard to watch" Xbox profit from the recent Black Ops 1 and 2 PlayStation ports. The $40 digital re-releases with no new features reportedly sold 11.2 million copies combined in July, earning around $435 million in one month, according to Alinea Analytics estimates. Goslin argued that legacy revenue should mean retroactive rewards for the developers who built those games.