Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 sets new record as “biggest ever” launch for the series
The first Call of Duty title on Game Pass set a new record
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Microsofthas announced thatBlack Ops 6was the biggestCall of Dutylaunch ever.
According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during Microsoft’s first quarter earnings call on October 30, the latest title in the long-running shooter franchise set a record for day-one players andXbox Game Passmembers as the firstCall of Dutygame to be added to the subscription service (viaVGC).
“Last week’s launch ofBlack Ops 6was the biggestCall of Dutyrelease ever, setting a record for day one players as well as Game Pass subscriber adds on launch day,” Nadella said.
In addition, Microsoft’s CEO revealed that unit sales for PlayStation andSteam"were also up over 60% year-over-year".
“This speaks to our strategy of meeting gamers where they are by enabling them to play more games across the screens they spend their time on,” Nadella added.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is now available onPS4,PS5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X,Xbox Series S, PC, and Game Pass. In its first week of launch, it received two new updates in the form of the Infected game mode and the original 1950s Nuketown map.
Black Ops 6andWarzoneSeason One are set to launch on November 14 and although Activision is keeping quiet on the details, we do know that there will be “all-new Multiplayer maps and modes, a terrifying new in-season Zombies map, as well as the introduction of Omnimovement andBlack Ops 6weapons and Loadout features toCall of Duty: Warzone”.
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