Look, we know that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has had a pretty big launch on all platforms, but we're not sure we expected the Xbox version specifically to be this popular. According to Circana's Mat Piscatella, more than half of all US-based Xbox Series X|S users loaded up the new Call of Duty game on the Monday after its release (October 28).
Piscatella took to social media to break down this staggering statistic earlier this week. The analyst says that 52% of Xbox Series X|S players in the US loaded up Call of Duty HQ on Monday. The previous Xbox record for the region was 34% - so this is a huge bump as Black Ops 6 arrives on the platform.
"On October 28th, 52% of active XBS players and 34% of active PS5 players did so. Both were all-time highs for Call of Duty HQ.
Prior to the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the previous high for US daily active player engagement for Call of Duty HQ on Xbox Series came on August 31st, 2024 (34% of daily actives)."
The analyst went on to say that "Game Pass very likely helped boost Call of Duty engagement on Xbox Series", but that given the high player numbers on other systems, "it also hasn't appeared to significantly detract from engagement across other platforms". If this is all as good as it seems, Microsoft will no doubt be delighted with Black Ops 6's results so far.
The Xbox owner has already let us know that the latest COD release has broken multiple records for the team, while the series has now pushed more than 500 million sales since its inception back in 2003.
What do you make of this astonishing statistic? Tell us your thoughts on it down below.
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I'm one of them! I went in thinking I'd just play the campaigns and bounce, but I tried out MP and I'm loving it! Not very good as I'm only lvl 15 after 18 matches, but it's keeping me wanting to come back. Even if it's in small bursts.
This just isn’t my kind of game, so I didn’t touch it. Yet I did reup game pass for the next three years when I found a good price.
One of the 50% that has not… but I will when the Gamepass value skyrockets later this month and I’m caught up on everything else I want to play for the year. Life is Strange and Banishers, I’m looking at you. Not long now, I suppose.
That’s good for sub visibility. (I don’t play COD but glad it is in the catalog).
I've been mostly playing Indie games over the last few months, so this is exactly what I needed. A Triple A game to grind away on 😊 Campaign was great, just the right length of time for me, then we have the addictive MP and Zombies... just brilliant in my opinion.
Im not surprised! Even Im playing it and I never cared for CoD at all.
It took a while, but now Xbox is firing on all cylinders. The world's biggest blockbuster and now Flight Simulator 2024, Stalker 2, Indiana Jones... plus the smaller titles.
I attempted to install it, then got annoyed with the launcher/CoD app and seemingly needing to install yet more stuff.
I've now uninstalled the lot and vowed never to go back.
Of course, that's a bit of a juvenile reaction. But, I do wish they'd sort out the user experience of these things.
That's great support for a fantastic game on GamePass.
Love the multiplayer, and zombies mode is entertaining. Not tried the campaign, still need to finish Cold War's 😁
@robe I just installed the Cross-Gen version. That lets you choose exactly what you want to install. I found it really straight forward and painless.
I was definitely not in that 50%
@robe Another easy option is select the game tile, press Menu button, select Manage game and tick and untick whatever you want, then Save changes. That will keep, erase and install your choice.
For instance, BO6 Campaign (56.5 GB) and BO6 Multiplayer (43.3GB).
I'm surprised that it's still THAT popular on XB, considering PS has been the go-to console for the fanbase for so long. I do wonder how many just got it on GP to try it out due to hype but still don't really gel with it. I'm not into CoD, but, hey, it's on GP, maybe I should try anyway.,
@NEStalgia Go for it! I have only played the original Modern Warfare and original Black Ops game more than a decade ago. I am so into BO6. Very good game to get into, ESPECIALLY if you have Game Pass. This one's a no brainer!
I am going to add to the percentages later this week. I used love CoD. Around Ghosts that love disappeared. Time to give it another chance since it is part of GamePass.
@NEStalgia Try it. There is a training course and you're saving $70. 😜
I played it the day after via Game Pass. Ended up buying it to own outright, since the campaign (the part I care about) is great and I want to support good products. This is why I like GP, I use it as a 'try before you buy' type of deal. Did the same last year with Starfield and will also be trying the Indiana Jones games on GP first, going to try to remember to download it before launch day.
@Gamer83 That's the great thing about Game Pass. I would add that you are playing the final version, because sometimes demos are different. It's also a joy not feeling forced to beat games that you are not enjoying for some reason, in my case, Wolfenstein Young Blood before Call of Duty Black Ops 6 was released.
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