Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Biggest Call of Duty Launch Ever, Sets New Single Day Game Pass Sub Record
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the biggest Call of Duty release ever, with sales on PlayStation and Steam up 60 percent compared to 2023’s Modern Warfare III. Game Pass also benefited from Call of Duty’s release, setting a new record for amount of new subscribers in a single day.
Nadella announced the results during today’s Microsoft earnings, which as usual focused heavily on the company’s AI and cloud-based initiatives. According to Microsoft, Activision Blizzard helped drive a 43 percent rise in gaming revenue while Xbox content and services grew 61 percent. Xbox hardware dropped 29 percent.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 launch last week saw strong concurrents on Steam that outperformed Modern Warfare II and III. You can read our review of Black Ops 6’s multiplayer right here.
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