“Call of Duty: Black Ops 6″ has set new opening day and weekend launch records for the 20-plus-year-old franchise, according to Microsoft Gaming.
Per data released by the Xbox owner Wednesday, “Black Ops 6” was the biggest “Call of Duty” three-day opening weekend ever in terms of total players, hours played and total matches. However, Microsoft did not disclose specific numbers for any of those metrics, or comparable figures for previous “Call of Duty” games.
“Last week’s launch of Black Ops 6 was the biggest Call of Duty release ever, setting a record for day one players, as well as Game Pass subscriber adds on launch day,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during the company’s quarterly earnings call Wednesday. “Unit sales on PlayStation and Steam were also up over 60 percent year-over-year.”
“Call of Duty” general manager Matt Cox added: “Thank you to our players around the world for making Black Ops 6 the biggest Call of Duty launch ever. Our goal from the start has been to bring this great game to as many players as possible wherever they are, however they play. Black Ops 6 is an amazing game, and the response from the Call of Duty community has been incredible. This is only the beginning. Nuketown is only days away and Season 1 is right around the corner. We’re just getting started.”
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