Summary
It’s been amostlystellar start forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6. Despitelaunching to “Mixed” reviewson Steam, the game scoredan 85 on Opencritic, with 100 percent of critics recommending it, and it reportedlybroke internet traffic records with UK provider BT.
It appears that those internet usage records tumbling were not just due to the game’s file size either, with Black Ops 6 recording significantly more players onSteamthan its predecessor,Modern Warfare 3.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Steam Launch Significantly Stronger Than Modern Warfare 3
UsingSteamDBas a reference point, it appears that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 had over 60 percent more players than Modern Warfare 3 when both games launched.
All ofCall of Duty’sSteam data is tracked through a single listing, rather than individual games like other game series, so there’s a bit of extrapolating to be done. However, when Modern Warfare 3 launched, Call of Duty on Steam peaked at 190,273 players. When Black Ops 6 launched this weekend, the Call of Duty launcher had a maximum of 306,133 players online, a 61 percent increase.
The Call of Duty launcher was initially released on Steam in October 2022 with Call of Duty: Warzone. It was here that it hit its all-time peak of 488,897 players, leaving the latest title with a long way to go.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
