Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is a hit in the United States, but still fails to dethrone the best FPS of all time

Game news Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is a hit in the United States, but still fails to dethrone the best FPS of all time

COD: Black Ops 6, the major asset for X consoles and Game Pass

No matter its ups and downs, the franchise Call of Duty manages to create an event with each of its new releases. For Microsoft and Xbox, this launch was synonymous with a real jackpot. Quickly, the first figures have made it possible to attest to the great success of opus 2024. Certainly, there was a slight decline compared to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 but it is to the advantage of the strategy initiated by Microsoft-Xbox around Game Pass. By making Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 its standard for its subscription formula, Microsoft-Xbox is introducing one of its most attractive propositions in terms of video games and hopes to convert more than one player in the long term.

Yes, thanks to the day one availability of Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 in Game Pass, the new production, signed Treyarch, is causing a sensation on the American manufacturer's machines. Between an increase in revenue on the Game Pass side and a reversal of the balance of power (in terms of attendance) between the PS5 and the Xbox consoles, this launch of COD : Black Ops 6 is enough to make Microsoft smile. The acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King may have cost it enormously but the first results are largely encouraging. However, there is still a way to become the reference on all possible platforms!

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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 in the shadow of the Counter-Strike master

Shortly after the release of Call of Duty : Black Ops 6the verdict on the return of the franchise was clear: in a snap of the fingers, it established itself as “the best launch of the game series” and saw its sales figures take off by more than 60% on PlayStation 5 and Steam. As we said, it was not always easy for Call of Duty but the franchise still has a thirst for records. Unfortunately for her, there is one that she has a lot of trouble getting. A few days ago, new clues came to support the success of Call of Duty : Black Ops 6…and remember that it is difficult to surpass the undisputed master of shooting games on PC.

Among our American counterparts, within the ranking of games with the most active players on PS5 and Xbox Series, it goes without saying that Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 didn't have much trouble securing the number 1 spot. If the figures provided by Circa confirm the very solid performance of the game, they also remind us that there is a title that still overshadows it on PC. As of November 2, when data collection stopped, Counter-Strike 2 is definitely ahead Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 on the Steam platform. Between the two, there was even Monster Hunter Wilds which caught the eye of many players by organizing a beta phase at the end of October.