Summary
Sales forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6are up 60% on PlayStation and Steam when compared to last year’s entry,Modern Warfare 3, according to Treyarch Studios developer Miles Leslie. WhileBlack Ops 6has been heavily praised by both fans and critics for its stellar campaign, Sledgehammer Games' previousCall of Dutytitle was blasted for its short and lackluster story mode, which is likely one of the reasons for its poor sales when compared to this year’s entry.
Black Ops 6 Sales 60% Higher Than Modern Warfare 3
While it has already been made clear by Microsoft thatBlack Ops 6is a massive success, Associate Creative Director for Treyarch Studios, Miles Leslie, tells theBBC(viaInsiderGaming) that sales on PlayStation and Steam were 60% higher forBlack Ops 6than they were for 2023’sModern Warfare 3. While the reasoning behind the increase in sales on the two platforms will remain speculation, it’s possible that thenegative reviews surroundingModern Warfare 3’s short campaignwas one of the reasons for its poor sales when compared to this year’sCall of Dutytitle, which received largely positive reviews from both fans and critics.
In the same interview with the BBC, Leslie discussed the impact that putting abrand-newCall of Dutygame on Xbox Game Passhas on the franchise. While Microsoft reported a record-breaking launch forBlack Ops 6, Treyarch’s associate creative director believes it allowed people who might be on the fence about purchasing to give it a shot, especially those who might not have played aCall of Dutytitle for quite some time. But now the studio’s biggest challenge is keeping players engaged for the game’s full life cycle, but Leslie says Treyarch has its “finger on the pulse of the community” to analyze and fix things right away.
As for new content, fans can already check out the recently released Nuketown, with even more goodies on the way later this month.Season 1 ofBlack Ops 6andWarzoneis set to kick off on November 14 with a plethora of new content for both titles, including a new Resurgence map forWarzoneand plenty of new weapons, modes, operators, and multiplayer maps forBlack Ops 6, all of which will be completely free.
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.
