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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 sets record for "Game Pass subscriber adds on launch day", says Microsoft


Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has called last week's Black Ops 6 launch the "biggest Call of Duty release ever", saying …

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition also helped provide more good news for investors, thanks to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's recent arrival. Whether those numbers prove sufficient for Microsoft, given Black Ops 6's Game Pass launch marked a critical test for its subscription service strategy following acquisition of Activision Blizzard, remains to be seen. Nadella also revealed Black Ops 6's launch had attracted the highest number of opening weekend PC players in the franchise's history, while unit sales on PlayStation and Steam were said to be up 60 percent year-over-year.

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