Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has change into the largest Call of Duty launch ever, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated Tuesday on the firm’s first-quarter earnings name for FY 2025. The most recent instalment within the well-liked first-person navy shooter franchise set a report for day one gamers as unit gross sales on each PlayStation and Steam had been up over 60 % year-over-year in comparison with final yr’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Nadella stated. Black Ops 6 launched October 25 throughout PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Sequence S/X.

Largest Name of Responsibility Launch Ever

Nadella, who reported upbeat first-quarter results for Microsoft — with a 14 % YoY leap in working earnings on the again of cloud development — to buyers on the earnings name, additionally confirmed that Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 launching on Xbox Game Pass had set a report for subscriber additions on launch day for a title on the service. “This speaks to our technique of assembly players the place they’re by enabling them to play extra video games throughout the screens they spend their time on.” the Micrsoft CEO stated throughout the name.

On the earnings name, Microsoft CFO Amy Hood additionally weighed in on Black Ops 6 launch. “There are two issues in regards to the launch which can be completely different than the Name of Responsibility launch a yr in the past the place income was largely acknowledged within the quarter of buy,” Hood stated. “First, the sport is offered on Recreation Move so for gamers who play by Game Pass, the subscription income is acknowledged over time. Second, the sport requires a web-based connection to play so even for gamers who buy the standalone sport, income recognition may even happen ratably over time.”

The outlook for Microsoft’s total gaming division, nonetheless, wasn’t as upbeat. Hood stated the corporate anticipated gaming income to say no within the excessive single digits because of {hardware}. “We anticipate Xbox content material and providers income development to be comparatively flat,” she added.

Black Ops 6 turned the primary Name of Responsibility title to launch on Recreation Move day one. Whereas unit gross sales figures are unavailable, the sport has had a profitable launch throughout platforms. Activision confirmed Thursday that Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 launch had set new information for day one and opening weekend, topping franchise figures for complete gamers, hours performed and complete matches.

The sport has attracted a sizeable participant base on Steam, in response to SteamDB charts. The Name of Responsibility app, required to entry Black Ops 6 content material, has seen a peak of over 300,000 concurrent gamers on Steam for the reason that sport launched. Over 102,000 gamers are within the sport on the time of writing.