Black Ops 6 Sparks Xbox Game Pass Subscription Surge

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 smashes October 2024 sales and gives Xbox Game Pass a lift, too
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is available day one in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, a first for the series since Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. Piscatella notes that non-mobile video game subscription spending for the month rose 16%, largely thanks to Xbox Game Pass.
Game spending is up — and you can thank Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
However, Black Ops 6 is still selling well on PlayStation. Piscatella reports that 82% of Black Ops 6 spending is on PlayStation, although this is very much due to Game Pass.
October 2024 Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Sparks Xbox Game Pass Subscription Surge
Following Black Ops 6 on the sales charts was Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, which is now the fourth best-selling game of the year so far, the best-selling Dragon Ball game in the U.S., and the third best-selling Bandai Namco game in history. Only Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3 have done better from Bandai's portfolio.
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An iconic Call of Duty character is now a playable operator in Black Ops 6
Treyarch has brought a fan-favorite character back to Black Ops 6 as a playable operator. The Replacer has been the centerpiece of Call of Duty's marketing push for Black Ops 6, and now players can take Peter Stormare himself onto the battlefield.
New ‘Call of Duty’ on Game Pass shifted sale share to PlayStation, says Circana
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