Call of Duty physical sales Black Ops 6 dropped 10% in the UK compared to Modern Warfare 3, likely due to the move to Game Pass for Xbox players, as noted by GamesIndustry.biz. Chris Dring.

The PlayStation 5 accounted for 80% of sales, while the Xbox Series X/S 12% and the PS4 8%. This is largely in line with previous games in the series, which have traditionally dominated on PlayStation.

Again, these are UK-only physical sales, although they give an idea of ​​how popular the game is on Game Pass.

As expected, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 has reached the top of the UK all-format boxed games charts, hitting EA Sports FC25 in second place. Sonic x Shadow Generations took third place.

Nintendo, overall, continues to have a strong presence in physical sales, with Super Mario Party Jamboree, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mario Kart 8 Deluxeand Nintendo Switch Sports all in the top ten.

On Steam, Black Ops 6 is off to an impressive start for PC players.

While simultaneous player numbers are now grouped under the Call of Duty launcher, it reached a peak of 306,460 players at the launch of Black Ops 6.

This is the third highest Call of Duty player spike since the launcher launched in 2022. Its all-time high concurrent player count came with the launch of Warzone 2.0 in November 2022, reaching 491,670 players simultaneous. The second was a free weekend a few weeks later in December, reaching 307,950 concurrent players.

So it’s a good start for the game, although the release’s impact on Game Pass subscriptions will be the real test for Xbox since Microsoft acquired Call of Duty developer Activision Blizzard.

Before the game’s release, Microsoft has withdrawn its £1 Xbox Game Pass trial.

But all is not rosy, because the game has a “Mixed” reaction on Steam due to performance issues and crashes. Activision is also investigating spawning issues following player complaints.