Despite Black Ops 6 launching as the most successful Call of Duty game ever,cosplay teen evangelion sex hard hentai full video it’s seen a rapid player count drop, having the lowest the franchise has seen in years.

According to a report from The Game Business using data from Ampere, Black Ops 6 has a lower overall player count than it did in both March 2023 and 2024.

When Black Ops 6 launched on Game Pass, Activision announced it was their most successful launch ever, attracting 33.7 million players. Their previous best was 2022’s Modern Warfare 2, which had 31.4 million players in its launch month.

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However, Black Ops 6’s player count has been declining, dropping more sharply than any other year. Despite having the most players at launch, it had the lowest numbers yet in March 2025.

Black Ops 6 player count lowest in recent years

In March 2025, Call of Duty had 20.6 million players, which is lower than both March 2024 (20.8M) and March 2023 (22.4M). So, despite having more players at launch, it had fewer players five months later.

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We’ve always been able to see the player count steadily drop on Steam. However, it’s the smallest percentage of the Call of Duty player base, so while it showed a trend, it wasn’t indicative of the franchise as a whole.

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However, Ampere’s numbers show the total player count, and it lines up with what we’ve been seeing on Steam. March 2025 had the lowest number of average players we’ve seen since it came to Steam in 2022, averaging only 44,613 players a day.

Xbox has also seen a significant drop, going from the most popular place to play Call of Duty to the second, with PlayStation regaining the lead.

Why the drop?

Why has the player count dropped so rapidly? It’s more likely lots of little things, rather than one big problem.

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Black Ops 6 may have even less players than we thought?

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After accounting for lots of Xbox players trying it out with their Xbox Game Pass subscription, perhaps playing the campaign or dipping their toes into multiplayer before moving on, cheating has been a big issue across all multiplayer modes.

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Also, these numbers include Warzone, where the player base was disappointed not to get a new main map with Black Ops 6’s launch. Whatever’s happened, it’s clear Call of Duty hasn’t been as successful in keeping its players engaged as it normally is.

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Warzone’s first-ever battle royale map, Verdansk, arrived in the much-celebrated Season 3 update, which saw an uplift in Steam players. However, server disconnects have been causing major issues in Season 3, so much so that Ranked Play has been temporarily disabled, so time will tell how much this impacts the player count going forward.