TheCall of Dutyfranchise by Activision has been host to a plethora of milestones in the past, often related to player count andsales.Call of Duty: Warzoneis no exception to this habit, now passing an impressive milestone by anyone’s count.
SinceCall of Duty: Warzone’s successful release, it has seen continued traffic among the multiplayer player base with aplayer count of 30 millionin mid-March. The player count has only increased since that point, surpassing a player count of 50 million. An announcement for the massive milestone has been made by the official Twitter account forCall of Duty,which can be seen below.
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The 50 million player count is a considerable number by any metric. It seems that it has increased exponentially since its initial release, as well. WithinCall of Duty: Warzone’s first day of release, the title had alreadysurpassed a player count of 6 million. It would soon hit the 15 million mark, now making it past 50 million.
There are likely multiple reasons forCall of Duty: Warzone’s massive success. First and foremost, the franchise is already very popular and its existing fanbase likely carried over toCall of Duty: Warzone,and it is also free to play. This means that it will inherently get more downloads due to the game being free to redeem. Additionally, with eachCall of Dutycomes a migration of players from the previous iteration, soCall of Duty: Modern Warfareplayers may be more likely to playCall of Duty: Warzonegiven the fact that it is now the most recentCall of Dutyiteration focused on multiplayer.
Elsewhere in theCall of Dutyrealm,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 CampaignRemasteredhas been released. Much to the dismay of fans, the game only contains the 2009 title’s campaign withCall of Duty: Warzoneintended as the focus for the multiplayer base otherwise disinterested inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s campaign. Moreover,Call of Duty: Warzonewill likely continue to maintain this multiplayer base, if not see it rise, for weeks to come.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis currently available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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