It has been one of the bombs of the year: Call of Duty Black Ops 6 can be downloaded completely free (let’s see, you understand us) thanks to the fact that it is part of the catalog of Xbox Game Passboth for consoles and computers. So on paper, it would make sense that it would be Microsoft the platform on which most games will be played within the PC ecosystem. But it doesn’t seem like that’s the case and Steam –as already happened with starfield– it is one of the places where it is most enjoyed.
It is also true that extrapolating the idea that free Call of Duty Black Ops 6 on Xbox Game Pass is already going to lead everyone to want to enjoy the Microsoft Store, it’s a lot to imagine, because the trajectory of Call of Duty I didn’t predict something like that in the area of computers. Please note that the store Valve It has a market share of more than 90% and that, whether we like it or not, has to be noticed in some way,
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is free, but we don’t care
The players of the new title must have thought something like this. Activision which, it must be said, has been an annual phenomenon for eons. Which means that yes or yes, there are many communities of friends who already played based on a habit acquired before Call of Duty Black Ops 6 will come to Xbox Game Pass. And the proof is before our eyes as soon as we take a look at SteamDB.
If we analyze how things are going, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 It is the fifth game in the ranking of the most played games in Steamonly behind three names that are practically immovable. It doesn’t matter what comes to market CS:GO, DOTA 2 either PUBG They are always there. With the exception this time that a certain Banana which has clung to second place with a breathtaking peak of players that exceeds 400,000.
In the case of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 On the 28th, things stood at just over 300,000 simultaneous players (306,133 specifically), so it is evident that at least on PC, fans of the saga of Activision They prefer to check out, own the game and, more importantly, maintain the same community of friends who are with them year after year. You will be with us, which is complicated, when you have enjoyed so much Call of Duty in the same place, go to another part where it changes from the interface to the way to connect to games with colleagues.
Not everyone has Xbox Game Pass
In any case, these figures should not surprise anyone because, although Call of Duty Black Ops 6 be free with Xbox Game Passin the end not all users of Steam (although it has problems from time to time) they have Microsoft’s flat rate, so it is logical that they have to buy the game in the store to enjoy it. At the end of the day, Microsoft must know these figures and that is why it has played by giving away what is one of the most important novelties of the year. Did you do it knowing that you had a network?
