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.
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.
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.
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