Despite the backlash surrounding this years campaign, and the recent statement from Activision on listening to player feedback that was made yesterday, it seems – at least on Xbox – gamers are still pouring hours into the latest Call of Duty release. It’s almost like the multiplayer is pretty great or something!
In a quick tweet from the Xbox Game Pass Twitter account, Team Green have confirmed a few interesting facts about this years Call of Duty release. While the picture painted isn’t as resoundingly positive as last years Call of Duty Black Ops 6 in sheer numbers, it’s still noteworthy – though using the word ‘franchise’ rather than specific titles unfortunately does make things a little vague.
In addition to #1 in November, @CallofDuty closed out 2025 as the #1 franchise on Xbox Game Pass for total players and hours all year 🫡
— Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) December 10, 2025
Here’s to @CallofDuty & its worldwide community. Season 1 of #BlackOps7 + Call of Duty: Warzone is just getting warmed up.
Writing on social media, the Xbox Game Pass account shared “In addition to #1 in November, Call of Duty closed out 2025 as the #1 franchise on Xbox Game Pass for total players and hours all year. Here’s to Call of Duty and its worldwide community. Season 1 of BlackOps7 + Call of Duty: Warzone is just getting warmed up.“
With a free trial coming for both multiplayer and Zombies next week, alongside the recent Season 1 launch for Black Ops 7, our team have been going hard to bring you their thoughts on the latest updates to the game. We’ll share more on that tomorrow.
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