Call of Duty: Warzone Records 6 Million Players in First 24 Hours

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s new battle royale mode, Warzone, is proving popular. In just 24 hours since its release earlier this week, it’s recorded a whopping six million total players. The news was touted by the game’s official social media channels today.

The numbers perhaps aren’t all that surprising given the game’s enormous install base and the fact that Warzone is a free mode, but it’s an impressive reminder of the franchises’ pulling power nonetheless. We have, after all, seen games like Battlefield V debut battle royale modes long after release with nowhere near the same numbers.

To compare Warzone’s numbers with another hugely successful free-to-play battle royale game, Apex Legends reached one million unique players less than eight hours after launch last year and achieved the milestone of 10 million players and one million concurrent players within 72 hours.

Like any flavor of the month game or game mode, however, the real test will be just how long Warzone’s numbers continue to hold in the millions of players. More on that soon, no doubt.

In related news, there’s a special cosmetic pack available for those playing Warzone on PS4 via PS Plus.

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Alex Gibson

Alex was a Senior Editor at Twinfinite and worked on the site between January 2017 and March 2023. He covered the ins and outs of Valorant extensively, and frequently provided expert insight into the esports scene and wider video games industry. He was a self-proclaimed history & meteorological expert, and knew about games too. Playing Games Since: 1991, Favorite Genres: RPG, Action

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