After the massive success that was the Battlefield 6 beta, including exceeding over 300,000 players during its Early Access beta period, all eyes have shifted toward Call of Duty and how players would respond to Black Ops 7's beta.
It turns out, not that good.
As first spotted by Insider Gaming, Black Ops 7, which is set to release later this year on November 14, is currently undergoing its beta period, beginning with an Early Access period from October 2–5 for those who've pre-ordered the game or have a sub to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, though dozens of codes have been floating around. After that, the Open Beta period will begin for everyone else.
That said, a cursory look at SteamDB shows that Call of Duty has peaked at 74,698 players over the last 24 hours, up from the 35,000 or so it's been maintaining prior to the beta. At the time of writing, 46,385 players are currently active.
It's worth noting that this is the Call of Duty hub as a whole, meaning there's a good chance that several thousand players are not actively engaging with Black Ops 7 and instead are playing a separate game. Also,...
