Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is finally here, and beyond being a return to the fan-favorite Black Ops series, it marks the first time that a Call of Duty title has appeared on Microsoft's Game Pass service day-and-date. In other words, it's a big deal.
Currently, gamers around the globe are doing their darndest to solve every Zombies puzzle, unlock the Dark Matter weapon skin for their multiplayer class or go through the game's lenghthy campaign, making it the "biggest Call of Duty release ever," according to Microsoft.
Treyarch believes Game Pass has a lot to do with that early success, with Miles Leslie telling BBC Newsbeat that the service has played a pivotal role.
The"wide linear" design that gave us some of Uncharted and The Last of Us' best levels comes to COD.
Just as Game Pass offers players another way to experience games, Leslie believes that it offers developers the same opportunity to reach gamers. Leslie called the Microsoft subscription service "another avenue to really get the game in the hands of players."
Some of those players, according to Leslie, would have normally been on the fence about jumping into Call of Duty. Whether...