Call of Duty: Warzone Does Huge Numbers in Its First 24 Hours

Call of Duty: Warzonelaunched on March 10, following significant leaks, rumors, and speculation. Even though Activision kept tight-lipped aboutCall of Duty: Warzoneuntil it actually launched, there was significant hype for the battle royale, and that hype has generated into insane player numbers for its first day of availability. Activision has confirmed thatCall of Duty: Warzonewas played by over 6 million people within in the first 24 hours.

These are huge numbers forWarzone, but not all that surprising. After all,Call of Dutyis consistently the top-selling video game franchise each year, andWarzonedoesn’t even requireModern Warfareto play. While those that ownCall of Duty: Modern Warfarewere able to access theWarzonebattle royale a few hours early, anyone can download a standalone version of the game as well.

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The trick forCall of Duty: Warzonewill be maintaining such a huge player base, and hopefully for the developers, growing it. So far,Warzoneis off to a hot start, with many online praising the mode and the various innovations it brings to the battle royale genre.Warzone’s 1v1 Gulag respawn systemhas earned a great deal of praise, as has the game’s streamlined inventory management, meaning players are more consistently in the action instead of fumbling through menus like other battle royale games.

One way that Infinity Ward and Raven Software will be able to keepCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers engaged for the long-term is by adding new content to the game. We’ve already seen how consistently Infinity Ward has supportedCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, which is currently in itsSeason 2 of content, and so it stands to reason thatCall of Duty: Warzonewill get the same kind of attention.

It will be interesting to see what kind of new content will make its way toCall of Duty: Warzonein future updates. New items and weapons seem obvious, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see some battle royale map changes as well. Other battle royale games have drummed up hype by changing their maps, and so it wouldn’t be surprising for theWarzonemapto get a similar makeover, or for the developers to introduce a brand new second map.

Warzoneplayers will no doubt be excited for more team size options when they come to the game as well, withInfinity Wardmentioning 4- and 5-player squads. But while they wait for what’s coming toWarzonein the future, players can master the current map and modes.

Call of Duty: Warzoneis out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.