According to the latest data from Circana, Call of Duty HQ ranks second in weekly player engagement in the US on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, while Battlefield 6 shows a slight decline, dropping from sixth to seventh place in the week ending December 13.
Despite this, the comparison is complicated by the fact that Call of Duty HQ combines several games, including the free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone, and accurate data for individual titles is not available.
The situation is different on PC: on December 25, Battlefield 6 reached a peak of 99,369 concurrent players on Steam, significantly ahead of Call of Duty HQ with 51,017 players, according to SteamDB. This suggests that Black Ops 7 is lagging behind its competitor on the Valve platform, despite the combined effect of multiple games in the Call of Duty ecosystem.
EA is betting on the free-to-play battle royale mode Redsec, which is positioned as a direct competitor to Warzone. Future updates, including seasonal content and playlist changes, may affect player engagement.