Call of Duty Warzone 2 sets a new standard for player count before completing a week

Activision launched Call of Duty: Warzone 2 globally on November 16 as their new front-running battle royale title. Players from the community flooded the servers as soon as they went online and quickly took up arms to grind the game and check out the new offerings.

Its popularity thus skyrocketed, reaching a humongous player count of more than 25 million in the first five days after its launch.

Prior to its launch, the game enjoyed massive hype as players questioned if the publisher would be able to fulfill their promise of creating a new and improved gaming experience with more realistic elements.

The thriving playerbase has propped the new title on a pedestal, and it stands strong against criticism, proving that the developer was successful in delivering on the promise they made in the Call of Duty: NEXT event.

Let us take a closer look at the success of Warzone 2.

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Warzone 2 sets record of over 25 million players in five days

Activision released Warzone 2 with the vision of this new battle royale title carrying forward the legacy created by its predecessor. With the quick and massive rise of Warzone 2, it seems like the game is set to create its own legacy and strengthen the future of Call of Duty entries.

Warzone had accumulated a total of around 30 million players in the first 10 days. It will be interesting to see if Warzone 2 can beat this number, considering its record player count in the first five days after launch.

Apex Legends, a competitor to Warzone, was able to amass a whopping 25 million players in a week's time, which further climbed to 50 million within the first month since its release.

The competition is steep and the bar is set high, but we can expect Warzone 2 and its immersive new features to attract players from all over the globe.

The title shares a common platform with Modern Warfare 2 that has enabled the developer to add cross-progression, allowing fans to enjoy the game from where they left off by utilizing connected accounts on multiple supported devices.

The developers also changed the weapon configuration system to be more realistic. Players found it difficult to adjust at first but soon discovered the advanced use cases of the same.

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The potential and promise are high and the community expects greatness from Activision’s latest offering. Fans are enthralled by the new gameplay and can be expected to stick to the game as it offers a whole new grind and reward system.

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