A notification to Xbox players just blew up social media, confirming that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is hitting Game Pass on day one. Yep, you heard that right. The notification read: “Just announced: Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is coming to Game Pass on day one later this year!” But before you get too hyped, clicking on the notification leads to an error screen.
Last week, the Wall Street Journal said this year’s Call of Duty game would be part of the Xbox subscription service. This could shake things up, especially with Microsoft possibly tweaking the subscription tiers. Imagine snagging the latest CoD for as little as $11. That’s a game-changer.
The push notification sent to users can be found below:
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Xbox Game Pass App pushed a notification about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 coming to game pass
“coming to Game Pass on day one later this year!”
Jez, says to expect to see the official announcement from Xbox this week!#XboxGamePass pic.twitter.com/jqwQnv6n2e
— GPT: Game Pass Tracker (@GPTGamingNews) May 28, 2024
Call of Duty has consistently topped the charts as the best-selling game year after year. Sony’s been sweating bullets over this because if Microsoft throws it on Game Pass while PlayStation players have to cough up full price, it’s gonna get messy.
The inclusion of CoD in Game Pass has been a significant point of contention in the courtroom drama following the Xbox and Activision-Blizzard merger. This move could seriously tilt the scales in Microsoft’s favor. Activision has already started teasing us with Black Ops 6. Rumor has it that this installment is set in the early 1990s during the Gulf War, with Treyarch at the helm.
