Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Has #1 Most Played Multiplayer This Generation

Written by Brandon Hofer on December 18, 2019

News: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (and the Call of Duty franchise itself) continues to smash records with its multiplayer suite and new features.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was released a little under two months ago. It has been wildly successful since release becoming not only the best selling game of the year but now Activision has reported that Modern Warfare has been the most played Call of Duty multiplayer in this generation. For those who might not know this generation started in November 2013 with the launch of both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 respectively. The next generation will begin next holiday season when Xbox and PlayStation 5 release, most likely in November. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has outpaced all previous Call of Duty multiplayer experiences in hours played, hours per player and average daily players on its way to becoming the most played Call of Duty multiplayer in the first 50 days since launch in six years.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has sold more than one billion in sell-through worldwide, has surpassed 500 million multiplayer hours played since release with nearly 300 million multiplayer matches. This latest Call of Duty title also ushered in some new changes including crossplay and cross-progression support, as well as the removal of a traditional season pass and delivery of free content to all players on all platforms.

“The momentum for Modern Warfare from day one has been incredible. Players are having a great time and are continuing to engage across the multiplayer experience at the highest level in years. We’re also seeing new franchise highs for this console generation in hours played, hours per player and average daily players,” said Byron Beede, executive vice president, and general manager for Call of Duty, Activision. “It’s great to see the fan response to the hard work from our development teams led by Infinity Ward. Players are having a great time, and there’s much more to come as we continue to deliver new content.”

“We’re bringing our players together to play across all platforms and that continues today with a new wave of content coming to everyone for free,” said Patrick Kelly, co-studio head and creative director for developer Infinity Ward. “Starting today Vacant and Shipment are in full multiplayer rotation. Players can also jump into new Gunfight maps, play a new Special Ops mission and play fun new modes, starting with Cranked.”

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One continues today with some new and free content including the following:

Two new multiplayer maps: Vacant and Shipment

Two Gunfight maps

New Special Ops missions

New, multiplayer game mode

The Season One Battle Pass can be purchased for 1,000 COD points or players can upgrade to the Battle Pass Bundle which includes 20 Tier Skips. Regardless of whether you choose to upgrade your Battle Pass, some of the tiers will include free Call of Duty points that can be used in the store or for future Battle Pass upgrades. It should be noted that you can get those COD points by playing the game so you can “buy” the Battle Pass for free once you earn those points.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Have you had a chance to play it yet? If not, do you plan on playing it during the holidays?