Once again Mouse Gun was the most played game on consoles last week, becoming number 2 in the US for most played on PS5 and Xbox. Battlefield 6 has only the top 7 position on PlayStation and 6th on Xbox by its launch week data, which was viewed a lot of times. Recent statistics tell us that their is only one shooter franchise nowadays that attracts gamers’ attention.
What is the reality behind it? The reply to the tweet from CharlieINTEL was full of arguments, with giving gamers every angle that can be analyzed among the ranks. Player George Escobar said “I am new to BF and it is awesome. I have been a COD fan since 2010 and will not buy BO7″. Such a statement shows that the shooter community has become a battleground where some die-hard COD fans are finally giving the BF6 a chance to win them over.
The discussion point was a bit weird-auser Austin remarked that “Call of Duty HQ includes every single call of duty” was a common answer to this problem. The Call of Duty HQ system allows for the integration of different releases such as Black Ops 6 and Warzone into a single platform which definitely skews the statistics in comparison to Battlefield 6 which has been treated as a solo paid game. User KG Taz did not mince his words when he stated: “Hmmmm paid game versus free warzone + bo6 combined! Great rage bait post.”
What was my point again? Oh, the numbers game. Even if one goes for the metrics combining argument, the other side of the players said that it still affirms the narration that “Cod is dead,” as Christian wrote in his reply. It shows very clearly that Call of Duty has so much player engagement across many games while Battlefield is struggling to get even into the top five during its first week.
GustyxL suggested that “the anti-cheat that detects Cronus usage is pushing all the youngsters back to Cod,” and the debate on the anti-cheat system came up. This illustrates the cheating devices problem, which the gamers of both franchises are facing, but it appears that the measures taken by the Call of Duty might be pushing a few of the players back to the “”nonchalant”” territory.
Battlefield 6 getting #6 and #7 was quite a performance, however, it being a premium title also surprised some commentators. If you take gaming scenario where mostly free games get highest number of players into account then CharlesJhallory stated, “getting to 6/7 without F2P and only on next-gen is pretty insane.”
To the uh, Battlefield’s performance can be seen even more impressive since free and developed and established franchises are competing with it.
GTA5 raised issue in replies is something that cannot be overlooked – user Alpha Male just said “GTA5 is crazy. still humming” whilst TenebrousVex went on and on about how “THEY HAVE BEEN MILKING Y’ALL FOR upgrades pixels!” The unremitting dominance of Grand Theft Auto V in top charts indicates that there are indeed some games that possess unbelievable longevity, thus making it harder to measure the debut of Battlefield 6 in comparison.
Judging the future, several comments pointed out to the upcoming Black Ops 7, NotSoSmark prophesied “BO7 will kill BF on console” and DegenWill22 added that critics “won’t confess it till the BO7 sales release.” This eagerness for the next installment of Call of Duty, indicates that the franchise war is definitely not over and that the window for Battlefield 6 to gain a significant market share might be closing sooner than expected.
The question of the platform arose again with Paul stanbury asking “Do Steam” and Matt Wright saying that “Console stats are the best for understanding what children play.” This shows that different platforms reflect different aspects of player demographics and engagement patterns across the entire gaming ecosystem.
The community reactions are quite interesting since they are divided between the supporters of Call of Duty and those of Battlefield. Some players like Tak just said “PLEASE STOP THE COMPARISON,” while others like Ken Savatgy shouted “King Cod still on top.” The players’ personal connection with the shooter series they have chosen is so strong that they still feel a very high level of dedication to these franchise rivalries.
All things considered these weekly charts are just showing a small part of the very extensive conflict between gaming titans. The refuge that Call of Duty has developed around itself gives it a great near term advantage while Battlefield 6 is trying its best to convert the players’ initial curiosity into sustained engagement. It is possible that the same numbers which are indicating the current player preferences do not imply the same about the situation of these franchises after six months when there would have been numerous content updates and perhaps even price drops.
The replies interactions have demonstrated that gamers are really paying close attention to this.
