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Microsoft today confirmed that the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops6 will debut on day one of Xbox Game Pass when the title debuts this fall.
In a message at Xbox wireMicrosoft reiterated that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be revealed shortly after the completion of the Xbox Games Showcase event, which kicks off on June 9, 2024 at 10am Pacific.
During the reveal, Activision will reveal more details about the game, a “dark new chapter” in the Black Ops series. Treyarch and Raven Software are among the game's developers. Microsoft now owns the company thanks to its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023.
Microsoft also released a live-action trailer based on the previous sneak peek trailer The Truth Lies. It includes Gulf War leaders such as Saddam Hussein, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, George HW Bush and Colin Powell. Black Ops 6 is expected to be set during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
There was some debate among gamers about whether Xbox Game Pass would include Black Ops 6. It remains to be seen if Microsoft will create a new tier in Xbox Game Pass that would include the new Call of Duty title, as this could be considered a premium. offer in some form.
Xbox president Sarah Bond recently said that all Microsoft games would appear on Game Pass. But the company is questioning whether it cannibalize sales of premium Xbox games without making enough money from Game Pass subscriptions. Each new Call of Duty title can generate hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in revenue. Microsoft needs to tread carefully here, as it already saw the need to shave 1,900 jobs of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard and shutter of some studios also.