Call of Duty Takes Steam by Storm as Modern Warfare II Creates Franchise History With a New Record

Published 10/29/2022, 6:52 AM EDT

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There’s no doubt that Call of Duty Modern Warfare II has been in the focus of all the gaming lovers this year. The hype for this premium from Activision and Infinity Ward has been on a different level, to say the least.

And now, the results are proving why Modern Warfare II was so much anticipated across the Call of Duty community. Especially when it comes to the digital storefront, Steam. To those who are not aware, the franchise has returned to the platform after five years and it has created a record in just two days of launch.

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare II creates an all-time record on Steam with a mighty concurrent player count

After 2017’s World War II, Modern Warfare II is the first offering from the action franchise on the digital platform. While the expectations for its release were sky-high in the last few months, the game has seemingly exceeded them under two days.

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The sequel to 2019’s rebooted Call of Duty Modern Warfare has created history on Steam. Following its debut on the digital storefront on October 28, 2022, MWII has become the best-ever CoD installment on Steam. As noticed by Benji on Twitter, the title has already touched a peak concurrent player count of 238,522. To be precise, it’s a complete annihilation, while being an all-time record on Steam.

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Before this year’s Call of Duty, the best player count figure was held by the original Black Ops. That game peaked at 118,593 players when it was first launched on Steam.

If one wants to compare the 2022 offering with the last CoD game on Steam, World War II had a concurrent player count of just 56,627. Hence, it’s quite clear to understand how much of a difference Modern Warfare II has made with its awaited return on the platform. Most importantly, Activision‘s newest premium has made this record in just two days of release!

MWII is now available on all the supported platforms for hardcore franchise lovers. They can enjoy it on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Battle.net and Steam.

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What are your thoughts on this epic success of the anticipated sequel? Don’t forget to share your reactions. Let us know in the comments down below.

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Mintu Tomar

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Mintu Tomar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. After completing his bachelor's in Philosophy, he has followed his passion for covering news as a budding journalist. He lives and breathes video games and is a die-hard Call of Duty fan.
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Jito Tenson