In the past year, things have not been easy for Call of Duty.Following Black Ops 6's release, complaints about its maps, microtransactions, and, of course, technical matchmaking arose, causing it to lose 50% of its players in less than two months (by comparison, Modern Warfare 3 lost only 6% during the same period).During this time, the game also faced accusations of using generative AI, and its player numbers stagnated at historically low levels.

Although player numbers have rebounded with the launch of each new season, player numbers have fallen further in recent weeks, resulting in the game's weekend online numbers hitting a record low on the Steam platform.

This past weekend (November 1st and 2nd), Call of Duty hit its lowest peak number of online users ever on Steam, according to SteamDB data.The peak total for both days was 112,643.Not so long ago, the game would hit this number on a single day on the weekends.

Prior to this, the lowest combined weekend peak was on September 20 and 21, with a total of 115,785 people.It was slightly higher on October 25th and 26th, with 117,988 people, while on September 27th and 28th, it was 118,359 people.

However, the recently released free battle royale of "Battlefield 6" and the recently released collaboration between "Fortnite" and "The Simpsons" may also be one of the reasons for the serious loss of players in "Black Ops 6".In addition, with only a few weeks left before the release of "Black Ops 7", players may have already developed a strong sense of boredom with "Black Ops 6".

However, despite these external factors leading to player declines, there has never been such a drastic decline in player numbers before the release of a new Call of Duty game.After Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard, it bet heavily on the "Call of Duty" series, and the current atmosphere within the company is likely to be tense.