Modern Warfare 2 is Call of Duty’s biggest-ever Steam launch

modern warfare 2 It is very hot now. All that hype extends to the PC platform, where annual Call of Duty releases tended to underperform or, in some cases, not register at all.

That trend has been changing for a while now, of course, but Modern Warfare 2 seems to have taken things to new heights on PC this year.

On Steam, Modern Warfare 2 has been, and still is, among the games on the platform. weekly top sales. There was little chance it wouldn’t be a hit at launch, but now we have the hard numbers to prove it. The game attracted a staggering 238,522 concurrent players at its peak several hours ago.

Steam DB The charts show steady spikes in player activity overnight. Given that many buyers were in bed or at work when the game launched in their region, that number is likely to grow later today and over the weekend.

This is the highest peak for simultaneous Call of Duty on Steam, surpassing the previous record holder. Black Ops 3, with 63,681.

As of this writing, Modern Warfare 2 is ranked number five on Steam’s most played games. Even more interesting here is that the new simultaneous spike is significantly higher than last month’s beta, which was open to everyone (at least for the last two days).

Steam figures, of course, don’t represent the entire population on PC, as you can still buy the game on Battle.net. PC codes purchased from third-party stores are also limited to Activision Blizzard’s own platform, so that may be where the majority exists.

With cross-play (although some would like to turn it off), cross-progression, and well-optimized PC builds, Call of Duty’s return was inevitable. The fact that Activision decided that Modern Warfare 2 was the right game to bring Call of Duty back to Steam only made things better.

If you’re among the millions of people currently playing Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer, we’ve got some solid advice on the fastest way to level up your weapons and the best modes for big XP gains.

If you’re stuck at work instead, enjoy our campaign review and all of our other Modern Warfare 2 coverage under the game tag.