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A large number of players are returning to the old Obligations games on Xbox 360 thanks to a recent update.

As seen last week by a Twitter user ZekcoFS, an update arrived for several older Call of Duty titles that fixed matchmaking. This included classics like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3, and Black Ops 2. Now, it seems that a large number of players are returning to the games. As reported by charlieintelligenceBlack Ops 2 managed to reach over 10,000 players over the weekend on Xbox 360, and Modern Warfare 3 had over 7,000 players, significant numbers for some games that are now quite old.

Prior to this apparent fix, anyone attempting to play a game of one of the older Call of Duty titles on Xbox 360 would be unable to do so due to an alleged lack of players. However, this didn’t make much sense, as certain game modes only needed eight players, so being completely impossible was weird. These old Call of Duty games are quite nostalgic for many gamers, so it’s not a huge surprise that they’re getting a lot of players again, especially since they’re backwards compatible on Xbox Series X.

What is currently unclear is whether there will be a fix for PS3 or PC players, both of which still seem to have issues. As it stands, it doesn’t seem like a fix has been provided for either platform, so it’s mostly just Xbox gamers who can revisit older games.

Call of Duty Twitch streamer ModernWarzone too made the claim that there were more people playing these old Call of Duty games over the weekend than playing Halo Infinite and Battlefield 2042 combined, though from our point of view it’s hard to determine which players count for each game.

Over the weekend, Microsoft also announced that PlayStation has finally reached an agreement on Call of Duty, ensuring that the games will stay on the latter for the time being.

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looks like the head of xbox Phil Spencer is already playing Starfield ahead of its September release.

You might be wondering how we definitely know Spencer has been playing Starfield, and that’s simply because if you know someone’s username, you can follow them on Xbox. In turn, on the starfield subreddit, a player following Spencer noticed that she has been playing the next RPG. It’s not exactly surprising that the head of Xbox already has the biggest game of the year for the console on his hands. After all, you’ll probably want to make sure the game is at least somewhat good before submitting it.

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Other fans noted that Bethesda’s head of publishing, Pete Hines, has i’ve been playing the game too, and fans are, of course, a bit jealous of that fact. “Only a few weeks left… stay strong… don’t be envious… urgh…” wrote one user on Reddit (it’s seven weeks at the time of writing, to be precise). “This is ridiculous and unfair and now I’m calling on the merger to block it,” another wrote, presumably speaking of Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda, which is already a long-overdue deal.

While you won’t be able to play it as soon as Spencer or Hines, if you pre-order the premium digital edition of the game, you’ll be able to play it five days early, so it’s always worth it. considering if you are as desperate as some of the fans on Reddit.

Starfield is obviously shaping up to be one of the biggest releases of the year alongside Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but it won’t be as big as it could be for the simple fact that it won’t be releasing on PS5. Xbox isn’t overly concerned by that thought, believing Game Pass will make up for lost sales on the rival platform.

You will finally be able to play Starfield on Xbox Series X/S and PC this September 6.

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