According to the latest weekly data, Call of Duty HQ currently ranks second in player engagement on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms in the U.S., while Battlefield 6 has seen a modest decline in activity across both consoles. Although this trend may suggest that Battlefield 6’s momentum is gradually lagging behind its main rival, it’s worth noting that Call of Duty HQ aggregates data from multiple titles in the franchise, making direct comparisons between the two games complex due to the inability to isolate individual title performance.
Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 were released on October 10 and November 14, respectively. On November 19, EA claimed that Battlefield 6 was the best-selling shooter of 2025. The following day, a report from Circana confirmed this assertion, stating that the title had become the top-selling game in the U.S. market for the year just weeks after launch.
A month later, however, Battlefield 6’s momentum appears to have significantly weakened. According to recent industry observations by Matt Piscatella, Senior Director at Circana, Call of Duty HQ was estimated to rank second in weekly active users on both Xbox and PlayStation during that week, while Battlefield 6 dropped from sixth to seventh place.
Although the Call of Duty franchise has maintained its growth trajectory following the release of Black Ops 7, the fact that Call of Duty HQ combines data from multiple titles—including the free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone—further complicates comparative analysis. Coupled with recent reports indicating notably lower launch sales for Black Ops 7 in certain markets, Battlefield 6 still has a chance to retain its position as the year’s top-selling game in the U.S. by year-end. However, its near-term outlook for player engagement remains harder to predict.
While Circana’s data shows Call of Duty currently leading Battlefield 6 in console player activity rankings, the situation appears reversed on Steam. According to SteamDB, Call of Duty HQ’s peak concurrent players on Steam stands at 51,017—roughly half of Battlefield 6’s 99,369. Considering that the former figure includes multiple games, Black Ops 7’s standalone user engagement on Steam likely still trails behind Battlefield 6. Battlefield 6’s seventh-place ranking on console activity charts doesn’t necessarily signal trouble; rather, it indicates the shooter maintains a substantial player base more than two months post-launch. Nevertheless, even if Black Ops 7 underperforms individually, the cumulative effect of Warzone and previous Call of Duty titles means the Battlefield series still cannot close this ecosystem gap for now.
DICE and EA are actively responding to this challenge. A key initiative is Battlefield: Red Zone, a free-to-play battle royale launching in late October 2025. Progress in Red Zone will carry over into the paid multiplayer mode of Battlefield 6, positioning it similarly to how Warzone supports Black Ops 7. Upcoming seasonal content, playlist updates, and other adjustments could shift player engagement trends, and Red Zone will enable EA to more effectively challenge Call of Duty’s ecosystem dominance in the near term.
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