Xbox 360 Call of Duty titles get new life after broken servers were restored

2 min. read

Published onJuly 20, 2023

published onJuly 20, 2023

Share this article

Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help Windows Report sustain the editorial teamRead more

Gamers flooded back to classic Xbox 360-eraCall of Dutygames after the online servers forBlack Ops,Black Ops 2andModern Warfare 3were revived last week.

Though the repairs went unannounced (withmatchmaking improvements coming from Microsoft itselfand not Activision), the move was met with a lot of fanfare as hundreds of thousands of players revisited these games’ online multiplayer.

(FYI) The Xbox 360 Call of Duty servers are back online and now gamers are flooding back!!

Black Ops I – 123, 852 playersBlack Ops II – 11,514 playersModern Warfare 3 – 79,619 players

Credit to@Sn4keefor the ????pic.twitter.com/qloT8ODrvx

— Idle Sloth???????? (@IdleSloth84_)July 16, 2023

In fact, these games have shot to the top of Xbox’s top paid games list with 2009’sModern Warfare 2currently in the top spot. Even more impressive is the fact that Xbox Series X sales on Amazon have reportedly jumped since the server fix for these old games, with the Series X being reported sold out in stores.

Since the Xbox 360 Call of Duty servers were fixed, people are reporting Xbox Series X’s being SOLD OUT in stores.

Whilst sales on Amazon have risen by 84%pic.twitter.com/i0iJC9GRR0

— Xbox News (@_XboxNews)July 19, 2023

If true, these reports go to show that the importance of theCall of Dutyfranchise should not be underestimated. It’s no wonder Microsoft is so keen on snagging the series with itspending acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Note: players should be aware thathackers have been widely reported in these titles.

ViaNME.

Featured image via NME.

Robert Collins

User forum

0 messages

Sort by:LatestOldestMost Votes

Comment*

Name*

Email*

Commenting as.Not you?

Save information for future comments

Comment

Robert Collins

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Xbox 360 Call of Duty titles get new life after broken servers were restored#

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier

Xbox 360 Call of Duty titles get new life after broken servers were restored