Black Ops 6 Drives Biggest Ever UK Gaming Traffic on EE and BT Network

Consumer broadband ISP, phone, mobile and TV provider EE (BT) has today claimed that this week’s release of “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” on PC and consoles has “driven the biggest ever amount of gaming traffic for a game launch” on their network, with the largest spike actually hitting on Monday (21st) due to the start of the preload period.

This was the first year that Call of Duty has been made available on Xbox Games Pass Ultimate, and as a result, EE / BT saw a 144% increase in Xbox Live traffic on its home broadband network vs the week before. But none of this should come as a surprise, given how big the download is (details).

The news comes just as EE launches a range of new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 console bundles, featuring various in-game items and claiming savings of up to £550. We’ll simply paste the details of those below, as they aren’t terribly relevant to our normal coverage.

EE’s CoD Bundles

All EE customers and those who purchase the new gaming bundles will have access to bonus in-game items, including the Hella Chill operator skin, 90s Chic calling card, Coin Operated weapon charm and Arcade Avenger emblem. To redeem, EE customers can text ‘BLACKOPS6’ to 150.

Additionally, individuals who purchase the Cross-Gen physical copy of Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6 as a standalone product via the EE Store for Xbox and PlayStation^® consoles, will benefit from the bonus in-game items.

The following new gaming bundles are available from today and will include bonus in-game items for Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6:

PlayStation 5 Slim Bundles

• PlayStation^®5 Slim and physical copy of Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6 (Cross-Gen Edition): £10 upfront, with a monthly cost of £48 per month for 11-months
• PlayStation^®5 Slim and physical copy of Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6 (Cross-Gen Edition): £10 upfront, with a monthly cost of £30 per month for 24-months and comes with: (Save £345). This bundle also includes EE Gamer and Video Data Pass and a 2-year PlayStation^®Plus Premium subscription

Xbox Bundles

• Xbox Series X and physical copy of Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6 (Cross-Gen Edition): £15 upfront, with a monthly cost of £48 per month for 11-months
• Xbox Series S 1TB Digital Edition and digital edition of Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6 (via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate): £10 upfront, with a monthly cost of £21 per month for 24 months (Save £380)
• Xbox Series X 1TB Digital Edition and Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6 (via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate): £10 upfront, with a monthly cost of £29 per month for 24 months (Save £559)

All Xbox bundles also come with a £70 Game Card voucher enabling customers to upgrade their Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6 Cross-Gen Edition to Vault Edition via games.ee.co.uk. EE also offers Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription as a standalone product, starting at just £12 which gives customers access to Call of Duty^®: Black Ops 6 amongst a range of other games available via the Game Pass Ultimate library.