Gamers from around the world downloaded the newCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 2 update, causing an unexpected record to occur. WithCall of Duty: Warzonebeing an online experience, many players caused a surge in varying internet companies' usage charts. While most companies saw a surge, Virgin Media hit a historic high withCall of Duty: Warzonefans downloading new content.
Virgin Media is used by millions of people across the globe. While it is one of many internet providers, it is the only company reporting a massive surge afterCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 2 launched. While it is unknown what threshold fans had to exceed to hit a historic high, fans do know that Season 2 was not a light update to acquire.
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OnceCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 2launched, the average internet user’s download rate spiked to 20GB of data for the day. This is only 3GB bigger than the 17 GBCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 2 update, causing a new record in Virgin Media’s internet provider history. From a consumer perspective, it is extraordinary that a single game could be the sole reason for an internet company’s data usage upstream. Many fans are commenting that this is a sign ofCall of Duty: Warzone’spopularity across the world as a free-to-play game experience.
TheCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 2 update added a wide arrangement of contentfor fans to enjoy. The massive update added new multiplayer maps, operators, a Season Pass, reactive camos, and even ported Zombies into theWarzoneexperience. This update was not light by any means, and this added to the final result of Virgin Media’s records.
WithCall of Duty: Warzone’scommunity continuing to growand online gaming becoming more and more normalized, fans are expecting more internet records to break across the varying providers. WhileCall of Duty: Warzonemay be a powerhouse in size and population, other titles have the potential of spiking internet usage for a variety of reasons.
This marks an interesting shift in internet perspectives asCall of Duty: Warzonelooks forward to more updatesof similar sizes. It is unknown ifWarzonewill cause another spike in the future, but for it to happen this early in the game’s life is astonishing. Virgin Media will, no doubt, remember this day where theCall of Dutycommunity caused an unprecedented surge in its internet usage.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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