Comcast says Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 pushed internet traffic to record highs – shame about those data caps [Video]

In brief: Call of Duty titles have long had an apparent obligation to gobble up as much of your storage space as possible. The latest entry, Black Ops 6, is no exception. The game’s size and popularity contributed to what was Comcast’s “biggest week in internet history,” which makes its 1.2TB data cap seem even more archaic.

Comcast writes that it recorded its biggest week in internet history with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s pre-launch. It accounted for 19% of total network traffic last week, the fifth highest internet traffic event in Comcast network history. Availability of the download and the Thursday Night Football streams accounted for 26 percent of total network traffic.

Black Ops follows in the tradition of other Call of Duty titles in requiring a hefty chunk of your storage space. PlayStation owners need 84.40 …