Xbox Confirms its June “Redacted” Direct is for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Last month, Microsoft announced that the Xbox Games Showcase would be returning on June 9, and that it would be followed immediately afterward by a “Redacted” Direct deep dive on an unannounced game. Many quickly guessed that the game in question would be this year’s Call of Duty instalment, and that’s now been officially confirmed.

Activision recently officially announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, in the aftermath of which Microsoft took to Twitter to confirm that a Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct will premiere immediately after the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9, something that Xbox’s VP of marketing Aaron Greenberg confirmed in a tweet as well. Updates on Xbox Wire and the Call of Duty blog have also confirmed that a global reveal of the game will arrive on June 9, so stay tuned for all the details.

Previous leaks have claimed that this year’s Call of Duty game will be set during the Gulf War and feature a fully open world single-player campaign. There’s no word yet on what platforms Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will launch for.

Allegedly, the game will launch in October and be available for Game Pass day one.

GG to all who guessed right

Don’t miss the Xbox Games Showcase followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct on Sunday, June 9 at 10am PT: https://t.co/D04JQfqrFD | #XboxShowcase #BlackOps6 https://t.co/Y8S9tQxpu7 pic.twitter.com/CcKRdEF4JJ

— Xbox (@Xbox) May 23, 2024

Hope you will join us for June 9th for a special double feature: Xbox Games Showcase followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct. Been exciting to see all the work going into the games in the show across our studios & partner teams around the world! https://t.co/ehgxG2MgO3 pic.twitter.com/3Nyt8sOewn

— Aaron Greenberg 🙅🏼‍♂️💚U (@aarongreenberg) May 23, 2024