This Streamer took a Private Jet to Play Call of Duty Black Ops 6 early
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is one of the most anticipated games of 2024. Naturally, streamers are not only excited to get their hands on the game, but to start broadcasting it as soon as possible.
The arms race to get the edge on streaming viewership has reached the point where there's only one option left -- time travel.
Thanks to how time zones work, New Zealand's launch day begins earlier than the rest of the world for Call of Duty Black Ops 6. While some players are simply trying to trick the servers by changing their region, popular broadcaster Timthetatman has taken things a step further.
On Tuesday, October 23, Tim tweeted out that he had borrowed a private jet from fellow streamer Ninja to broadcast the launch of BO6 live from New Zealand.
big thanks to @ninja for letting me use his private jet! on my way to New Zealand to play black ops 6 all day tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/O8OuU4gXag
— timthetatman👑 (@timthetatman) October 23, 2024
While some took the tweet as a joke, reporter Jake Lucky later confirmed that Tim had, in fact, taken this extreme measure to get a leg up on the competition.
Yes. This is actually true lmao https://t.co/cdDA716Tve
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) October 24, 2024
At time of writing, Tim is live playing Black Ops 6 with over 22K concurrent viewers across Twitch and YouTube.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 will officially release in the U.S. at 9pm PT on October 24.
Trent has covered esports since the birth of the LCS. He also led content strategy and served as Senior Writer for The Esports Observer and Sports Business Journal, and worked on the development team for Rushdown Revolt.