Today we got our first glimpse at Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer and learned a little bit about how the game will integrate into the free-to-play battle royale Warzone.
Treyarch showed off new maps, modes and gameplay and talked about how this is a return to “boots on the ground” and a more traditional Call of Duty playstyle, while still modernizing the game with next-gen graphics and more. Cold War will also be cross-play and cross-progression across current and next-gen systems.
I watched the multiplayer reveal and came away with some concerns and some mixed feelings, though since I wasn’t able to get any hands-on time with the game itself, my impressions were just from watching the stream. You can read about all the right here.
Along with the big reveal, Activision also announced the dates for the upcoming multiplayer beta. This will take place across two weekends, with PS4 players getting the first crack at the upcoming shooter. Both weekends feature earlier access for anyone who has pre-ordered the game. If you’re a PS4 pre-order gamer you’ll be the first one to try out the beta in October.
Here are the beta dates:
Weekend One — PS4
- October 8th – 10th — PS4 Early Access
- October 10th – 12th — PS4 Open Beta
Weekend Two — All Platforms
- October 15th – 17th — PC, Xbox One Early Access, PS4 Open Beta
- October 17th – 19th — All platforms Open Beta
Note that all these dates should be squarely within Warzone’s sixth season, with Season 5 scheduled to wrap up on September 28th. Whether we’ll start to see Black Ops Cold War integration into that game by Season 6 remains to be seen, but Season 6 will still be ongoing by Cold War’s November 13th launch-date. I expect that Season 7 is when we really see the games come together, if not later.
Stay tuned for more details on Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. As always, let me know what you think of the game so far on Twitter or Facebook.
