Treyarch studios announced on Wednesday thatCall of Duty Black Ops Cold War season 5 would be delayed by 24 hours.
It is now being released in the UK at 5am on Friday, August 13.
The game was set to be released earlier in the week but after a last-minute delay, it has now been rescheduled for August 13 for gamers in the UK.
The delay is said to be due to a testing error, according to Activision who told Polygon, who said: “Season 5 of Black Ops Cold War and Warzone will now launch on Friday, August 13th. This is due to a testing issue that was discovered earlier this week”.
However, there is a bonus to the delay. It has given gamers an extra day to complete in the game's Season 4 battle pass which will no longer be available once Season 5 is released.
Adding to this, gamers can also pre-load the Season 5 update ahead of the release date, avoiding any queues on the day.
This is only available on PlayStation but is available to pre-download now.
Players using the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, or PC will only be able to download both updates when the season starts.
Pre-downloading the game for Playstation gamers is highly recommend as the update is a staggering 14GB on PS4 and 20GB on PS5.
The Call of Duty Warzone will be updated alongside Season 5 so is not available to pre-download ahead of time.
Season 5 is set to bring a whole load of new features to the world of Call of Duty including new weapons such as TEC-9, EM2 Assault Rifle, and the Cane Melee Weapon.
The new update will also include five multiple-player maps and a Double Agent mode where players are assigned to one of three roles.
Treyarch explains the new Double Agent feature :"The new Double Agent mode infiltrates into Season Five, an investigative Multiplayer party experience where each match assigns Double Agents who are there to sabotage the mission.
"Communicate, investigate, and expose the traitors – or successfully wipe out the investigating team – to win.”
"Each player starts with a pistol. Weapons and Equipment are introduced in the Preparing Stage, where all players can grab weapons in different parts of the map.
"Each role gains access to unique skills and content during the round. Double Agents gain access to Gas Mines, Counter Spy Planes, Combat Bows, and Attack Helicopters, and also have protection from the radiation spreading from the bombs they’ve set.
"Investigators gain access to Trophy Systems, Stimshots, and Hand Cannons, and can see the footprints of an attacker when examining a player's death location. Investigators can also issue a Wanted Order on a player that they find to be suspicious."
Other features for the new season are set to be released at a later date during a mid-season reloaded patch.
With plenty of new features and gaming modes, the extra 24-hour delay wait doesn’t seem all that bad with the update release of Season 5.
