Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War gets "cross-gen " bundle for new consoles, online announcements have been confirmed.
It reads: "Buy this digital PS4 ™ version of Call of Duty ®: Black Ops Cold War from the Playstation®Store and download the PS5 ™ version at no additional cost when it launches. "
It will also come with the Confrontation weapon pack, which is not detailed in the list. There's also an Ultimate Edition, priced at $ 89.99 / £ 89.99, which also gives players access to a next-gen upgrade, alongside the Land, Sea and Air Pack, 3 skins. Operator, 3 Vehicle Skins, 3 Weapon Blueprints, a Battle Pass Pack (1 Season Battle Pass + 20 Jump Levels) and a Confrontation Weapon Pack.
This move contrasts with other big action games like Destiny 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 - both of which will offer free upgrades to players who buy them on PS4 or Xbox One. Xbox itself told VGC that this would encourage developers to offer upgrades at no additional cost.
There is already precedent for asking players to get carried away for next-gen builds, however: NBA 2K21 will sell its bundle cross-gen at £ 84.99 / $ 99.99. Activision, the parent company of COD, has yet to Noir Ops Cold War was announced with a paranoia trailer from last week. “Know your story,” he warned, “or be doomed to repeat it.” This will be followed by a longer reveal tomorrow, August 26th.
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