Activision has announced that the newest addition to its Call of Duty franchise will be titled Black Ops – Cold War and will be a cross-gen title that will be made available on both the current PS4 and Xbox One consoles as well as the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as the PC.
However, unlike most other games that offer free upgrades from the current consoles to the next-gen ones, the next-gen console upgrades for Black Ops – Cold War will be locked behind a US$10 paywall, with both current and next-gen consoles getting their own versions of the game.
This means that there are effectively 10 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War that you can consider buying, and to make sure you don’t get too confused when deciding which version to get, here’s a handy table to help you out.
| PlayStation | Xbox | |
| Current console first, next-gen console later | You can pay US$60 for the Physical Standard Edition first then pay another US$10 for the PS5 upgrade. Do note that this will only work if you have a disc drive on your PS5 as you will need the PS4 disc to continue playing. | Unfortunately, the US$60 Xbox One Physical Standard Edition disc will not be getting a Series X upgrade. So you are better off paying US$70 upfront for the Physical Standard Xbox Series X Edition, which can be played on both the Xbox One and Xbox Series X. |
| Current console only | You can get the PS4 Digital Standard Edition for US$60, then choose to get the PS5 upgrade later at S$10 if you change your mind. | You can get the Digital Standard Edition for US$60, and choose to upgrade to the next-gen version for US$10 later. |
| Next-gen console with disc drive | You can get the Next-Gen Physical Standard Edition for US$70. | You can get the Physical Standard Xbox Series X Edition for US$70 |
| Next-gen console without disc drive | You can get the Cross-Gen Bundle for US$70 that comes with digital copies of the game for both the PS4 and PS5. | You can get the US$70 digital-only Cross-Gen Bundle which comes with copies of the game for both the Xbox One and Xbox Series X. |
| Next-gen console with goodies but no disc drive | The Ultimate Edition of the game will cost US$90 and it comes with:- Both PS4 and PS5 digital copies – A Battle Pass – Land/Sea/Air Pack with three operator skins, three weapon blueprints, and three vehicle skins | The Ultimate Edition of the game will cost US$90 and it comes with:- Both Xbox One and Xbox Series X digital copies – A Battle Pass – Land/Sea/Air Pack with three operator skins, three weapon blueprints, and three vehicle skins |
If you wish to purchase the game for your PC, you can choose to purchase either the US$60 Standard Edition which comes with early access to the game’s open beta but a handful of weapon blueprints, or the US$90 Ultimate Edition which gives you a battle pass, and the Land/Sea/Air Pack with three operator skins, three weapon blueprints, and three vehicle skins.
Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War will be released on 13 November 2020.
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