Overview
- Activision, Treyarch and port studio Iron Galaxy quietly released the PS4 and PS5 versions on Thursday, July 9, offering each base game for $39.99 with a PlayStation Plus launch discount of $19.99 valid through August 6.
- The releases are faithful ports, not remasters, that preserve the original Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies but do not add PS5-native upgrades such as 4K/120Hz support, FOV sliders or DualSense features.
- Legacy features from the original releases have been removed, including Theatre/Studio Mode, Wager Matches and visible online player counters, and there is no cross‑platform play or unified progression between consoles.
- DLC map packs are sold separately as per-game season passes, a choice that splits matchmaking pools between players who own the pass and those who do not and raises the total cost to access all maps and modes.
- Early market signals show high sales and top PS Store placement even as players report mixed technical experiences—some note reduced hacking on PSN-hosted matches compared with Xbox backward-compatible lobbies while others report controller input lag on certain setups.