Overview
- Treyarch announced on Wednesday, June 17 that Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Black Ops 2 (2012) are being ported to PlayStation in July, and credited Iron Galaxy with developing the re-releases.
- The studio said both re-releases will include each game’s campaign, multiplayer and Zombies modes and Activision has since confirmed the releases are ports rather than remasters.
- Because these are ports, Activision does not promise native PS5 features such as higher frame rates or modern graphical upgrades, and the companies have not confirmed exact release dates, prices or whether DLC will be included.
- Several outlets report an unconfirmed source indicating the PlayStation builds may use new PlayStation-specific servers, a move that would reduce hacked legacy lobbies but could mean player progression does not transfer from existing Xbox or PS3-era accounts.
- The ports close a long-standing PlayStation gap—Xbox consoles have had these games via Microsoft’s backwards-compatibility program—and arrive as the publisher and developer manage how older Call of Duty titles fit into current platform and catalog plans.