Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to launch on Game Pass from day one

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Something to look forward to: When Microsoft announced that its June 9 Xbox showcase would be followed by a separate presentation for an unnamed game, no one doubted it was Call of Duty. Since Activision started to unveil teaser trailers, Microsoft has now confirmed the game's title and plans to release it simultaneously at retail and on Game Pass.

After years of rumors, Microsoft has confirmed that it will unveil the next entry in Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops series immediately after its June 9 Xbox showcase. Recent teasers strongly imply that the game will feature a Gulf War setting.

Microsoft's announcement includes the only verified details of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 so far, however previous rumors have hinted at key aspects of the game. The latest trailer depicts early 1990s political figures like Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, George H.W. Bush, and Saddam Hussein making cryptic remarks about truth and lies. Rumors of a Gulf War setting first emerged in 2022 and resurfaced late last year.

Black Ops 6 is also rumored to feature a campaign with open-world gameplay, suggesting a significant expansion of the criticized sandbox levels from last year's Modern Warfare III.

Meanwhile, a leaked GameStop listing includes a PlayStation 4 version, indicating that Black Ops 6 will support last-generation consoles, which are now over a decade old. During the last hardware transition, Call of Duty phased out support for older consoles much more quickly.

Call of Duty: Ghosts launched on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2013. The following year, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare became the final entry to support the older consoles, lacking a single-player campaign on those systems. A decade later, Activision is set to release its fifth cross-generation Call of Duty, indicating a strong reluctance to abandon old hardware.

That reluctance might stem from player behavior. Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson noted that nearly half of users playing Call of Duty on PlayStation Network are still on PS4.

Amid this stubbornness regarding platform support, Microsoft's decision to launch the recently-acquired mega franchise on its subscription service represents the first significant change in the business model for Call of Duty releases in the series' two-decade history. Launching a $60 (now $70) packaged game every year has made it one of the industry's biggest revenue drivers, but Microsoft is betting on how many Xbox and PC players will subscribe to Game Pass instead.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to launch on Game Pass from day one

 
Wait, wait, wait....

When did they make 5 of these games? I know they made it up to 3.....people play this version of CoD enough to warrant them to keep making them?
 
The Talking Tech said:
On GamePass Day 1
Or on PlayStation for full price!

The choice is is clear, GamePass all the way.
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I'm sure there was a story that ran a few years ago about how a lot of "hardcore CoD gamers" aren't real gamers because they only play CoD?

If that's actually true, a large player base that only plays CoD, surely the obvious choice is Full Price on PlayStation?

£12.99 x 12 = £155.88
£69.99 x 0 = £69.99

It's less than half price on PlayStation for those people which, apparently, is a large portion of the player base...
 
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Burty117 said:
I'm sure there was a story that ran a few years ago about how a lot of "hardcore CoD gamers" aren't real gamers because they only play CoD?

If that's actually true, a large player base that only plays CoD, surely the obvious choice is Full Price on PlayStation?

£12.99 x 12 = £155.88
£69.99 x 0 = £69.99

It's less than half price on PlayStation for those people which, apparently, is a large portion of the player base...
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Let me correct your statement:
Gamepass 1 Year Subscription: £122.00 includes over 300 games including potential Call of Duty perks, prequels, spinoffs and sequels on console, PC and mobile value in over £1000.00 in yearly savings.....not my words but Microsoft's.

PlayStation: CoD purchase £70.00...includes just that...one game.

Even the most hardcore Call of Duty player knows GamePass is the way to go.
 
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Burty117 said:
I'm sure there was a story that ran a few years ago about how a lot of "hardcore CoD gamers" aren't real gamers because they only play CoD?

If that's actually true, a large player base that only plays CoD, surely the obvious choice is Full Price on PlayStation?

£12.99 x 12 = £155.88
£69.99 x 0 = £69.99

It's less than half price on PlayStation for those people which, apparently, is a large portion of the player base...
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But this pricing you describe is all about perspectives.

What if the person paying for the Game Pass only plays the CoD game for 3, 4 or maybe even 5 months and then never comes back to it?

By that logic they've only spent £38.97 to £64.95 to play the game, so still less than someone dishing out £69.99. Once you pass that 5 month mark though, they are paying more for access to that game instead of just outright buying it.

However, one could then argue that you get more access to other things to play for that £12.99 a month over just spending £69.99 for a single game.

It's all about perspectives.
 
Neatfeatguy said:
But this pricing you describe is all about perspectives.

What if the person paying for the Game Pass only plays the CoD game for 3, 4 or maybe even 5 months and then never comes back to it?

By that logic they've only spent £38.97 to £64.95 to play the game, so still less than someone dishing out £69.99. Once you pass that 5 month mark though, they are paying more for access to that game instead of just outright buying it.

However, one could then argue that you get more access to other things to play for that £12.99 a month over just spending £69.99 for a single game.

It's all about perspectives.
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Absolutely, I was going by the perspective of “hardcore” CoD gamers, based on the articles written a few years back. People that only play CoD. For those people, this just got way more expensive.

But as you say, what about those people that only play it for a few months? Will they just cancel their GamePass? If so, Microsoft have just lost money.

The actual value of GamePass is admittedly, pretty good right now, but it’s incredibly short sighted to think this can last. It’s financially hurting one of the biggest companies in the world, you can see that clear as day, that subscription price should probably be at least double what it currently is. Once they have enough people on it, and they get to a point they stop selling games full price, that subscription price will start to jack up pretty quickly.

I do however have faith that actually decent game devs might still put their games on GamePass, but will still sell full copies on Steam, GoG, PlayStation etc…
 
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