Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War brings the iconic franchise to two generations of consoles. Activision's long-running FPS series will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S when it launches on November 13, and fans are wondering how some specific features will work as a result. .
These features are cross play and intergenerational play. Crossplay would allow Black Ops Cold War players to fight against or alongside players on other systems. Meanwhile, cross-gen gaming would allow PS4 and Xbox One owners to play with PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S users. Will Black Ops Cold War support either? of these elements?
Yes, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War offers crossplay and cross-gen gameplay features. In an Activision blog post, which was published after the game's multiplayer reveal on September 9, the game's publisher confirmed that both features will be supported.
The post reveals that, for the first time in franchise history, fans of the series "will experience the next generation of global battles as one community." In elaborating on this, Activision said that a multiplayer game could consist of five players who “play the game on the five available platforms”. These platforms are PCs, both PlayStation systems, and any Xbox console of the last two generations.
Crossplay was only introduced in the Call of Duty franchise with Modern Warfare in 2019. It's good to see Activision, and developers Treyarch and Raven Software, transfer it to Black Ops Cold War and also enable cross-generational play. When it comes to cross-progression, you can find more information in our Black Ops Cold War cross-progression guide.
