The dates for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6’s open beta have been announced and everyone can play it next month.
As a result of Microsoft’s £59.3 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard last year, Call Of Duty is coming to Game Pass on day one. But not without making the subscription service more expensive first, to try and make back some of that money.
Starting in September, there will be two Xbox Game Pass subscriptions for consoles (plus the PC-only service), but the cheapest won’t include access to Call Of Duty.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming out on October 25 and Activision has now revealed the multiplayer early access and open beta dates, and who can play them early.
How to join the Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta weekend and early access
The first chance to play Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 early is during early access, which starts on August 30, at 6pm UK time, and ends on September 4, also at 6pm.
The early access period is available on all formats to anyone who has pre-ordered the game or holds a subscription to Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass PC, or Game Pass Console (or Standard as it will be renamed).
If you aren’t pre-ordering Black Ops 6 or are a Game Pass subscriber, then you can still try it early during the open beta weekend – as long as you have an internet connection – between September 6, at 6pm UK time, and September 9, at 6pm.
‘Experience the game-changing Omnimovement and other gameplay innovations for yourself across a variety of brand-new maps built by Treyarch,’ says Activision.
‘As well as building your own loadouts, accessing a variety of weapons, equipment and Perks, and dropping in with your squad across a number of modes.’
Fans who pre-order the more expensive Vault Edition will be able to play as any of the four operators in the Hunters vs. Hunted operator pack, as well as try five new weapons.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
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