Will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 be released on Game Pass? That's what you're here to find out, and what we're here to answer.
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Ever since Microsoft announced its acquisition of Activision in January 2022, everyone's been wondering whethere CoD would come to Game Pass or not. We now know.
As we near the game's release date, we're learning more and more about the latest CoD. This includes how it will work with Xbox Game Pass.
Here's whether BO6 is on Xbox Game Pass or not, as well as whether the shooter will come to PS Plus and PlayStation.
Will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 come to Xbox Game Pass?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Activision
Yes, Xbox and Activision have confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will not only come to Xbox Game Pass, but will launch on the subscription service from the game's release on 25th October 2024.
This means that anyone subscribed to Xbox Game Pass will gain access to BO6 on day one.
This is the first time this has happened for the Call of Duty franchise, but not a wholly surprising move. Any first-party games made by Microsoft or studios owned by the company, such as Starfield and Halo Infinite, have historically been released on the subscription platform.
And now with Activision owned by Microsoft, Call of Duty on Xbox Game Pass was inevitable.
On top of this, any Xbox Game Pass subscribers (Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass PC or Game Pass Console) were able to play the BO6 Open Beta upon its arrival, as well as banking the Woods Operator Pack pre-order bonus. Just make sure the subscription is active before the game launches.
This is the same for anyone who pre-orders the game, regardless of whether you're on Xbox or PlayStation.
While Black Ops 6 is arriving on Xbox's subscription service, it will not be coming to PS Plus.
This is because Activision is now a subsidiary of Microsoft and, therefore, the company doesn't want to put one of its biggest assets in Call of Duty on its rival's subscription service in PS Plus.
The game will still launch on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, however, but it will only be available as a standard physical or digital purchase.
Microsoft is unlikely to change this strategy anytime soon, and will most probably make this the standard for all Call of Duty titles going forward.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will launch across Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows on 25th October 2024.
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