Summary
Xbox has unveiled a new set ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6-themed console accessories that include two customizable Design Labs controllers and a new Xbox Series X console wrap. The sixth entry in the popular FPS subseries,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6takes place in the early 90s and brings several key changes to theCall of Dutymultiplayer experience, namely Omnimovement, which will allow players to sprint, slide, and dive in any direction.Black Ops 6is also bringing back round-based Zombies, and will be home to two Zombies maps at launch.
It’s fair to say Xbox’s console and controller customization options have taken a step forward in the Series X and S generation. Xbox carried forward its hugely popular Design Labs program from the tail end of the Xbox One generation that lets players design their own controllers, and now allows fans to build their own Elite Series 2 controllers. Xbox has used Design Labs to release a number of designs that are inspired by particular games, and recently even used the program to release aspecial editionFalloutcontroller. Last year, Xbox also introduced Xbox Series X console wraps, soft rubber panels that effortlessly wrap around gamers' Series X consoles to give them a fresh new look without having to put a whole new console design to market. So far, Xbox has only released three console wrap designs, one of them beingStarfield-themed.
Just over a week ahead ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s release,Xbox revealed a trio of new console accessoriesbased on the game. TwoBlack Ops 6-themed Design Labs controllers, one a standard controller, the other an Elite Series 2, are covered in redacted documents, mysterious symbols, and even feature the three-headed hound that’s been prominent throughoutBlack Ops 6’s marketing since its reveal. The Xbox Series X console wrap shares a similar design and features what appear to be redacted documents pertaining to Russell Adler,one ofBlack Ops' newer main characters. The standard and Elite Series 2 controllers will run players $85 and $165 respectively, while the cheapest of the bunch is the console wrap, which costs $55.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Special Edition Xbox Accessories
It’s nice to finally see Xbox release another console wrap, as fans have surely been hoping for more ever since they were first released last year. Many feel Xbox missed a big opportunity to do one for arguably its biggest first-party release of the year inSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. It would be nice to see Xbox make one forMachineGames’Indiana Jones and the Great Circlein December and Obsidian’sAvowedin February. Even if these games aren’t as big asStarfieldorCall of Duty, more stylish accessory options for Xbox fans' consoles can never hurt.
Call of Dutyfans only have one more week to wait forBlack Ops 6, which is set for release on October 25. Meanwhile,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3playerswill still have more time with Season 6, which is due to end in early November.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
