Summary
Call of Dutyplayers are able to download a big new update that preloadsBlack Ops 6and improves Call of Duty HQ’s problematic UI.Black Ops 6is the next entry in Activision’s storied FPS franchise. Bringing the return of round-based Zombies, a single-player campaign set in the early 90s, and 16 original multiplayer maps,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is one of the biggest releases of the Fall season and has fans eager to check out its enticing new omnimovement system that lets players sprint, slide, and dive in any direction.
Back in August,Activision proposed a roadmap of updatesaiming to reduceCall of Duty’s exorbitant file sizes and address theCall of DutyHQ’s heavily criticized UI. This effort began with Season 5’s Reloaded update, which quietly laid the groundwork to reorganize the game’s files.Black Ops 6’s open beta went live on August 30, with the user interface update planned for mid-October. The roadmap includes the launch ofBlack Ops 6on the 25th, as well as Season 1, which is expected to begin in early December.
Now,Call of Dutyhas rolled out its promised UI update. While it doesn’t bring any gameplay changes toModern Warfare 3orWarzone, the update isn’t entirely empty calories, as it prepares the Call of DutyHQ forBlack Ops 6’s imminent launchand introduces its new UI. On PlayStation 5 the update eats up 52 GB of storage space, while, puzzlingly, the same update weighs in at 112 GB on Xbox Series X and S. It’s been reported that this difference in size is due to a bug on Xbox, and that the actual size of the update on Xbox is smaller.
New Call of Duty Update Prepares for Black Ops 6 Launch With New UI
While 52 GB is still considered by many to be way too bloated for an update, fans should expect these file sizes to become smaller over time. When Activision first laid out its roadmap in August, it expressed that some of these prep updates would be larger, but these will pave the way forCall of Dutyupdate sizes to be smaller in the future. With that said, this pre-Black Ops 6update should be one of the last updates that causesCall of Dutyplayers to start sweating. Hopefully, theupdated COD HQ UIis up to snuff for fans as well, as it’s been the source of many headaches ever since it was introduced alongsideModern Warfare 2two years ago.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is getting ready for its release on October 25. Unlike in recent years,Call of Dutyisn’t offering early access toBlack Ops 6’s campaign as it did withModern Warfare 2and last year’sModern Warfare 3. That said,Black Ops 6is set to launch directly onto Game Passfor Xbox gamers on day one, the first everCall of Dutytitle to do so, following Xbox’s buyout of Activision Blizzard.
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.
