Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War “Cross-Gen Bundle” suggests no free upgrade for next-gen

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here

Three editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War have been leaked, and the “Cross-Gen Bundle” seems to suggest that players will have to shell out for a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X version of the game.

pic.twitter.com/MledAPBFEp

— á´®á´·áµ€á´¼á´¼á´¿ (@BKTOOR_) August 25, 2020

The discovery comes from the latest Warzone patch, and COD Tracker and leaker BKTOOR on Twitter dredged numerous references and images relating to three different editions of the game. They are the Standard Edition, Cross-Gen Bundle, and the Ultimate Edition. Very minimal detail has been supplied on these editions, and naturally, no prices for any of them have been divulged. This has thrown a wrench in Activision’s plans to reveal the new game properly tomorrow, I’m sure.

However, the existence of a “Cross-Gen Bundle” implies that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War won’t be opting into Smart Delivery, or anything of the like. It seems like this edition will parcel the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions in one, and the Xbox One and Xbox Series X versions in another. This is similar to the Ultimate Edition of Control, which wasn’t well received by its players because it means that they now need to pay for another copy of the game to access it on the new platforms. Bit inconvenient, especially if you’d spent money to get the expansion packs too. It’s not clear whether the “Cross-Gen Bundle” is structured similarly to this, or whether it’s an upgrade to be bought at any time.

Anyway, back to Call of Duty. Pre-ordering any of the three editions unlocks early access to the (undated) open beta, plus the immediate unlock of Frank Woods for use in Warzone and Modern Warfare. With him arrives a unique assault rifle blueprint, which is also applicable in Warzone and Modern Warfare. The goodies also comprise ten tier skips in the Battle Pass, with the Confrontation Weapons Pack banner. Ultimate Edition scores the player the full game (of course), next-gen upgrades (that’s the “Cross-Gen Bundle”), and a Land, Sea and Air pack (containing three operator skins, three vehicle skins, and three weapon blueprints).

A proper confirmation of all of the above will likely arrive tomorrow, when Activision does a full reveal for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. It’s in development right now, and is targeting a 2020 launch.

About the Author