Anxious Call of Duty fans were hoping for more information aboutBlack Ops Cold Warduring today’s PlayStation 5 Showcase and Sony delivered. But just asCall of Dutyfans are anxious for new information, they’re also anxious to play, so Sony decided to deliver on that, too. As part of this afternoon’sCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warcampaign announcement, it was also confirmed that a special PlayStation 4-exclusive Alpha test this upcoming weekend.
TheCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarAlpha isn’t going to be a small teaser, either. It’s going to be substantial. Included in theBlack Ops Cold WarAlpha will be multiple different game modes, each with multiple available maps, as well as previews of the first-person shooter’s Create-a-Class andScorestreak features. There should be more than enough multiplayer content available forCall of Dutyfans to make a decision regarding whether to pick upBlack Ops Cold Warlater this year.
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PS4 players will be able to pre-loadCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Alphastarting on September 17 at 8:00 am PDT, so that they have plenty of time to download before the Alpha goes live. The Alpha itself won’t start until September 18 at 10:00 am PDT and will last just two full days. It’ll promptly end on September 20 at 10:00 am PDT. Two days aren’t much, so users should take advantage of the preload if they’re able.
In addition to the exclusive alpha,Sony’s beta early access forBlack Ops Cold Warremains planned, too. The PS4 Early Access beta for pre-orderers begins on October 8 and an open beta for PS4 users, regardless of preorder status, starts October 10. So even if PS4 users miss out on this weekend’s alpha the beta will follow in less than a month.
For PC and Xbox gamers hoping to try outBlack Ops Cold Warbefore it launches, there will be later betas for all platforms. Pre-orderers on all platforms will get to play between October 15-16, followed by anopen beta on all platforms between October 17-19. That should be more than enough time for all interested parties to get a solid impression ofBlack Ops Cold War’s gameplay.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warreleases November 13 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S.
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