Almost every year since its inception in 2003, we’ve been treated to a new Call of Duty game on an annual basis.Well, I say “treated”, whileCall of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIhas fun remastered multiplayer maps fromMW2(2009), its single-player offering was certainly lacking. On the aggregate website Metacritic, itscoredjust 56 from critics and 2.1 from users, making it one of the worst-scoring Call of Duty games of all time.Check out the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 trailer below!In mycampaign review ofModern Warfare III, I said: “If there’s anything to take away from this year’s disappointing release is that now Microsoft owns Activision, I’d like to think that Microsoft wants better for this series and I can only hope that this is the catalyst for endingCall of Dutyannual releases, at least for the foreseeable future. Call of Duty deserved much better than this churned-out disappointment.”AdvertWhile there’s no sign of annual releases ending anytime soon, I still have hopes that withMicrosoft’s acquisition of Activision, the series will return to form starting with this year’sCall of Duty:Black Ops 6.Of course, there’s no real way to tell whetherBlack Ops 6will be the game that we hope it will be until it’s released. At the time of writing, we’ve only had a glitzy trailer for its single-player campaign and a couple of Zombies trailers. As promising as those trailers have been, trailers exist to bring the hype and aim to manipulate us to make a purchase.However, while gamers on PlayStation will need to make a standalone purchase forBlack Ops 6, which will be no issue for the millions of fans, those who subscribe toXbox Game Pass(and on PC) will be able to access the full game with an active subscription.ActivisionAdvertCall of Duty: Black Ops 6will be the first game to launch on Xbox Game Pass, and with that, Microsoft will hope that it not only retains existing subscribers but also brings in new fans too. That being said, Microsoft does have one potential stumbling black and that’s therecent and controversial 25% price hikeannouncement which will be implemented in September 2024.Granted,Black Ops 6won’t be included in all Xbox Game Pass tiers, with the Core tier being excluded. But there will understandably be fans who will stick firmly to their guns and may cancel their subscriptions as an act of protest.Yet, take for example the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier, which will jump from £12.99 to £14.99 per month. I for one never like to see a price increase, but even beforeBlack Ops 6, if we were already being charged £14.99 up to this point for the last couple of years at least, this tier would still likely represent good value for money.Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still include hundreds of games, online multiplayer, exclusive DLC, discounts and now that Microsoft owns Activision, the chances are that it will not only include most games from the publisher but also every Call of Duty game in existence.AdvertActivisionThe major caveat to the price increase is that before September 2024,allgames, including first-party titles would have been included on launch day, a feature soon to be removed from the Xbox Game Pass Core tier.As much as I hate paying more money for just about anything, I believe that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still represent good value for money, especially now that it will includeBlack Ops 6for the upper tiers and every game in the series going forward. Whether it represents value for anyone else, is up to them to decide.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6will be released on 25 October 2024 for PC, PlayStation and Xbox.Featured Image Credit: Microsoft/ActivisionTopics:Features,Activision,Microsoft,Call Of Duty,Call Of Duty Black Ops,PC,Xbox,Xbox Game Pass,Xbox One,Xbox Series S,Xbox Series X,PlayStation,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5
Almost every year since its inception in 2003, we’ve been treated to a new Call of Duty game on an annual basis.Well, I say “treated”, whileCall of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIhas fun remastered multiplayer maps fromMW2(2009), its single-player offering was certainly lacking. On the aggregate website Metacritic, itscoredjust 56 from critics and 2.1 from users, making it one of the worst-scoring Call of Duty games of all time.Check out the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 trailer below!In mycampaign review ofModern Warfare III, I said: “If there’s anything to take away from this year’s disappointing release is that now Microsoft owns Activision, I’d like to think that Microsoft wants better for this series and I can only hope that this is the catalyst for endingCall of Dutyannual releases, at least for the foreseeable future. Call of Duty deserved much better than this churned-out disappointment.”AdvertWhile there’s no sign of annual releases ending anytime soon, I still have hopes that withMicrosoft’s acquisition of Activision, the series will return to form starting with this year’sCall of Duty:Black Ops 6.Of course, there’s no real way to tell whetherBlack Ops 6will be the game that we hope it will be until it’s released. At the time of writing, we’ve only had a glitzy trailer for its single-player campaign and a couple of Zombies trailers. As promising as those trailers have been, trailers exist to bring the hype and aim to manipulate us to make a purchase.However, while gamers on PlayStation will need to make a standalone purchase forBlack Ops 6, which will be no issue for the millions of fans, those who subscribe toXbox Game Pass(and on PC) will be able to access the full game with an active subscription.ActivisionAdvertCall of Duty: Black Ops 6will be the first game to launch on Xbox Game Pass, and with that, Microsoft will hope that it not only retains existing subscribers but also brings in new fans too. That being said, Microsoft does have one potential stumbling black and that’s therecent and controversial 25% price hikeannouncement which will be implemented in September 2024.Granted,Black Ops 6won’t be included in all Xbox Game Pass tiers, with the Core tier being excluded. But there will understandably be fans who will stick firmly to their guns and may cancel their subscriptions as an act of protest.Yet, take for example the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier, which will jump from £12.99 to £14.99 per month. I for one never like to see a price increase, but even beforeBlack Ops 6, if we were already being charged £14.99 up to this point for the last couple of years at least, this tier would still likely represent good value for money.Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still include hundreds of games, online multiplayer, exclusive DLC, discounts and now that Microsoft owns Activision, the chances are that it will not only include most games from the publisher but also every Call of Duty game in existence.AdvertActivisionThe major caveat to the price increase is that before September 2024,allgames, including first-party titles would have been included on launch day, a feature soon to be removed from the Xbox Game Pass Core tier.As much as I hate paying more money for just about anything, I believe that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still represent good value for money, especially now that it will includeBlack Ops 6for the upper tiers and every game in the series going forward. Whether it represents value for anyone else, is up to them to decide.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6will be released on 25 October 2024 for PC, PlayStation and Xbox.Featured Image Credit: Microsoft/ActivisionTopics:Features,Activision,Microsoft,Call Of Duty,Call Of Duty Black Ops,PC,Xbox,Xbox Game Pass,Xbox One,Xbox Series S,Xbox Series X,PlayStation,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5
Almost every year since its inception in 2003, we’ve been treated to a new Call of Duty game on an annual basis.Well, I say “treated”, whileCall of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIhas fun remastered multiplayer maps fromMW2(2009), its single-player offering was certainly lacking. On the aggregate website Metacritic, itscoredjust 56 from critics and 2.1 from users, making it one of the worst-scoring Call of Duty games of all time.Check out the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 trailer below!In mycampaign review ofModern Warfare III, I said: “If there’s anything to take away from this year’s disappointing release is that now Microsoft owns Activision, I’d like to think that Microsoft wants better for this series and I can only hope that this is the catalyst for endingCall of Dutyannual releases, at least for the foreseeable future. Call of Duty deserved much better than this churned-out disappointment.”AdvertWhile there’s no sign of annual releases ending anytime soon, I still have hopes that withMicrosoft’s acquisition of Activision, the series will return to form starting with this year’sCall of Duty:Black Ops 6.Of course, there’s no real way to tell whetherBlack Ops 6will be the game that we hope it will be until it’s released. At the time of writing, we’ve only had a glitzy trailer for its single-player campaign and a couple of Zombies trailers. As promising as those trailers have been, trailers exist to bring the hype and aim to manipulate us to make a purchase.However, while gamers on PlayStation will need to make a standalone purchase forBlack Ops 6, which will be no issue for the millions of fans, those who subscribe toXbox Game Pass(and on PC) will be able to access the full game with an active subscription.ActivisionAdvertCall of Duty: Black Ops 6will be the first game to launch on Xbox Game Pass, and with that, Microsoft will hope that it not only retains existing subscribers but also brings in new fans too. That being said, Microsoft does have one potential stumbling black and that’s therecent and controversial 25% price hikeannouncement which will be implemented in September 2024.Granted,Black Ops 6won’t be included in all Xbox Game Pass tiers, with the Core tier being excluded. But there will understandably be fans who will stick firmly to their guns and may cancel their subscriptions as an act of protest.Yet, take for example the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier, which will jump from £12.99 to £14.99 per month. I for one never like to see a price increase, but even beforeBlack Ops 6, if we were already being charged £14.99 up to this point for the last couple of years at least, this tier would still likely represent good value for money.Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still include hundreds of games, online multiplayer, exclusive DLC, discounts and now that Microsoft owns Activision, the chances are that it will not only include most games from the publisher but also every Call of Duty game in existence.AdvertActivisionThe major caveat to the price increase is that before September 2024,allgames, including first-party titles would have been included on launch day, a feature soon to be removed from the Xbox Game Pass Core tier.As much as I hate paying more money for just about anything, I believe that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still represent good value for money, especially now that it will includeBlack Ops 6for the upper tiers and every game in the series going forward. Whether it represents value for anyone else, is up to them to decide.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6will be released on 25 October 2024 for PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Almost every year since its inception in 2003, we’ve been treated to a new Call of Duty game on an annual basis.
Well, I say “treated”, whileCall of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIhas fun remastered multiplayer maps fromMW2(2009), its single-player offering was certainly lacking. On the aggregate website Metacritic, itscoredjust 56 from critics and 2.1 from users, making it one of the worst-scoring Call of Duty games of all time.
Check out the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 trailer below!
In mycampaign review ofModern Warfare III, I said: “If there’s anything to take away from this year’s disappointing release is that now Microsoft owns Activision, I’d like to think that Microsoft wants better for this series and I can only hope that this is the catalyst for endingCall of Dutyannual releases, at least for the foreseeable future. Call of Duty deserved much better than this churned-out disappointment.”
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While there’s no sign of annual releases ending anytime soon, I still have hopes that withMicrosoft’s acquisition of Activision, the series will return to form starting with this year’sCall of Duty:Black Ops 6.
Of course, there’s no real way to tell whetherBlack Ops 6will be the game that we hope it will be until it’s released. At the time of writing, we’ve only had a glitzy trailer for its single-player campaign and a couple of Zombies trailers. As promising as those trailers have been, trailers exist to bring the hype and aim to manipulate us to make a purchase.
However, while gamers on PlayStation will need to make a standalone purchase forBlack Ops 6, which will be no issue for the millions of fans, those who subscribe toXbox Game Pass(and on PC) will be able to access the full game with an active subscription.
Activision
Advert
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6will be the first game to launch on Xbox Game Pass, and with that, Microsoft will hope that it not only retains existing subscribers but also brings in new fans too. That being said, Microsoft does have one potential stumbling black and that’s therecent and controversial 25% price hikeannouncement which will be implemented in September 2024.
Granted,Black Ops 6won’t be included in all Xbox Game Pass tiers, with the Core tier being excluded. But there will understandably be fans who will stick firmly to their guns and may cancel their subscriptions as an act of protest.
Yet, take for example the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier, which will jump from £12.99 to £14.99 per month. I for one never like to see a price increase, but even beforeBlack Ops 6, if we were already being charged £14.99 up to this point for the last couple of years at least, this tier would still likely represent good value for money.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still include hundreds of games, online multiplayer, exclusive DLC, discounts and now that Microsoft owns Activision, the chances are that it will not only include most games from the publisher but also every Call of Duty game in existence.
Advert
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Activision
The major caveat to the price increase is that before September 2024,allgames, including first-party titles would have been included on launch day, a feature soon to be removed from the Xbox Game Pass Core tier.
As much as I hate paying more money for just about anything, I believe that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still represent good value for money, especially now that it will includeBlack Ops 6for the upper tiers and every game in the series going forward. Whether it represents value for anyone else, is up to them to decide.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6will be released on 25 October 2024 for PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
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