Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta dates have been confirmed — here’s when you can play it
Players who preorder or subscribe to Xbox Game Pass can play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s beta in August, with open access for all in September.
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What you need to know
Players won’t be waiting too many more weeks before getting to check out Treyarch and Raven Software’s latest combat multiplayer experience.
The closed beta and open beta dates forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6have appeared on the officialXbox website, with details that were briefly pulled before being confirmed on theCall of Duty Blogindicating that the closed beta (rereferred to as Open Beta Early Access) will kick off on Aug. 30, 2024 and run through September 4. Meanwhile, the open beta is slated to begin on Sep. 6, 2024, and will be available through September 9.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s betas are open to all platforms at the same time
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In years prior, the betas for a Call of Duty game could get pretty complicated, with PlayStation players getting earlier access (alongside numerous other perks) thanks to aggressive marketing deals. WithMicrosoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, that’s no longer the case, meaning players will be able to check out the betas for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 at the same time, no matter if they are choosing to play on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, PlayStation 5, or PlayStation 4.
The closed beta is available for anyone whopreorders the Cross-Gen bundle or Vault Edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, as well as being accessible to anyone currently subscribed toXbox Game Pass Ultimateor PC Game Pass. The open beta is just that, open, with no preorders required in order to access it.
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Analysis: Exciting and equal opportunity
I’m looking forward to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and I’ll definitely be trying to get some of my friends together to check out the beta. It’s such a relief that it’s now the same time across all platforms, as it was previously a headache to schedule or even keep dates tracked with the different periods of time and PlayStation early access.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is going to be a massive test case for Xbox and Activision, as it’s the first Call of Duty game to ever launch day one into the highest tiers of the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Other Call of Duty games from the back catalogue appear to be on the way as well though, and players can reportedly look forward toseeing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the service soon.
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