The latter parts of the year are no doubt an exciting time if you’re hugely into theCall of Dutyfranchise. Or even if you just take a passing interest in it.Black Ops 6is just weeks away from release, but there is a little bit of bad news for those who were hoping for some early access fun.
According to a statement sent toCharlieINTELon X – an account that tracks all things related toCoD– Activision has decided to forgo early access for the campaign for this installment. The full statement reads thus:
The team is fully focused on October 25th. We are excited about all the game has to offer across Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies. This year, we made the decision to ensure the community gets to dig in to any and all modes that they want at the same time, so we are back to one massive global launch moment October 25th. As such, there is no Early Access beat this year forBlack Ops 6, just the countdown to launch.
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As you can imagine, this isn’t going down too well with theCall of Dutyfan base. A quick look at some of the responses to CharlieINTEL’s posts shows more than a few are not happy with the decision Activision has gone ahead with, just weeks before the game launches.
Black Ops 6will represent the first in the franchise under the Microsoft umbrella. The tech giant bought Activision Blizzard – and therefore theCoDbrand – back in 2022 for aneye-watering $69 billion, despitebacklashfrom some regulatory bodies.
Many were initially concerned the acquisition would make theCall of Dutygames Xbox exclusives, but Microsoft assured worried gamers this would not be the case. However,Black Ops 6not having campaign early access is going to leave a sour taste in a lot of people’s collective mouths.
