We tell you everything you need to know about the Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War open beta on PS4, PC and Xbox One; schedules, modes and more.
Activision and Treyarch have detailed everything we need to know before we dive into the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War open beta, now available. The long-awaited title, which will arrive on consoles and PC this November, will offer players of all platforms the opportunity to play a trial version before its launch. After being available for the players who have it reserved, it now becomes an open beta for everyone, on the platforms in which Cold War is available: PC, PS4 and Xbox One. We tell you all about it such as the exact hours, the ways we can try and more.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta hours
The first thing to make clear is that yes, the open beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has free days. Depending on whether or not we have reserved the game, playing may be totally free. This is the current schedule, with the last two weekends in which the game’s beta will honor the term “open”:
- Open beta on PS4 and Xbox One // PC with reservation: October 15 and 16 (PS Plus, Xbox Live GOLD and Battle.net account required) at 7:00 p.m. (CEST, peninsular time in Spain).
- Open beta on Xbox, PS4 and PC, without reservation: from October 17 to 19 at 7:00 p.m. (CEST, peninsular time in Spain).
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
As confirmed by Activision, all players who reach level 10 of the beta will receive an exclusive submachine gun project when Black Ops Cold War is released. To know all the content and game modes that we will find in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta, you can access this other news.
Game modes available in the open beta
During the Beta we can enjoy both the traditional 6v6 mode and the 12v12 mode called Combined Arms: Domination & Assault and even a third option: new 40-player mode, Fireteam: Dirty Bomb. The Beta will feature a selection of multiplayer maps from the game set in different global locations during the Cold War. Players can progress and rank up in the Beta-specific tier system, where gear items, including new weapons, covert spy tech through field upgrades, and point streaks, can be unlocked by earning XP. .
Therefore, by accessing the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta we will have at our disposal a combination of maps, modes and new playlists to discover. As in previous versions of other Betas, Cold War will also include a progression system with which to unlock new content such as weapons, equipment, Create-a-Class slots and more. On the other hand, players can also access the game’s Gunsmith during this beta to be able to test the weapon creation and customization mode.
What’s new in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold war beta
As for what’s new in the beta this weekend, they are as follows:
- New level cap: 31
- New mode: Fireteam: Dirty Bomb & Hardpoint
- New maps: Ruka and Alpine (both squad)
- New level cap (Saturday 18th): 40
- New mode (Saturday 18th): Control
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be released this November 13 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Also on Xbox Series and PlayStation 5, although to update for free it will be necessary to buy the specific edition within the three available. We tell you all the differences between the editions that we can buy and reserve in this article.
