Activision Blizzard has announced news on when fans can expect Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Warzone integration.
During the company’s Q3 results call, Activision Blizzard Chief Operator Officer has announced that Black Ops Cold War’s first season will arrive in December.
As part of the game’s first season launch, Black Ops Cold War & Warzone integration will then take effect. This will allow players to bring Black Ops Cold War weaponry & operators to Warzone.
This means that Activision is focusing on Black Ops Cold War’s three core modes – Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies – for the title’s launch on Friday, November 13.
Black Ops Cold War’s in-game content will be centered around the same in-game system that resonated so well with players in Modern Warfare.
And starting with first season of in-game content in December, Black Ops Cold War will be integrated into Warzone. We’ll bring Black Ops Cold War characters and weaponry into the free to play experience, along with substantial new content ensuring that Warzone remains both the terrific experience and a powerful on-ramp for the franchise’s premium content.
Activision also announced that Black Ops Cold War will follow Modern Warfare’s monetization system. The game will feature a new Battle Pass system, with weapons earnable through free tiers, and more. This new system started with Modern Warfare with the elimination of the Season Pass.
Activision says that Black Ops Cold War’s first season will bring substantial new content for the game, alongside integrating Call of Duty: Warzone.
More information on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s first season to be announced soon.
It was also confirmed that players will be able to use both Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare loadouts in Warzone.
Kostich confirmed that Warzone is very important for the future of the overall franchise and are excited for growth opportunities with it.
So, for example, all the new Black Ops weapons and Operators you unlock in your Level 1 to 55 progression will be useable in Black Ops and in Warzone, just like how it works in Modern Warfare. Black Ops Battle Pass content and store content will also work across Black Ops and Warzone.
Now players can of course continue to use their Modern Warfare content in Warzone once Black Ops launches. And as a result, one cool feature players will see is that they’ll be able to choose either their Black Ops loadout or their Modern Warfare loadout in Warzone for their gameplay. And this is just one example of how Warzone’s gonna expand and evolve overtime.
As mentioned earlier, Black Ops Cold War and Warzone’s integration will become available in December, alongside Black Ops Cold War’s first Season of Content.
When this happens, Warzone will become tied to Black Ops Cold War with Battle Pass & monetization. And, players will then be able to start using Black Ops Cold War Weapons & Operators in Warzone.
But for players who are enjoying Modern Warfare and those loadouts, you can still bring those with you.
Modern Warfare’s Loadouts and Operators will also be selectable in Warzone after the Black Ops Cold War integration. Players will be able to bring their cosmetic content to Warzone as well from Modern Warfare.
He lastly confirmed that news on Warzone and Black Ops Cold War will be coming in “a week or two.”