Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Beta Dates And How To Access Them

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The big reveal is here as Activision and Treyarch showed not only a good amount of footage for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer but also announced when we can try it out ourselves through two open beta weekends.

But first, check out the trailer below.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Open Beta

Activision has announced that we can expect two beta “weekends” for the Cold War’s multiplayer portion, and as expected, each of these weekends will be 5 days long thanks to a 2-day early access for those that pre-ordered the game.

Both weekends will each begin on Thursday, 13:00 PM ET / 1:00 AM GMT +8. Activision didn’t specify exactly what time players that did not pre-order the game can join the fray on both weekends.

Here’s the schedule and the details for both weekends based on Activision’s blog post:

Weekend 1 (PlayStation-Exclusive)

- October 8 to 9 – PlayStation 4 Early Access

- October 10 to 12 – PlayStation 4 Open Beta

Weekend 2 (Cross-Play Beta)

- October 15 to 16 – Xbox and PC Early Access, PlayStation 4 Open Beta

- October 17 to 19 – Open All Platforms

Weekend 1: PlayStation 4 Exclusive Beta

The first Beta Weekend is exclusively for PlayStation 4 owners, running from Thursday, October 8 to Monday, October 12.

Weekend 1: Early Access – Thursday, October 8, and Friday, October 9 are available for early access on PlayStation 4 to players who have pre-ordered Black Ops Cold War on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5.

Weekend 1: Open – Saturday October 10, to Monday, October 12 is free to all PlayStation 4 owners. If you’ve got a PlayStation 4 and an internet connection, you should be ready to engage, though PlayStation Plus may be a requirement in some territories.

Weekend 2: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC Beta (Cross-Play)

The second beta weekend is for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC owners, starting from Thursday, October 15, and running to Monday, October 19.

If you’re a PlayStation 4 owner, regardless of whether or not you pre-ordered the game, you can resume and continue to play the open beta free for the entire Weekend 2 period.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is set to launch on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 13.

With the Xbox Series X launching on November 10, we have yet to get confirmation that the next-gen version of Cold War will be available together with the other platforms stated.

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