Summary
- Treyarch plans a major update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on January 3, including new modes and fixes.
- Fans can continue to enjoy Double XP until the update.
- Specific details about the new modes in the update are still a mystery.
Developer Treyarch is celebrating the new year by detailing what fans can expect from the big new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 update scheduled to drop on Friday, January 3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 found incredible success in 2024, and Treyarch has big plans for the popular FPS in 2025.
Assuming Black Ops 6 sticks to the pattern established by the latest Call of Duty games, fans can expect it to continue receiving regular updates until the 2025 Call of Duty game hits the market, whether that's in late October or early November. Until then, Call of Duty fans can expect plenty of Black Ops 6 updates adding new content, addressing feedback, refreshing playlists, and more.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Weapon Blueprint Has One Major Problem
A Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 player notices a major problem with one of the game's paid Weapon Blueprints.
The next big Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 update is coming on Friday, January 3. Treyarch has not revealed official patch notes for the January 3 Black Ops 6 update yet, but it has given fans a brief rundown of what to expect. According to Treyarch, the January 3 update for Black Ops 6 will add new modes for Multiplayer and Zombies, the High Roller Wildcard for Multiplayer, Elemental Sword buffs for Zombies, improvements to the Prop Hunt game mode, bug fixes for the Citadelle des Morts Zombies map, updates to the Zombies Calling Card challenges, and improvements to After-Action reports. Black Ops 6 fans should keep an eye out for detailed patch notes later this week.
When is the Next Black Ops 6 Update?
- Friday, January 3
Treyarch didn't provide specifics on what fans can expect from the new modes coming in the update, but there are many options. It's possible that the January 3 update will finally add the fan-favorite Gun Game mode to Black Ops 6, but that's just speculation at this time. It's entirely possible that the new modes will be something completely different, and it's also possible that Treyarch is simply referring to Black Ops 6 playlist changes. Fans won't know until the official patch notes are released, though it's unclear if those will come when the update drops on January 3 or a little earlier.
While Call of Duty fans wait for the new Black Ops 6 update to drop on January 3, they can continue taking advantage of the latest Double XP event. Black Ops 6 Double XP and Double Weapon XP will continue until the January 3 update drops, so fans looking to rank up should get as many games in as they can between now and then.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 25, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
WHERE TO PLAY
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
- Cross Save
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
- Prequel(s)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: World at War
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical or Horizontal
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- How Long To Beat
- 8 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 216 GB (October 2024)
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 Players
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
