Activision has officially confirmed that in December,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warwill start its integration process withWarzone.Fans had already known thatCall of Duty: Warzonewould be followingBlack Ops Cold Warafter its launch, the question has just been when.
Considering thatCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warlaunches on November 13th, it is interesting thatWarzonewill not follow until a month later. It is unknown to what extentWarzonewill be changing, but the developers have assured fans that the majority of game concepts will remain the same.
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The time period selected forCall of Duty: Warzone’sintegration matches withCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’sSeason 1 launch. There is still no telling what content will be found in Season 1, but fans are expecting more reveals within the next few weeks. One piece of information that the developers did share is that all content earned inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warwill be usable inWarzoneonce this integration is complete. Once the two games have combined, the process will be exactly howModern Warfaresplit the battle pass and store content.
The developers do say thatplayers will be able to use theirCall of Duty: Modern WarfarecontentwithinWarzone, but the focus will mainly be onBlack Ops Cold War.It will be interesting to see how the developers balance the content from two different titles. While the games share a similarity in design and franchise, their weapon balance and overall gameplay experiences are different enough to potentially cause complications.
Call of Duty: Warzonewill become a hubfor bothBlack Ops Cold WarandModern Warfare,acting as a middle ground that brings together the two games' content. Players will have access to weapons, operators, loadouts, and more, easily divided within the in-game menu.
As for map changes, there is still a lot not known about this process. Activision’s attempt to combine the two titles will be a fundamental first for its development teams as the franchise normally abandons past content. Fans will be happy to know that all theirefforts inCall of Duty: Warzoneare not wasted, but with so many unknowns on the horizon, the game’s community has an aura of hesitation and caution.
Only time will be able to tell if this integration will be successful. From a fan perspective, the integrity of three games is on the line for this entire process to work.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris set to release on November 13th for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
