Expensive and pointless? Black Ops 1 and 2 PS4 and PS5 ports cost a lot of money and barely offer any upgrades over the originals
Eurogamer.net • • technology
Key Points:
- Activision has released PlayStation 4 and 5 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2, priced at £35 ($40) each, with additional season passes for DLC costing £26 ($30) each, leading to a full package price of £122 ($140).
- PlayStation Plus members receive a discount, reducing the game price to £17.49 ($20) each and season passes to £8.57 ($9.98), lowering the total to £52.12 ($60) until August 6th.
- The ports are basic conversions rather than remasters, lacking enhancements such as 4K resolution, 120Hz framerate, FOV sliders, or improved visuals, and run at 1080p without anti-aliasing on both PS4 and PS5.
- Digital Foundry criticized the ports as "low effort," noting they offer minimal improvements over Xbox backwards compatibility versions and do not utilize PS5 hardware capabilities.
- Players have raised concerns about cross-play support between PS4 and PS5 and whether separate matchmaking pools will exist for those who purchase DLC, which could affect the multiplayer experience and player base size.
