"Microsoft and Xbox really hate their own customers": Xbox is porting two classic Call of Duty games to PlayStation, but haven't announced needed fixes for Xbox, PC
Key Points:
- Treyarch has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Black Ops 2 (2012) will be ported to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in July, with Iron Galaxy Studios handling the porting process.
- These games have been playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S since 2016 through Xbox Backwards Compatibility, but until now, PlayStation users could only access them via streaming on PlayStation Plus Premium.
- It is currently unclear if PS3 owners will receive free upgrades or progress transfers to the new native PlayStation versions, and the ports are expected to use existing servers, though this is unconfirmed.
- Xbox and PC players have expressed frustration that the announcement did not address longstanding issues such as 720p resolution limits, rampant hacking, lack of inclusion on Xbox Game Pass, and paid DLC for the games on their platforms.
- The situation has fueled criticism that Xbox players are being neglected compared to PlayStation users, with calls for Treyarch, Xbox, and Iron Galaxy to update the Xbox and PC versions to match the quality of the new PlayStation ports.