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The New Call of Duty Black Ops Port Charges $40/£35 for a Basic 1080p Upgrade
Digital Foundry • • technology
Key Points:
- The new PlayStation 5 port of the 2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops is criticized for minimal effort, featuring a native 1080p resolution without anti-aliasing, which is below expectations for a PS5 title in 2026.
- The game runs at 60Hz rather than 120fps, making the performance comparable to a PS4 version rather than leveraging the PS5's capabilities, and retains outdated visual issues like poor shadow quality.
- Compared to the Xbox version running under backward compatibility—which has even lower resolution and poorer visuals—the PS5 port is slightly better but still disappointing given its native status and the hardware's power.
- The pricing is also contentious, with the port costing $40/£35 and additional season pass content priced at $30/£26, despite the minimal enhancements and the expectation that all content should be bundled together.
- Critics argue that a proper remaster with full 4K support and bundled content for both PS5 and Xbox Series consoles would be a more reasonable approach, reflecting the iconic status of the original Black Ops titles.
