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Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Jun 19
Activision Confirms 2 Black Ops PS4/PS5 Releases Are Ports, Not Remasters
Updated
Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Jun 19

Activision Confirms 2 Black Ops PS4/PS5 Releases Are Ports, Not Remasters

3 articles · Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Jun 19

Summary

  • July’s PlayStation return for Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 will be straightforward ports, with Activision telling Eurogamer the PS4 and PS5 versions are not remasters.
  • Both games will still include campaign, multiplayer and Zombies, finally bringing the PS3-era titles to Sony’s newer consoles after the original hardware’s Cell architecture blocked backward compatibility.
  • Iron Galaxy is handling the releases, and the port label suggests no ground-up overhaul or native PS5 features such as 120Hz or VRR support.
  • Even so, modern hardware could deliver a major visual lift from the PS3 originals, which ran at 960x544 for Black Ops and 832x624 for Black Ops 2.

Insights

As PlayStation gets pristine Black Ops ports, are existing Xbox and PC players being left behind for good?
Will these new Black Ops ports finally offer a hacker-free experience, or is history doomed to repeat itself?
Why is Microsoft-owned Activision giving a preferential upgrade to its biggest rival's PlayStation audience?