Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been talked about for weeks following the release of the game’s alpha, and a recent post on the official Call of Duty Twitter account has made it clear why. Aside from key talking points coming from the Black Ops Cold War alpha’s time on the PlayStation platform and leading to plenty of discussion, the trial period also had a massive player base.
The tweet in question mentions the upcoming Black Ops Cold War beta while also sharing a specific record broken by the alpha. According to Activision, the Black Ops Cold War alpha was “the most downloaded PS4 alpha or beta in Call of Duty history.” This is an impressive record for the alpha to break for numerous reasons, with one being how well it did despite being a surprise drop announced only a few days before its release.
The Black Ops Cold War alpha performing so well on the PlayStation platform continues the recent narrative of successful test periods, as the beta for Marvel’s Avengers also broke records a few weeks back. The alpha doing so well for Activision and Call of Duty is a good sign for both the beta and full launch of the game, as both will allow PC and Xbox players to jump into the game. The game seems poised to perform well in terms of sales, with the cross-generational nature of Black Ops Cold War only adding to its chance for success.
Still, as much as players are excited, Call of Duty players are not letting the Black Ops Cold War skill-based matchmaking debate die anytime soon. The tweet announcing the broken record is full of comments begging Treyarch to remove the system and add a competitive mode for fair matches instead. While some comments are praising the game and a few even defend the existence of skill-based matchmaking as it’s helpful for casual players, most experienced CoD players are venting their frustration.
Whether skill-based matchmaking exists to the same extent in the beta is unclear, as a Treyarch dev recently said SBMM can be tweaked. Regardless, the Black Ops Cold War beta should do very well for the Call of Duty teams involved in the project. The intentionally overpowered snipers are confirmed to be getting a nerf before the release of the beta, and multiple new modes will be playable such as VIP Escort and Fireteam Dirty Bomb. With the former being a one-life mode and the latter featuring 10 teams of 4 players, there should certainly be some more diverse gameplay when the beta arrives.
For Call of Duty fans less interested in the multiplayer beta and waiting on news for Warzone or Zombies, a recently leaked Zombie Royale mode may prove interesting. For the many players clearly interested in the series’ multiplayer component, though, they’ll get their chance to try the game once again when the beta kicks off on October 8th.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is set to release on November 13th for PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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