Will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 be on PS5 and PS4?

Microsoft may have acquired Call of Duty, but the confirmed Black Ops 6 platforms are good news for all

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

Will Black Ops 6 be on PS5? It’s a reasonable question that many of you are asking right now, no surprise given thatActivision Blizzardis now owned by Xbox – following its $69 billion acquisition of the Call of Duty maker in 2023. We are happy to confirm that the upcoming shooter is indeed set to land on the rival console, with the Black Ops 6 platforms confirmed to be PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One.

The confirmation comes in advance of theBlack Ops 6 Direct, where an early listing on the PlayStation Store spoiled the announcement. This also confirmed that the ’90s set FPS is set to experience an exceptionally wide release, with the Black Ops 6 release date now confirmed for October 25, 2024. Not only willCall of Duty: Black Ops 6be available on day one via game Pass for Xbox and PC, it’s also to launch through Steam, the Windows Store, and Blizzard’s Battle.net with full cross-platform support.

If you paid close attention to the court battle which played out between Xbox and the FTC, you’ll know thatMicrosoftis effectively mandated by law to bring Black Ops 6 (and future Call of Duty instalments) to PS5, but still, it’s good to see it confirmed by the platform holder alongside the gameplay reveal.

It also appears that there will besome degree of early access to the game, with the PlayStation Store listing the game’s release as October 17 – typically, Activision gives a week of early access to pre-order customers. We’ll update this story with more information when we have it.

Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter

Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more

Iain joins the GamesRadar team as Deputy News Editor following stints at PCGamesN and PocketGamer.Biz, with some freelance for Kotaku UK, RockPaperShotgun, and VG24/7 thrown in for good measure. When not helping Ali run the news team, he can be found digging into communities for stories – the sillier the better. When he isn’t pillaging the depths of Final Fantasy 14 for a swanky new hat, you’ll find him amassing an army of Pokemon plushies.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s hottest new XP farming trick has players flashbanging their allies for a measly 15XP

A staggering 52% of US Xbox Series X|S players launched Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 the Monday after release, analyst says: “Bonkers engagement”

In a first for Dragon Age, The Veilguard director reiterates the RPG won’t have DLC as BioWare pivots to work on Mass Effect 5