Call of Duty: Black Ops Listings Spark PlayStation Price Hike Fears
▼ Summary
– Microsoft Store lists Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 at $39.99 each, with DLC prices reduced to $10 and season passes to $30.
– Activision plans to release ports—not remasters—of these games for PS4 and PS5 in July, with no price or DLC details confirmed.
– PlayStation fans fear the Xbox pricing suggests they will pay high costs for decade-old games, potentially $80 for both base games or $140 with season passes.
– Fan reactions on social media criticize the $40 price as too high for old games without DLC, arguing they should cost $20–30 with all content included.
– The ports include Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombie modes with no enhancements, as Activision emphasizes the word “port” over “remaster.”
PlayStation users are growing uneasy after Microsoft listed Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 at $40 each on Xbox and PC, raising fears that the same pricing will hit Sony’s consoles when the long-awaited ports arrive next month.
According to CharlieIntel, the Microsoft Store recently updated DLC prices for both titles, locking the 2010 and 2012 entries at $39.99 apiece without any downloadable content included. Individual DLC packs now cost $10 instead of $15, and season passes have dropped from $50 to $30. While Xbox players have enjoyed backward compatibility with these games for years, the real shift is in the pricing structure for add-ons.
This follows Activision’s confirmation that it would release native ports,not remasters,of the classic Treyarch shooters for PS4 and PS5 in July. With PlayStation pricing still unannounced, fans fear the Xbox listings signal that Sony users will soon have to pay a premium for games that debuted during Barack Obama’s first term.
“Not including the DLC and charging $40 on games from Obama’s first term is nasty work,” one X/Twitter user reacted.
“Games this old should be 20 bucks max WITH the DLC,” another popular post argued.
Activision revealed its port plans last week, promising only that the releases would include Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies modes. No word has been given on how DLC will be handled, and the deliberate use of the word “port” strongly implies minimal changes from the base experiences that launched more than a decade ago.
If PlayStation prices mirror those on the Microsoft Store, players wanting both games would need to spend $80. Adding both season passes brings the total to $140 for the complete package. Without official confirmation from Activision, the exact cost and included content remain uncertain,and that lack of clarity is precisely what has fans so agitated.
“Wait what the fNonek that’s insane lmao,” one Reddit user wrote. “That’s worth like $20-30 max with all DLCs included. For a remake/remaster with the DLCs I would’ve said $40, maybe $50 at the very high end.”
“The numbers Mason, they’re telling you not to buy…” another joked.
“$40 for games we already purchased (allegedly with no enhancements btw) is an absolute atrocity,” someone else added.
IGN originally scored Call of Duty: Black Ops an 8.5/10 at launch in November 2010 and its sequel a 9.3/10 in November 2012. Both have since become two of the most celebrated and quotable entries in the franchise. The upcoming ports are highly anticipated as players await this year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, but for now, no firm release date exists beyond a vague promise to launch next month.
(Source: IGN)
