The PlayStation 5 is officially launched, and while many buyers are checking out launch exclusives likeDemon’s SoulsandSpider-Man: Miles Morales, others are focused on playing the latestCall of Dutytitle on their brand new PS5. Imagine, however, their frustration upon installingCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warand finding that it doesn’t look much improved compared to the PS4. That’s because it’s actually very easy for PS5 users to run the PS4 version ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warinstead.
The trick is that, according to reporting from Youtuber Ali-A, when PS5 users downloadCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warthey download both the PS5 and PS4 versions of the game. For whatever reason, the PS4 version of the game is what the console will default to when starting it up. This means that there are potentially manyCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warplayerswho started up the game on PS5 without realizing they were starting up the PS4 version of the game.
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to make sureCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warplayers are playing thePS5 version of the gameon the PS5, there’s a simple check. When hovering over theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waricon in the PS5 menu, there will be both a “Play” button and a “…” button next to it. Clicking on the “…” will show a list of available versions of the game to boot. If there’s a “PS5 | Full | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War” option in this menu, then the console has been set to the PS4 version of the game. Clicking on the PS5 listing will switch things over.
This isn’t an issue exclusive toCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, of course. A variety of PS5 games can also have PS4 versions of the game available to install and play. For example, Spider-Man: Miles Moralesalso has a PS4 version available on the PS5 that many buyers will download without realizing it. However,Spider-Man: Miles Moralesdefaults to the PS5 version of the game on the PS5. This is what’s reportedly causing a problem forCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warplayers.
The good news is that it’s very easy for players to switch from the PS4 version of the game to the PS5 version. The bad news is that there will likely be quite a fewCall of Dutyfanswho are going to feel very silly once they realize the mistake.
It deserves to be acknowledged that this may not be a widespread issue. This may only be a problem for those who purchased a certain version ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,or there may be an even rarer issue that isn’t readily apparent. Ultimately, there’s no harm inPS5Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warplayerschecking to make sure they’re on the right version of the game.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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