
We’re now midway by way of the life-cycle of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X/S, however Name of Obligation doesn’t seem like giving up on the last-gen consoles that preceded them but. A leak out of GameStop means that Name of Obligation: Black Ops 6 will nonetheless come to PS4 and Xbox One, however proceed to price the identical because the $70 “next-gen” variations.
An obvious {photograph} circulated by CharlieIntel reveals the SKUs and costs for 2024’s Name of Obligation in GameStop’s stock system. The picture lists Xbox Collection X/S, PS5, and PS4, with a $70 price ticket for every, and the Xbox One model seemingly included by way of Good Supply. Insider Gaming stories that it’s been capable of independently confirm that the info within the picture is actual, and two GameStop staff Kotaku spoke with corroborated the declare as effectively, confirming that pre-order SKUs are at the moment reside of their system.
If made official, this might be the longest that Name of Obligation has ever remained cross-gen. When the collection initially made the leap to PS4 and Xbox One again in 2013 with Name of Obligation: Ghosts, it remained on PS3 and Xbox 360 for 2 years after that till Activision ditched the older consoles with Name of Obligation: Infinite Warfare. With Black Ops 6, PS4 and Xbox One may have continued receiving last-gen variations for a shocking 5 years in a row.
Should you’re questioning why this may be the case, look no additional than the truth that roughly half of PlayStation customers are nonetheless enjoying on a PS4. The last-gen set up base stays big, and slicing it off from one of the vital costly video games to make could be leaving a ton of cash on the desk. PS5 exclusives like Spider-Man 2 and Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth already seem to have suffered poorer gross sales on account of that.
In fact, Xbox gamers aren’t prone to discover the value hike anyway since most of them will have the ability to play Black Ops 6 with a paid Recreation Cross subscription. Microsoft is reportedly planning to convey the collection to the Netflix-like library later this 12 months, although there are additionally rumors that it would increase the month-to-month service’s worth as soon as it does.
Activision declined to remark.
Replace 5/24/2024 5:45 p.m. ET: Added Kotaku’s personal sourcing and unbiased corroboration.