
Weekend One (October 8 – October 12): PlayStation 4 Exclusive PDT and ending on Monday morning at 10 a.m. Each “weekend” is scheduled to last a total of four days, with both play periods scheduled to begin on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. There are two weekends of the Black Ops Cold War Beta.

Xbox and PC (Week 2): Pre-load the Beta starting on October 13 at 8 a.m. Also, players can delete the Alpha, as the Beta is a completely different file and requires a new download. Note: If you are on PlayStation 4 and pre-load or download the Beta during its first weekend, you do not need to redownload it for the second weekend. PlayStation 4 (Week 1 and 2): Pre-load the Beta (31 GB) starting on October 6 at 8 a.m. Prior to the beginning of each weekend, all players will be able to pre-load the Beta. On PC (Week Two), the Black Ops Cold War Beta can be found under “Partner Games”. All other players can still access the open portion of the Beta (Saturday through Monday) for free.ĭownload the Beta from your platforms respective first-party store and follow the prompts to download. Treyarch has stated that players can "expect frequent updates and a few surprises to take place within the beta across both weekends", and have already announced that there will be a brand new pinging system, akin to Warzone.Digital pre-order customers will be entitled to early access (Thursday and Friday) through their account on which they purchased the game. Reaching level 10 will give you access to a brand new weapon blueprint for the Uzi. This will give you a handy head start when the full game is released. It will also give you a chance to begin progressing by gaining XP towards your overall level and individual weapons.

The beta will include a feature of multiplayer maps, game modes, and playlists. Read More - Black Ops Cold War Beta Has Three New Modes And New Map.This will then redirect you to each of the above pages where the game can be purchased. Alternatively, you can pop on to Modern Warfare or Warzone and visit the store in-game. The pre-order will give you an access code which can be used to download the beta.

You can pre-order the game via the individual platforms stores (Xbox Marketplace, PlayStation Network Store, or via Blizzard on PC), or directly from a store. Pre-ordering Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will allow you to get the 'Early Access' when it comes to the beta, giving you full reign of the weekends available to your platform.
