Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War s Zombies Onslaught mode is a 12 month PlayStation exclusive
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's Zombies Onslaught mode is a 12-month PlayStation exclusive Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's Zombies Onslaught mode is a 12-month PlayStation exclusive New two-player co-op experience unveiled. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 23 Oct 2020 72 comments Activision has unveiled Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's co-operative Zombies Onslaught mode, which, in news sure to send eyeballs a-swivelling, is confirmed to be a timed PlayStation exclusive that won't be heading to other platforms for a full year. Zombies Onslaught is separate to this year's main Zombies narrative - Die Maschine, which is still coming to all platforms at launch - and is described as a "two-person, fast-paced" co-op experience that drops participants, complete with their custom load-outs, onto one of several locations derived from Cold War's various multiplayer maps. Here, players are confined to a limited "orb" area ("Dark Aether damage" is inflicted if they stray outside) and waves of zombies will begin spilling in. Once a sufficient number have been eliminated, the orb, and the habitable area, will move - and as each game progresses, waves will introduce more "resilient, faster and deadlier" zombies, including powerful Elite enemies. Watch on YouTube The ultimate goal is to stay alive and rack up as many points as possible by continuing to pick off Elites. Bronze, Silver, or Gold rankings are awarded based on the number of Elites killed, and these, in turn, will enable players to unlock rewards for use across the entire game. The stickler, of course, is that Activision, working alongside Sony, has elected to make this chunk of the overall Cold War experience exclusive to PlayStation 4 and PS5 for an entire year - a rather brazen move given the outcry that followed a similar decision in 2019 to restrict Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Spec Ops Survival mode to PS4 for 12 months. At the time, Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward's Taylor Kurosaki told fans that matters of platform exclusivity were "complicated decisions that are above our pay grade." Activision hasn't directly commented on the issue of Cold War's exclusivity window, but a glance at the usual Call of Duty community hangouts suggests the response is more a collectively resigned sigh than anger this time around. Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War comes to PS4 and PS5 on 13th November 2020. Slightly less Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War comes to Xbox One, Series X/S, and PC on the same day. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store