The first two Call of Duty: Black Ops games have launched on PS5 and PS4, but they’re not exactly the remasters that fans were expecting. Both games feature a high price considering their age–$40 each–while their respective DLC packs are being sold as optional extras, an odd move considering how most remasters include that content to sweeten the deal. To make things worse, it looks like the technical presentation isn’t much to write home about either, as the PlayStation ports feature barely any noticeable improvements at all. According to Digital Foundry, Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 have been updated to run at 1080p on PS5 and PS4, and that’s it. No option for a 4K resolution on PS5 or the opportunity to push the framerate to 120Hz, no improved shadows or lighting, and no quality-of-life updates like you’d find in modern Call of Duty games at all. In comparison, the original Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 games get the resolution bump for free on Xbox Series X|S through the console’s backwards compatibility program, while PC gamers have been creating custom mods for years now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUdEf79y7jw As mentioned above, each remaster is being sold for $40, and their map packs cost $30 each. That’s $70 per game, but it is worth mentioning that Activision is offering a discount to PlayStation Plus subscribers, dropping the price to $20 per game and $10 per map pack. Still, paying $60 per complete edition of a game is expensive, especially when they aren’t that much of an improvement…
