Report: Black Ops 6 Leaks Stemmed From COD Patch; “Human Meat Shield” Mechanic Footage Surfaces
While seeing Call of Duty get leaked is a yearly tradition, this time around, it seems the people to blame for the latest spate of Black Ops 6 leaks are Activision themselves! Nope, we’re not making this up.
According to betterthanalaix, who was the one where the leaked gameplay footage and info originated from, the Call of Duty HQ launcher got patched and that title update housed the Black Ops 6 beta! While the beta won’t be kicking off until the end of this month, it seems Treyarch included it somehow (perhaps to test something? Make the download smaller?), and this is what the dataminers found by using a jailbroken PS4 (yes, the footage is from last-gen, so the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions will definitely look better).
No alpha, this is official update 1.49 for cod hq, they will probably push hotfixes before the beta or possibly another upate…
— betterthanalaix (@betterthanalaix) August 5, 2024
Note that while betterthanalaix references version 1.49 as the patch for Call of Duty HQ, the latest released title update for it was version 1.47 which usherer in the Season 5 content for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone this July 24. We can confirm that patch version 1.49 has been uploaded by Activision on the PSN backend, but it’s not live yet. Chances are, this will be released near the end of the month once the beta preload is live.
Also of note, the downpour of leaked Black Ops 6 multiplayer footage has escalated, and this time around, we even get to see footage of the “human meat shield” mechanic that was alluded to in the game’s reveal trailer!
Check out how it works in multiplayer below:
I have to admit, that seems to be a very interesting game mechanic, and one that’s bound to annoy people who manage to be a victim of this.
Black Ops 6 will have a Call of Duty Direct later this month where we should get the official details on everything, though a ton of info has already leaked, and based on the info above, this is the beta build we’ll be playing come end of August.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be out this October 25 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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