COD Black Ops 6 & Warzone Update 1.085 Adds Mandatory Preload for Black Ops 7

Players should see a huge download appear today for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone on all platforms today, and this is a mandatory preload for Black Ops 7, which is releasing later this week.

For those wondering, you’ll need to download and install Black Ops 6 & Warzone update 1.085 (complete version 1.085.000) even if you don’t intend to buy or play Black Ops 7. Today’s update rollout is required for Black Ops 6 and Warzone to be installed in order to function.

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Black Ops 7 Preload Added as Update 1.085 for Black Ops 6 on Consoles, PC

Given this is a preload for Black Ops 7, don’t expect any patch notes to be released. We can confirm based on our own update that this will bring two packs on PS5: Campaign, with Zombies and Multiplayer bundled as one. On PS4, there will be three packs to download: Campaigb, Multiplayer and Zombies.

Once the update is out, players will be required to reinstall Black Ops 6 and Warzone packs to continue playing those modes. Regardless if you’re interested in playing or purchasing Black Ops 7, today’s update is mandatory to play the game online.

Once you’ve downloaded the update, “check the “Manage Install” section in Call of Duty to confirm Black Ops 7 packs are installed (thanks, CharlieIntel).

That’s about it. As far as we’re aware, there are no player-facing changes made to any Call of Duty game today. Players will be ready to jump into Black Ops 7 on November 14, thanks to this update, though.

For more on Black Ops 7, check out the slate of Season 1 content planned to be rolled out.

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