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Black Ops Cold War Beta: How to pre-load on PS4

Black Ops Cold War Beta: How to pre-load on PS4

The Black Ops Cold War beta is just around the corner. Find out how to pre-load it to your PS4 in this article!

Black Ops Cold War Beta: How to pre-load on PS4

The Early Access Open Beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is right around the corner.

For those that have pre-ordered the game digitally can begin to pre-load the beta RIGHT NOW!

The beta is scheduled to go live at 10AM PT on October 8th.

How to Pre-Load

The beta can be found via the PlayStation Store, where you will be given the option to download the file prior to the servers going live.

If you have a code, Activision will send an email with the download code in time for the first weekend of beta action, which is exclusive to PS4 players.

Pre-loading for Xbox and PC is expected to begin next week, in time for the second beta weekend which is open to all platforms.

Beta Schedule

Weekend One - PS4 Exclusive

  • Early Access Starts - October 8th at 10AM PT
  • Open Beta Starts - October 10th
  • Weekend 1 Ends - October 12th at 10AM PT

Weekend Two - Beta on PS4, Xbox and PC

  • Early Access for PC and Xbox (PS4 Open Beta) Starts - October 15th at 10AM PT
  • Xbox and PC Open Beta Starts - October 17th
  • Open Beta Ends - October 19th at 10AM PT
The trailer for the Black Ops Cold War beta has been released

On October 8th, take advantage of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta. Find out how to play in this article!

Jonno Nicholson

Head of Call of Duty & FIFA portals at Millenium US. Call of Duty esports extraordinaire.