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Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Pre-Loading Is Live On Nearly Every Platform

You will probably want to pre-load if you can, as the file size for the new game is gigantic.

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What is expected to be 2020's biggest game, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, is releasing very, very soon. If you want to get started right away when the game unlocks on November 13, you'll want to pre-load, and you can do that now on nearly every platform.

Pre-loading on PS4 and Xbox One started on November 5, and PC players were added to the pre-loading party on November 10. People picking up the game on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 can start pre-loading as soon as they get their console.

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Pre-loading is a good idea, too, because Black Ops Cold War is a gigantic download. You can see the file sizes below.

Black Ops Cold War Download Sizes

  • PlayStation 4: 95GB
  • PlayStation 5: 133GB
  • Xbox One: 93GB
  • Xbox Series X|S: 136GB
  • PC: 35 GB (Multiplayer Only) / 82GB (Full Game) / 125GB (Full Game on Ultra Graphics)

Everyone who preorders Black Ops Cold War digitally gets the Woods Operator pack for Modern Warfare and Warzone, along with the Confrontations Weapon Pack for Black Ops Cold War. This includes two rifles that are meant to demonstrate the eastern and western Cold War factions.

Black Ops Cold War releases on Friday, November 13, for PS4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5. Treyarch also recently spoke to GameSpot about the game's various next-gen improvements for PS5 and Xbox Series X, including DualSense support. The developer also told us why the game is adopting its new synchronized XP system.

And in other news, the Call of Duty Endowment charity has teamed up with a tooth brush company to create a limited-edition Black Ops Cold War camo toothbrush.

Black Ops Cold War is predicted to be the best-selling game of 2020 in the United States.

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