{"id":14605,"date":"2026-07-10T13:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/07\/10\/this-is-a-deeply-odd-state-of-affairs-tech-experts-slam-activisions-low-effort-call-of-duty-black-ops-ps5-port\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:02:30","slug":"this-is-a-deeply-odd-state-of-affairs-tech-experts-slam-activisions-low-effort-call-of-duty-black-ops-ps5-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/07\/10\/this-is-a-deeply-odd-state-of-affairs-tech-experts-slam-activisions-low-effort-call-of-duty-black-ops-ps5-port\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This Is a Deeply Odd State of Affairs&#8217; \u2014 Tech Experts Slam Activision&#8217;s &#8216;Low Effort&#8217; Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 Port"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/07\/10\/ss-e3ad24dd02143ffbbbf17467fde104b462c9120e-1920x1080-1783688439479.jpg\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>Activision\u2019s ports of the much-loved Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 immediately raised eyebrows for their price, but they\u2019ve come under fire for their disappointing graphics performance, too.<\/p>\n<p>The tech experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/news\/2026\/07\/the-new-call-of-duty-black-ops-port-charges-usd40p35-for-a-basic-1080p-upgrade\">Digital Foundry<\/a> have taken a look at the port of the original 2010 Black Ops to PlayStation, and had a few choice words to say about the work Activision put into it. Chief among their complaints is the fact the Black Ops port runs at 1080p, not 4K, despite being a 16-year-old game that began life on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Not only that, there\u2019s no anti-aliasing.<\/p>\n<p>DF also criticized the frame-rate, which is limited to 60Hz even on PS5. \u201cA 1080p60 presentation would be potentially acceptable for the PS4 version &#8211; and there is one! &#8211; but for a brand new PS5 conversion, it&#8217;s disappointingly poor and well below what the hardware is capable of,\u201d DF said.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"slideshow\" data-slug=\"the-best-call-of-duty-campaigns\" data-value=\"the-best-call-of-duty-campaigns\" data-type=\"slug\" data-caption=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>\u201cFor a native PS5 title and a somewhat high-profile port, this is a deeply odd state of affairs,\u201d DF continued. \u201cEven the game&#8217;s obvious visual blemishes are preserved: shadow quality was necessarily poor back in the day, but why preserve that problem in the present day when so much more graphics horsepower is available?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s a silver lining, the PS5 and PS4 versions are better than the one currently accessible on Xbox Series X and S and Xbox One via backwards compatibility, which sticks to the original Xbox 360 resolution of 608p. There are no Xbox enhancements at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/call-of-duty-black-ops-1-and-2-ports-out-now-on-ps5-but-they-come-at-a-high-cost\">We\u2019ve already reported on the pricing of the PlayStation Black Ops ports<\/a>, which cost $40 each. Both games also offer a separate season pass priced $29.99. So, if you want the complete experience (Black Ops 1 and 2 and all the DLC), you have to pay $140 for games. All this for games that came out over a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber you get a massive discount. In that case, both games cost $20 each and their season passes are $9 each, which makes for a $58 total if you want everything. This discount runs until August 6.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"divider\"><\/section>\n<p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. 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