Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops II look set to land on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, based on fresh PlayStation Store backend findings.
The listings were spotted by PlayStationSize, an X account known for digging through PlayStation database updates, product IDs, and store artwork. Both games appear under their original names, with no “Remastered” branding attached.
That detail matters. When Activision remastered Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2 campaign, it slapped the word “Remastered” right on the title. The straight-up Black Ops and Black Ops II names suggest these are ports or lightly enhanced versions rather than full remasters.
Activision hasn’t officially announced anything yet.
What’s actually in the box
The biggest question is what these releases will include. The originals shipped with campaign, online multiplayer, and Zombies, plus a stack of DLC map packs. Modern re-releases could include all of that, some of it, or just the campaigns.
There’s precedent for both directions. Modern Warfare Remastered in 2016 included the full multiplayer. Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered in 2020 cut multiplayer entirely, likely to avoid splitting the player base from newer Call of Duty releases.
PlayStationSize reportedly spotted artwork hinting at additional modes beyond campaign, but nothing’s confirmed. Some have also pointed to alleged Australian rating board updates tied to a Black Ops Season Pass and a Black Ops II customization bundle, though that remains unverified.
Zombies is the elephant in the room. Black Ops gave fans Kino der Toten, Ascension, Call of the Dead, and Moon. Black Ops II delivered Mob of the Dead, Origins, and Buried. For many players, Zombies inclusion would decide whether these ports are worth buying at all.
Why PlayStation players especially care
Unlike Xbox, which lets players run Black Ops and Black Ops II through backward compatibility, PS4 and PS5 can’t play PS3 discs or digital PS3 games. PlayStation owners have been stuck with original hardware if they wanted to revisit either title.
Modern ports would close that gap. Whether they also fix the hacker-infested legacy lobbies that plague the old Xbox 360 versions depends on whether Activision invests in updated servers and anti-cheat.
There’s also been speculation that the ports could expand to Xbox, PC, Game Pass, or even Nintendo Switch 2, given Microsoft’s commitments to bring Call of Duty back to Nintendo platforms after the Activision acquisition. None of that’s confirmed.
