Black Ops 6 Season 1 release date

The Black Ops 6 Season 1 release date is right around the corner, given that the game is now out for all players. In the coming weeks, players will be treated to a new Battle Pass to work through, changes to Warzone, as well as some new content for Multiplayer. Unfortunately, Activision has yet to announce the specifics regarding Season One, but has confirmed the launch date.

If you weren’t aware, new Call of Duty games tend to launch in a sort of pre-season state these days. This gives players the chance to jump into the game, leveling up guns and getting to grips with the map selection before new content is added. As such, there’s currently no Battle Pass, but that’s set to change. Even without Season One content, we’re having a blast with Black Ops 6, and it’s certainly looking to be a contender for our list of the best FPS games to play in 2024.

As we near the Black Ops 6 Season 1 release date, we’ll likely start to hear more on what’ll be added, and on the precise timings. For now, here’s everything we know so far, including a look at when Season One comes out.

Black Ops 6 Season 1 release date

Soldiers battle it out in a train yard

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The Black Ops 6 Season 1 release date is November 14, 2024. This was announced by Activision, confirming the rumored date. Check it out in the Tweet below:

In the first week after launch, two new updates pave the way for Season 01 and beyond with the addition of two Multiplayer favorites: the Infected game mode and the original 1950s Nuketown map #BlackOps6 pic.twitter.com/tSqSKXZ3bUOctober 29, 2024

Black Ops 6 Season One – what’s being added?

Three Operators cloaked in darkness. The middle has a hood and mask, their eyes white against the background

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While Activision is yet to fully detail Season One, we do have some info on what will be added. According to this COD blog post, there will be “all-new Multiplayer maps and modes, a terrifying new in-season Zombies map, as well as the introduction of Omnimovement and Black Ops 6 weapons and Loadout features to Call of Duty: Warzone”. For now, we know about three new maps: Hideout (6v6), Extraction (6v6) and Heirloom (6v6, 2v2). You can see a sneak peak of these all new maps below:

Season 01 takes Black Ops to the the criminal underground on November 14.
Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the new maps coming to #BlackOps6 Multiplayer this season 👇
💰 Hideout – 6v6
🚁 Extraction – 6v6
🖼️ Heirloom – 6v6 & 2v2 pic.twitter.com/7RhjAmvQnhNovember 4, 2024

Black Ops 6 Season 1 – what we’d like to see

Four Operators look out over Area 99, as players parachute in from above

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While we wait to hear exactly what Black Ops 6 Season One has in store, we’ll be thinking about what we’d like to see added to the game. Of course, a Battle Pass is coming but beyond that, new content is harder to predict. Given that Black Ops 6 just launched, and given the fact that it contains all new maps, some familiar maps could be a welcome addition alongside Season One. We’d like to see the team pull from older Black Ops games specifically, such as Summit, as well as some of the best offerings from last year’s remastered Modern Warfare 2 maps like Rust.

There are still plenty of weapons to work through in Black Ops 6, so new weapons in Season One aren’t exactly top of our list of wishes. Instead, it’d be good to see further balancing patches, especially concerning the currently essential Gunfighter Wildcard. Over the next couple of weeks, it should become clear which guns in Black Ops 6 need nerfs, and which need buff. For now, though, the current slate of weapons feels surprisingly balanced, with everything from SMGs to Marksman rifles feeling genuinely viable.