Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Players Will Be Able to Disable Cross-Play

Starting with next week’s Season 2 update, console players of the popular Call of Duty games Black Ops 6 and Warzone 2 won’t have to test their mettle against PC opponents… unless they want to.

In a Call of Duty blog post, the developers of the games said they’re testing out a cross-play toggle for Ranked Play matches and will introduce the feature sometime during or after next week’s launch of a new season.

“We’ve heard the feedback from players about wanting the choice to toggle cross-play in Ranked Play since its launch earlier this season, and in the spirit of improving the gameplay experience, we’re returning to the way we’ve traditionally handled cross-play,” the post says. “In Season 02, we are enabling the ability to disable cross-play for console players who want to compete only against other console players.”

The feature is currently being tested and will go live for Black Ops 6 and Warzone “during S02.”

“We’ll be monitoring closely and will consider further changes to prioritize the integrity of the ecosystem, and we’ll have more details to share as we get closer to the launch of this feature,” the post says.

Season 2 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone is scheduled to launch on Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET for PlayStation and Xbox consoles and for PC on Steam and Battle.net.

While cross-play gaming allows PC and console players to team up or compete against each other in online games, not everyone loves the feature. Some consider PC gamers to have a competitive advantage, especially in shooter games, due to the precision that keyboards and mice allow. On the other hand, console players typically have an aim-assist feature available in action games that can correct for that discrepancy, which PC players may claim gives console players an unfair leg up.

In addition to the cross-play toggle feature and new maps, modes and rewards, the new season of the Call of Duty games will also bring refinements to anti-cheating features, playlist changes, bug fixes and what the blog post details as quality-of-life improvements, according to the blog post.