Call of Duty’s season 5 release date has been delayed by a day
The new seasons of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Warzone and Warzone are nearly here. But they’re not as close to being released as they were in the past. Treyarch announced on Wednesday that it is delaying the season 5 patch by 24 hours, meaning that it won’t be released until Friday — or really late Thursday for some time zones.
Treyarch revealed the new features for Call of Duty season 5 last week when it announced that it would include a new game mode all about double-crossing your friends. The season will also include five new multiplayer maps and weapons like the TEC-9, EM2 assault rifle, and the Marshall handgun. Some of the content will be available when the season goes live. Other parts will need to wait until the midseason Reloaded patch.
Although it is frustrating to wait for new content, the delay will mean that players will have an additional day to complete season 4’s battle pass. After that day is up, the battle pass will change to season 5, for which Activision has already released a trailer.
Call of Duty: Warzone, Black Ops Cold War Season 5 will begin Friday, August 13th at 12 a.m., provided there are no further delays ET
Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard faces wide-ranging allegations that it maintains a toxic workplace environment that is particularly hostile to women, pays them less, and subjects them to sexual harassment, and that perpetrators are not meaningfully punished, according to a lawsuit filed by California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing in July. Treyarch did not mention this turmoil in its delay announcement. You can read more about the allegations against Activision Blizzard in Polygon’s explainer.
Up-to-date Activision claims that the delay in season 5 is due to a testing problem. “Season 5”Black Ops Cold WarAndWarzoneLaunch will take place on Friday, August 13th. “This is because of a testing problem that was discovered earlier in the week,” an Activision spokesperson explained to Polygon via email.
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