We’re now midway via the life-cycle of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X/S, however Name of Responsibility doesn’t look like giving up on the last-gen consoles that preceded them but. A leak out of GameStop means that Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 will nonetheless come to PS4 and Xbox One, however proceed to value the identical because the $70 “next-gen” variations.
An obvious {photograph} circulated by CharlieIntel reveals the SKUs and costs for 2024’s Name of Responsibility in GameStop’s stock system. The picture lists Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, and PS4, with a $70 price ticket for every, and the Xbox One model seemingly included by way of Sensible Supply. Insider Gaming stories that it’s been capable of independently confirm that the information within the picture is actual, and two GameStop workers Kotaku spoke with corroborated the declare as effectively, confirming that pre-order SKUs are at present dwell of their system.
If made official, this might be the longest that Name of Responsibility has ever remained cross-gen. When the collection initially made the soar to PS4 and Xbox One again in 2013 with Name of Responsibility: Ghosts, it remained on PS3 and Xbox 360 for 2 years after that till Activision ditched the older consoles with Name of Responsibility: Infinite Warfare. With Black Ops 6, PS4 and Xbox One may have continued receiving last-gen variations for a shocking 5 years in a row.
Should you’re questioning why this is perhaps the case, look no additional than the truth that roughly half of PlayStation customers are nonetheless enjoying on a PS4. The last-gen set up base stays big, and chopping it off from one of the vital costly video games to make can be leaving a ton of cash on the desk. PS5 exclusives like Spider-Man 2 and Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth already seem to have suffered poorer gross sales on account of that.
After all, Xbox gamers aren’t prone to discover the worth hike anyway since most of them will have the ability to play Black Ops 6 with a paid Sport Go subscription. Microsoft is reportedly planning to carry the collection to the Netflix-like library later this 12 months, although there are additionally rumors that it’d elevate the month-to-month service’s value as soon as it does.
Activision declined to remark.
Replace 5/24/2024 5:45 p.m. ET: Added Kotaku’s personal sourcing and impartial corroboration.