When Microsoft announced that it was acquiring Activision, the big question on everyone’s mind was what would happen with Call of Duty. Well, it took months of legal battles, but the deal finally went through and the first CoD game to release officially under Microsoft is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Xbox has held firm to its commitment to put all of its first-party titles onto Game Pass on day one for all its subscribers, but is it honoring that deal for the biggest game of the year? We know it isn’t an Xbox exclusive and is still cross-platform, after all. If you have an Xbox and a subscription to Game Pass, you might not need to spend any money on Black Ops 6, but only if you meet one specific requirement.
Is Black Ops 6 on Game Pass?
The short answer is yes, Black Ops 6 is on Game Pass, but not at every tier. Prior to Black Ops 6 launching, Xbox restructured its Game Pass tiers a bit with new pricing and benefits. What you need to know is that you now need to either be a PC Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate subscriber to get access to any first-party day-one titles.
If you have the Core or Standard Game Pass subscriptions, Black Ops 6 will not be available for you and you will either need to upgrade to Ultimate or purchase the game normally to play.
Game Pass Ultimate currently costs $20 per month, while PC Game Pass costs only $12 per month. Purchasing the base edition of Black Ops 6 costs $70, so subscribing would save you money depending on how long you intend on playing Black Ops 6 and if you would use the service to play any other games. However, if you ever unsubscribed from Game Pass, then you would lose access to the game as well.
