There are indications via Treyarch’s Twitter account that the Blackout beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be extended, and it seems the player count will increase to 100. Unless the studio is trolling the fans badly. In that case, the beta would end today, September 17, at 7:00 PM.
Update at 9 PM: After a brief extension, the beta has now ended.
And some already miss it…
Original message: On Monday evening, there are strong indications that the beta for Blackout will indeed be extended. It was originally supposed to end at 7:00 PM. However, at 6:45 PM, almost at the last minute, this tweet appeared:
Treyarch’s Twitter account questions into the void: “What if we could bring a dozen more friends into the fight just a little longer?”
This likely means: The open beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be extended, and the player count will increase from 88 to 100. One hundred players is the “normal” battle royale size, as seen in Fortnite or PUBG.
It has almost become a tradition to extend the “beta test” that is actually a demo of blockbuster games right before expiration for marketing reasons. But this is not yet confirmed.
Officially: Blackout Beta now with 100 players, running for another 2 hours
We will update the article as soon as we know more. Perhaps there will be new indications by 7:00 PM.
Recently, players started a petition to achieve such an extension of the beta. They argue with Hurricane “Florence” and the continued need to thoroughly test the mode “Blackout”.
Update 7:04 PM: According to reports from the first players, the beta is indeed still running. And the player count has risen to 100.
When does the beta end now? It is now officially confirmed that the Blackout beta ends today at 12 PM PST and has 100 players. The end of the Blackout beta is at 9:00 PM this evening in our time.
The beta has only been extended by two hours.
UpdThe beta ended at 9 PM:
Blackout Beta is well received
Looks good: The Blackout beta is extremely popular:
- Some call the new battle royale mode of Call of Duty a “AAA-PUBG” or even a Fortnite killer.
- The feedback from streamers has been so positive that even Activision Blizzard’s stock has surged.
Everything you need to know about the beta can be found in this article:
