Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 confirmed for PlayStation ports in July

Treyarch officially announced on X that Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 are being ported to PlayStation, with both games arriving sometime in July. The ports are being handled by Iron Galaxy, the studio behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4.

Both ports will include the full original packages — campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies. Activision has confirmed these are straight ports, not remasters, so don't expect upgraded visuals or reworked gameplay. It's still unclear whether PS5 will get native versions or whether the games will run via PS4 backwards compatibility. There's also no word yet on progress carry-over or cross-play with other platforms. Xbox and PC players aren't affected — both Black Ops games have been accessible on those platforms through backwards compatibility for years, since there's no native PS3 support on PS4 or PS5.

Activision has largely avoided re-releases since the mixed reception of its last two attempts. The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare remaster in 2016 was a commercial hit but pulled attention away from Infinite Warfare. The Modern Warfare 2 campaign remaster in 2020 landed badly because the multiplayer was cut entirely. The fear of splitting the player base from newer Call of Duty titles has kept Activision away from this territory since — making these Black Ops ports a genuine surprise.

Community reaction has been strong: according to Push Square, the Black Ops ports announcement pulled more likes than the Modern Warfare 4 reveal. An exact July release date hasn't been confirmed yet.