Black Ops 1 and 2 Are Now on PS4/PS5—But the Bundle Price Hits Hard

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and Black Ops 2 have landed on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, but the price tag is likely to make long-time fans pause before buying. Both titles are available as digital releases, and the full “everything included” option quickly adds up.

Quick facts

• Black Ops 1 and Black Ops 2 are available on PS4 and PS5 as digital releases.
• Base game cost is $40 each (so $80 for both).
• Each game includes a separate season pass priced at $29.99.
• Buying both games plus both season passes totals $140.
• PlayStation Plus members get a discount: games are $20 each and season passes are $9 each.
• The PlayStation Plus discount runs until August 6.

Both original Black Ops releases are priced at $40 apiece on PS4 and PS5. If you’re aiming to grab both campaigns at once, you’re looking at $80 before you even consider additional content.

For players who want the full slate, each game also offers its own season pass at $29.99. That means the “complete” package for both titles lands at $140 total—an eye-watering sum for games that first launched about 15 years ago, which is exactly what many fans were worried about in the lead-up to this release.

There is, however, a more forgiving route for subscribers. With PlayStation Plus, both games drop to $20 each, while each season pass falls to $9. Together, that brings the bundle to roughly $60, making it far easier to justify for anyone who’s been waiting for a reasonable entry point.

The deal window is also generous: the PlayStation Plus pricing is set to run until August 6. If you’re considering jumping in, that’s your cutoff to take advantage of the lower costs.

Free pack, missing modes, and what’s staying

On top of the standard releases, Black Ops 2 includes a free pack that lets players access the customization content originally available for purchase in the first game. Importantly, these ports don’t add brand-new features, and there’s no crossplay support.

That lack of crossplay may actually be a positive for some players, especially considering the state of the older online infrastructure. The servers for the original versions are reportedly plagued by hackers, so a cleaner start on the newer PlayStation versions could be the safer bet for the community.

There’s also some content missing from these releases. CharlieIntel reports that wager matches and theater mode have been removed, aligning with suspicions that players had after trophy lists leaked earlier this week.

Aside from those omissions, the overall content stays the same. Players should still have access to the campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies, and the emblem editor remains included as well—even with the series’ notorious reputation for it.