Here’s what you need to run Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Beta on PC

Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War’s beta is due to become available on PlayStation 4 this week, opening to those who have pre-ordered the game on October 8th and as an Open Beta on October 10th. This beta will run until October 12th. 

Next week, Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War’s beta will become available to players outside of Sony’s PlayStation platform, with Early Access coming to pre-orderers on October 15th on PC and October 16th on Xbox One. Between October 17th and 19th, Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War will be available in as an Open Beta. On PlayStation 4, this second beta weekend will be an open beta from October 15th to October 19th. 

Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War’s beta released will include a wide range of maps, game modes and playlists. Additionally, the beta will include a full progression system and customisable loadouts which include weapons, equipment, Create-a-Class slots, and Scorestreaks.

Those who reach level 10 during this beta will receive free access to an SMG Weapon Blueprint when Black Ops Cold War launches. 

On PC, the Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War beta will utilise Microsoft’s DirectX 12 API, utilise 45GB of storage and require a system with a capable quad-core processor, at least 8GB of system memory and a GPU that’s stronger than a Geforce GTX 670 or a Radeon HD 7950.