Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Has Made Black Ops 1 and 2 Remasters Less Likely

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Ever since the remaster of the original Modern Warfare in 2016, Call of Duty fans have hoped that Activision would show the franchise’s other major subseries some love through remasters. However, only a remaster of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s campaign came, with Modern Warfare 3 remastered rumors fizzling out and no Black Ops remaster rumored to be a way.

Given how popular Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 were, remasters for these two entries would make sense on paper. Both featured top-notch campaigns with memorable Call of Duty characters like Viktor Reznov and Frank Woods, entertaining Zombies modes, and game-changing multiplayer offerings. However, said multiplayer modes featured great maps, and with several of those maps already being brought back, the case for remasters has become much harder to make.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War recently added WMD to its huge list of remasters from the first two Black Ops games, and with a Jungle port rumored, the lineup could grow even larger soon. In total, the game has 10 remasters of classic maps, pulling some of the very best maps from Black Ops and Black Ops 2.

There are four remastered maps from the original Black Ops, with Nuketown, Drive-In, Zoo, and WMD all available to play. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was even more heavily represented through remasters of Slums, Rush, Raid, Hijacked, Standoff, and Express. Overall, remasters from these games made up nearly half of the 6v6 lineup in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, ensuring fans have already played plenty of the best multiplayer content from the two games in a newer engine.

It’s worth noting that more maps have already been