Known Issues in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Prestige Keys

Prestige Keys are now correctly awarded at every 50 Season Levels, and a fix rolled out to restore missing Prestige Keys that were earned during Call of Duty: Vanguard seasons.

Diamond emblems

Diamond emblems will now unlock after players earn Diamond camos.

Xbox Series X ventilation errors

False ventilation errors while playing Zombies on Xbox Series X should no longer occur.

Locked weapon customizations

Unlocked weapon camos and attachments should no longer relock.

PC crashes

PC crashes leading to error codes 3107840166 and 2909663725 have been fixed.

Zombies splitscreen

Graphical inconsistencies occurring while playing Zombies in splitscreen mode have been addressed.

PC crashes in Outbreak

PC players should no longer experience increased crashes while playing Zombies Outbreak.

Operator Mission tracking

Tracking issues with Kitsune's "Security Expert" Operator Mission, Beck's Season Five Operator Mission, and Powers' "Plausible Deniability" Operator Mission have been fixed.

Weapon and Challenge progression

We resolved a visual issue where some players were seeing lost progress toward weapons and challenges when resuming from a suspended state.

Crossplay Voice Chat

We fixed an issue where some players were unable to hear other party members on different platforms during crossplay.

"Lost connection to host" message in Zombies

We released stabilization improvements to help prevent a "Lost connection to host" message when loading into a Zombies match.

PS5 launching the PS4 version of the game

We released an update to resolve an issue with game versions launching. Follow these steps if your PlayStation 5 is launching the PlayStation 4 version of the game:

1. Go to your Game Library.
2. Highlight Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and press X.
3. Select the […] button to view options.
4. Select the PlayStation 5 version of the game.

Xbox Series X|S launching the Xbox One version of the game

We released an update to resolve an issue with game versions launching. Follow these steps if your Xbox Series X|S is launching the Xbox One version of the game:

1. Open your game collection.
2. Use the filter to select Optimized for Xbox Series X|S.

The optimized version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will also have an X|S logo on the game tile.

Deadshot Daiquiri perk

We fixed an issue where the Deadshot Daiquiri aim-assist perk wasn't locking onto a Zombie's head when using the AMP63.

My rank is stuck at 182

We resolved a visual issue where player rank appeared to be stuck at 182 within lobbies, during matches, and after matches. Players still earned ranks, and those affected should now see the correct rank appear.

Merciless Challenge tracking

We fixed an issue where the Merciless Challenge was not tracking properly.

Gator error messages

We resolved an issue where some players were getting variants of a Gator error: Bravo 381 Invisible Gator, Bravo 381 Defiant Gator, Bravo 381 Early Gator.

R1 Shadowhunter

We fixed an issue where some players weren't receiving the R1 Shadowhunter Crossbow after completing the challenge to unlock the weapon. Players who completed the challenge will find the R1 Shadowhunter is now unlocked. Going forward, players who complete the challenge will unlock the R1 Shadowhunter.

Firebase Z

We fixed an issue causing the game to crash or freeze during gameplay after playing multiple rounds of Firebase Z.

Graphical corruption

We released stability improvements to address issues with ray tracing on supported consoles.

Performance issues following update

We made framerate optimizations to address performance issues identified after the Season Two update.

Splitscreen performance

We released several enhancements to improve splitscreen performance.

Charged for Battle Pass with Ultimate Edition

We resolved an issue where some players with the Ultimate Edition purchased the Season One Battle Pass included in the edition rather than redeeming it. If this happened to you, your COD Points were restored and you kept all Battle Pass items and progression.

Season Level rank

We resolved a visual issue related to how the Season Level displays in the After Action Report after prestiging.

Blackout Trial has ended

We fixed an issue preventing some players from playing after receiving a "Blackout Trial has ended" error message

Diamond Camo not unlocking/tracking

Diamond Camo progress should now be unlocked for all players who've earned it on their weapons.

Game Crashes in 4K

We resolved an issue where some players were experiencing game crashes when running the game in 4K.

Unable to see XP Tokens

We fixed an issue where some players who redeemed codes for 2XP Tokens were not seeing them available to use in game.

Negative XP

We resolved an issue causing some players' COD Points balances to appear as a negative number.

Controller disconnects on PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 System Software Update 8.01 included a fix to resolve controller disconnects.

Frame drops and lighting issues in Zombies

The November 20th update included stability updates to address frame drops and lighting issues.

Crashes in Onslaught

The November 20th update included a fix to resolve crashes while playing Onslaught on the Arabic or Russian versions of the game.