Activision Wants $150 for Black Ops 1 and 2 on PlayStation, and DLC Is Still Separate

Activision is pricing the upcoming PlayStation ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 at $40 each, with DLC packs sold separately at $10 apiece. According to CharlieIntel, those prices surfaced via recent updates to the Xbox and PC storefronts, widely read as a signal of what PlayStation players should expect when both games arrive on PS4 and PS5 in July 2026. Treyarch and Activision have not officially confirmed PlayStation pricing, but the timing of the store update makes the inference hard to argue with.

What the Full Package Actually Costs

Run the numbers and it gets uncomfortable fast. Black Ops 1 has four DLC packs and Black Ops 2 has three. That's $80 in base game cost plus $70 in DLC for the complete package-$150 total to own both games fully. For comparison, the Vault Editions for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and the upcoming Modern Warfare 4 are $99.99 each. You're spending more on two games that came out in 2010 and 2012 than you are on a brand new AAA release shipping this year. That math does not work.

Ports, Not Remasters, Which Matters Here

Treyarch and Activision have been clear about what this is: straight ports. No rebuilt textures, no reworked lighting, no modern quality-of-life features bolted on because 2026 is not 2010. The porting work landed with Iron Galaxy, the studio behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 and-less charitably-the 2015 PC port of Batman: Arkham Knight that was such a mess Warner Bros. delisted it. That history matters. You are paying $40 for the exact same game that shipped on PS3 fourteen years ago, just adapted to hardware you own now. Dataminers are picking up signals of modern PSN infrastructure replacing the dead PS3 servers and hints of a potential 120fps mode, but Activision has not officially confirmed either.

Why PlayStation Players Have No Alternative

These ports exist because PlayStation has a backward compatibility problem. PS4 and PS5 have never supported PS3 games, which means if you want to replay Black Ops or Black Ops 2 on a current PlayStation console, you have one option: buy this port. Xbox players have had backward compatibility for years. Steam and Battle.net users never lost access. PlayStation fans-especially the ones who came up on these games and want to bring them forward-have been locked out. That is a legitimate gap in the library. The pricing is where Activision makes this feel cynical. They know exactly how much nostalgia is worth.

The Community's Response Is About What You'd Expect

The reaction online has been sharp and predictable. ModernWarzone called it "criminal" to charge for DLC on fourteen-year-old games in 2026. That sentiment is everywhere. Some players are hoping for a bundle that covers both games plus all DLC-a reasonable ask that Activision has not made. Others are holding out for a loyalty discount for existing PS3 owners, though there is no indication one is coming. No cross-buy program either. What you actually know right now: July 2026 window, confirmed ports, $40 per game. Everything else-exact release date, final PlayStation pricing, whether any of these reasonable requests get addressed-is still unconfirmed.