Black Ops 6 Internet Connection Required for Campaign; Split-Screen Only Available for Current-Gen

Black Ops 6 will require an internet connection to play all modes, and that includes the single-player campaign confirms Activision.

[P_Bomb]

Online SP? Better have a good autosave/checkpoint system in place. Especially at launch when things tend to go belly up (ala The Final Shape).

[RaidenBlack]

Has been since MW'19

[outsider1624]

For a single player? Anyway 300+ gb for a single game is enough for me to pass on this.

[phoenixwing]

300gb is no go for me plus the online only doesn't make me happy either

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Oof so close so no buy from me

[badkolo]

no one cares, its like hearing people crying about physical, its 2024 people. no one cares except a few wierdos

[SimpleSlave]

- Yves Guillemot, Ubisawft CEO

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

I just don’t understand the people who complain about this in this day and age. I mean WHO really has a current gen console not connected to the internet? And if you are one of the few then why not? Why even bother with modern gaming if you have no internet? It’s really a non issue at this point.

[Yi-Long]

Explain to me why suddenly it should be necessary to always be online to play a SP campaign-mode ... ?

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

First of all it’s not “suddenly “ it’s been happening for years now. Secondly explain to me why ANYONE would have a modern gaming console NOT connected to the net? Is your console always online? I bet it is. I’m not saying it’s ok but I am saying it’s just the way gaming is now so why complain? It’s NOT going to change just like MTS will not go away. Deal with it.

[fan_of_gaming]

Examples:
- I own The Crew on PS4, which had a single-player campaign
- I have an internet connection to my PS5
- despite that, the game is unplayable now because it required a constant internet connection and Ubisoft shut it down

- I own Babylon's Fall on PS5, which was fully playable solo
- I have an internet connection to my PS5
- despite that, the game is unplayable now because it required a constant internet connection and Square Enix shut it down

For most people it isn't about not having an internet connection to your console (except maybe for some people in rural areas or poorer countries it is). It's about the games we pay for with single-player content becoming unplayable at the whim of the publishers. No matter how good our internet connection. Maybe you're fine with companies deciding when your single-player games stop working, but many people aren't.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

Then simply don’t buy games that require internet connection problem solved. My question is why would you buy a game that requires internet for single player if you feel that way?

[fan_of_gaming]

Because I also enjoy collecting games, and even though it's a shitty business practice the games can still be fun. I was able to get the platinum trophy for Babylon's Fall before it shut down. I'm glad I got to play it, even though that doesn't change the fact it sucks it is now unusable. Unfortunately The Crew started having connection issues months before it's "official" shutdown, so when I tried to play it I couldn't and now never can. And sometimes games will remove the always-online requirement post-launch (recent examples are Gran Turismo Sport, Wayfinder & Redfall. Suicide Squad is also supposed to get an offline patch in 2024).

Your initial post stated "I just don’t understand the people who complain about this". I'm trying to explain to you why we complain about it, and it isn't because we don't have internet. It's much more about game preservation, and sometimes it works (like those 4 examples I just mentioned where the games will now continue to be playable in the future, instead of becoming unusable). Or another situation is how people complained Alan Wake II didn't have a physical copy, and Remedy/Epic saw that and now there is one being released. Now if Alan Wake II gets delisted in the future (as Alan Wake 1 was at one point), the game won't become lost media.

[fan_of_gaming]

Just as an additional follow-up to "Then simply don’t buy games that require internet connection problem solved"

That is an option, but developers are suffering from layoffs & closures all over the industry. I try to support games (that interest me) that still have single-player content & a physical copy whenever possible. I disagree that not buying games is a solution, as I'd personally rather buy it to show the developer I support their game but also voice to them that I hope they will consider adding offline functionality so the game doesn't one day die. And sure I'm only one consumer, but there are Twitter/X accounts & Youtube channels dedicated to game preservation so I'm not the only one.

[badkolo]

now that its a xbox game they will find any little thing to bitch and moan about

[stefd75]

I don't understand why game companies force their customers to be online for single player games.

[Tankbusta40]

This is 100% to push "in game" ads....Guarantee this is not implemented until the reviews come out