Call of Duty is infamous for its huge file sizes, but ahead of the October 25th launch of Black Ops 6, Activision will finally be making some changes so that Call of Duty games don’t eat up a lot of space on users’ hard drives — including separating Warzone from the default download for the annual games.
The default separation of Warzone is going to happen soon: on August 21, along with the launch of Season 5 Reloaded. As part of that, when users download an annual Call of Duty game, users will be able to choose Warzone if they want. And if users just wish to download Warzone, that will still be an option.
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Activision’s Black Ops 6 To Be A Smaller Download
With Season 5 Reloaded, Activision also says that it will be depending more on texture streaming, and players will be able to choose from “optimized” (the default) or “minimal” streaming. In mid-October, the company plans to bring a new user interface for browsing their CoD games, too.
However, to prepare for these changes, the company says users will have to download a big update as part of the Season 5 rollout that will reorganize game files and add new tech “to prep the way for the full player interface.” Once the update is complete, Activision says that Call of Duty’s footprint will go down because of the “file optimizations.”
Due to the updates, the company says that Black Ops 6 will be a “smaller download at launch than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.” Activision doesn’t have a specific download size for Black Ops 6 as of now, but it says the estimated file sizes shown on preorder listings do not represent the “download size or disk footprint” for the game. The company will be hosting a Black Ops 6 open beta that kicks off on August 30.
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Activision Wins $14.5 Million In Call Of Duty Cheating Lawsuit
Activision has notched another victory in an ongoing lawsuit against EngineOwning, a cheat maker that the company dragged to court in 2022. Recently, District Judge Michael Fitzgerald ordered several defendants, including engineering, to pay Activision around $14.5 million for their creation and distribution of Call of Duty cheats.
Moreover, the judge ordered EngineOwning to hand over their website to Activision, and stop making and selling cheats, along with a $292,912 attorney fee to Activision. The website, however, is still operating, offering cheats like an “Aimbot” that automatically aims and fires or a cheat that allows users to see through walls for several games, including several in the Call of Duty series.
Previously, Activision won $3 million in multiple settlements with two of the people — Ignacio Gayduchenko and Manuel Santiago — who were involved with EngineOwning, according to IGN. However, the company had originally sued several other people who never responded to the case.