Call of Duty: Black Ops PS4/PS5 Ports Plagued With Cheaters and Exploits
The newly released PS4 and PS5 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops have run into serious trouble almost immediately after launch, with players and outlets alike declaring the multiplayer experience "unplayable" due to rampant cheating, hacking, and exploit abuse flooding lobbies. IGN reports that exploits have effectively consumed multiplayer matches, leaving legitimate players with little recourse and widespread frustration across the community.
Kotaku describes the situation as feeling "like it's 2012 all over again," a nod to the era when the original Black Ops titles were notorious for their modded lobbies and hacked sessions on console. The ports appear to lack sufficient anti-cheat infrastructure to handle the onslaught, raising serious questions about whether Activision and the development team were adequately prepared for the wave of bad actors that tends to follow any major re-release or port of a beloved title.
Key Insights
- 1The PS4 and PS5 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops have been deemed 'unplayable' by fans almost immediately after release.
- 2Multiplayer lobbies are reportedly overrun with cheaters, hackers, and exploit abusers.
- 3The situation has drawn comparisons to the rampant modded lobbies that plagued the original Black Ops era around 2012.
- 4The ports appear to lack adequate anti-cheat measures to address the volume of cheating at launch.
- 5The outcry raises broader questions about quality control and anti-cheat readiness for legacy title ports.
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