The upcoming PlayStation ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 may come with an extra catch for anyone chasing the full multiplayer and Zombies map lineups. Reported PlayStation Store price changes suggest the classic DLC packs are being readied as separate purchases instead of being bundled automatically with the PS4 and PS5 releases.
Activision has not announced the price of either port, and it has not confirmed how DLC will be handled. Treyarch has only said that the original Black Ops and Black Ops 2 are being ported to PlayStation in July, with Iron Galaxy handling the work. The ports have since been described as access-focused re-releases, not remasters, which already lowered expectations for major upgrades.
The DLC question is becoming harder to ignore
Game Rant reports that the PlayStation prices for older Black Ops DLC packs have recently changed ahead of the ports. According to the report, individual map packs have dropped from $14.99 to $9.99, while the Black Ops 2 Season Pass has been reduced from $49.99 to $29.99.
If those listings reflect Activision's plan for the new ports, Black Ops players could be looking at a familiar but frustrating setup: buy the base game first, then pay again for the map packs that made those games feel complete. The original Black Ops did not have a Season Pass, so its four major map packs would still add up to about $40 at the reported new price. Black Ops 2 players would need the $29.99 Season Pass for that game's DLC, bringing the possible combined add-on cost to roughly $70 across both titles.
That would matter most to Zombies fans. Several of the series' most remembered Zombies maps were tied to paid DLC, including Black Ops 2's Mob of the Dead. Unlike later entries, those Zombies maps were not always sold individually, so players interested in a specific map may not get a clean single-map purchase option unless Activision changes how the content is packaged for the ports.
The timing also changes how the ports are likely to be judged. Gamers Now previously covered that Black Ops and Black Ops 2 are coming back to PlayStation, then that Activision says the PS4 and PS5 versions are ports rather than remasters. A separate DLC bill would make the July releases feel less like a complete homecoming and more like a modern storefront wrapper around old content.
There is one small upside in the reported store changes. Black Ops 2's cosmetic camo packs have reportedly become free to download, which softens the blow for players who only care about those extras. It does not answer the bigger map-pack question, though.
Until Activision lays out the full pricing, bundle and DLC plan, only the ports themselves are confirmed. The reported price changes point toward separate DLC purchases, but players should wait for official details before assuming every map will or will not be included at launch.