How to Play the Black Ops 7 Beta 🎮

The wait is almost over the Black Ops 7 beta is dropping this October, and it’s bringing a ton of content with it. Whether you’re on PC (Steam, Battle.net, Xbox app), PlayStation 4/5, or Xbox One/Series X|S, you’ll be able to join the action. No more platform exclusives everyone’s invited to the fight.

🗓 Black Ops 7 Beta Schedule

This year, the beta is running back-to-back, instead of being split into two weekends:

• Early Access: Thursday, Oct. 2 → Sunday, Oct. 5(Available if you pre-ordered the game or have Game Pass)

• Open Beta: Sunday, Oct. 5 → Wednesday, Oct. 8(Free for everyone)

👉 Pre-ordered digitally or playing on Game Pass? You’re in automatically. Physical pre-orders? Redeem your code at callofduty.com/betaredeem.

⏰ Global Start Times

There’s only one time you need to remember: 10 a.m. PDT. That’s when the beta starts, transitions, and ends.

Here’s what it looks like across the world:

• 10 a.m. PDT – U.S. West Coast

• 1 p.m. EDT – U.S. East Coast

• 2 p.m. BRT – Brazil

• 6 p.m. BST – U.K.

• 7 p.m. CEST – Western Europe

• 2 a.m. JST (Oct. 3) – Japan

• 3 a.m. AEST (Oct. 3) – East Australia
  

🎯 What’s in the Beta?

Activision is making this one of the most stacked COD betas to date:

Modes:

• Team Deathmatch

• Domination

• Kill Confirmed

• Hardpoint

• Overload (brand-new mode)

Maps:

• Blackheart

• Cortex

• Exposure

• Imprint

• The Forge

• Toshin

Features:

• Training Course – Perfect for getting a feel for all the new mechanics

• Zombies Survival Mode – First time ever in a COD beta 🧟

• 12 Primary Weapons – Includes 3 ARs, 3 SMGs, and 2 Snipers

• Cross-play Enabled – Squad up across platforms
  

⚡ Final Word

This is the biggest beta drop we’ve seen from Call of Duty yet. With new maps, new modes, cross-play, and Zombies Survival making its debut, Black Ops 7 is already feeling like a game-changer.

Gear up, link with your squad, and jump in when the servers go live. We’ll be covering it all right here at #PZGD.