CoD: Black Ops 6 Season 1 Preload Goes Live With Massive File Size

It’s a big day for Call of Duty, as November 14 marks the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 1, which also includes the debut of a new Call of Duty: Warzone map, Area 99.

Season 1 is a big update, coming in at 74GB on Xbox and 50GB on PlayStation, according to CharlieIntel. Players can pre-load the update now so they can jump in when Season 1 officially goes live today at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET.

Call of Duty updates are known to be massive in file size, and the Season 1 launch continues this trend. To help combat the growing file sizes, Activision has undergone efforts to decrease Call of Duty file sizes, including streaming some assets and other means. Despite this, given the size of the Black Ops 6 Season 1 update, players may need to delete some files to make room.

Black Ops 6 Season 1 adds new multiplayer maps, modes, and weapons, while the in-game store gets fleshed out with a host of store bundles, including one that turns you into a shark. The in-game store also welcomes the first Black Ops 6 BlackCell bundle, which includes the Goliath operator.

For Warzone, the new Area 99 map takes players to the place Nuketown was born. The Season 1 update also marks the introduction of Black Ops 6 content in Warzone, including the Omnimovement system.