YO GUYS — listen up because this could be huge for anyone who grew up on Call of Duty! Evidence just surfaced that Treyarch is secretly working on remastered versions of Black Ops 1 and 2 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The leak came from a Twitter account called CallofDutyNewsboy, which shared internal screenshots showing modern controllers with PlayStation/Xbox iconography instead of the old ones, new box art featuring Activision's branding, refreshed logos, even a "Modernized Classics" text line — all things you don't see in unannounced projects. The current build runs at 720p native but features Ray Tracing global illumination, which is interesting because it suggests high-fidelity lighting on the old assets rather than just upscaling to 4K. This wouldn't be a full remake like Modern Warfare 4 was — MW3 Remastered already exists for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, so Activision has definitely remastered earlier titles before and this would follow that pattern.
The evidence deepens with what the store listings actually show in these leaked drafts. For Call of Duty Black Ops: The Definitive Edition (COD1), a box art is visible alongside an official ESRB Teen rating for violence; for COD BO2, there's no age rating listed on its draft page — again unusual but common during the early drafting phase before metadata locks and parental filters take effect. There was also a Wii U version of Black Ops found in newer store apps with fresh branding, which might be another title getting modernized later or just remnants from previous deployments. You can't rule out that these are older 2013-era entries re-skinned rather than new remaster builds; the original Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and COD BO2 had their own versions, so it could be a double rollout — old titles refreshed plus newer editions. Also worth noting is whether you get legacy online match features or if they'll be added back in.
I want to stress that Activision has never confirmed any of this officially — these are store draft listings and internal screenshots, not live product pages. But there's strong precedent: Call of Duty 10 and Warzone Remastered went through similar cycles before launching successfully on modern platforms. If it does happen, getting original maps like Frenzy from the early days back into a current server could be wild — I just hope they keep the classic feel instead of over-modernizing everything. The Activision branding everywhere tells me this is an official company project rather than fan work or something unauthorized. For those who played either BO1 or BO2 in multiplayer, these re-releases are genuinely exciting news because it gives us another chance to play them on current consoles without legacy controller issues and with modern features like 60fps input. So keep your eyes peeled; this could land before the end of the year if they're already at the store-draft stage.
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-1-and-2-ports-have-apparently-leaked
The evidence deepens with what the store listings actually show in these leaked drafts. For Call of Duty Black Ops: The Definitive Edition (COD1), a box art is visible alongside an official ESRB Teen rating for violence; for COD BO2, there's no age rating listed on its draft page — again unusual but common during the early drafting phase before metadata locks and parental filters take effect. There was also a Wii U version of Black Ops found in newer store apps with fresh branding, which might be another title getting modernized later or just remnants from previous deployments. You can't rule out that these are older 2013-era entries re-skinned rather than new remaster builds; the original Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and COD BO2 had their own versions, so it could be a double rollout — old titles refreshed plus newer editions. Also worth noting is whether you get legacy online match features or if they'll be added back in.
I want to stress that Activision has never confirmed any of this officially — these are store draft listings and internal screenshots, not live product pages. But there's strong precedent: Call of Duty 10 and Warzone Remastered went through similar cycles before launching successfully on modern platforms. If it does happen, getting original maps like Frenzy from the early days back into a current server could be wild — I just hope they keep the classic feel instead of over-modernizing everything. The Activision branding everywhere tells me this is an official company project rather than fan work or something unauthorized. For those who played either BO1 or BO2 in multiplayer, these re-releases are genuinely exciting news because it gives us another chance to play them on current consoles without legacy controller issues and with modern features like 60fps input. So keep your eyes peeled; this could land before the end of the year if they're already at the store-draft stage.
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-1-and-2-ports-have-apparently-leaked