Fan reception to a recent update that changed theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warmenu is less than positive. The developer, Treyarch, made it clear that the change to the menu was inevitable, as it hoped to funnel players into a single game launcher. WhatCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’sdevelopment team didn’t seem to expect was the negative reaction to the menu layout.
This isn’t the first time that an in-gameCall of Dutymenu has caused problems among the community. When the developers changed the location of menu items inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare,playerswere stuck booting themselves from the game for weeks after developing muscle memory for each menu option.
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The problem withthe newCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warmenuis that it takes players into another menu, which leads to yet another menu. Players argue that it would be easier to load into the main menu for the game launched, rather than loading into a centralized menu for games they did not intend on loading. As players quickly pointed out, fans booting up their new copy ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warare instead greeted with menu options ofModern WarfareandWarzone.
The developers were most likely hoping to better-integrate the game’s community, creating a seamless experience between all three titles. Unfortunately, many in the player community don’t see it that way, and the problem is worsened when a player trieslaunching aCall of Dutytitle. Fans are having a hard time accepting that they must boot their game into a menu and select it again from another menu.
This is a minor problem as far asCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfan complaintsgo. In time, the player community is likely to adapt to the change, regardless of whether this is a more streamlined experience. As players continue to voice criticism,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warpushes other promotional angles.
Whether a player is on console or PC, players expect to be booted into the game they have selected from their dashboard or desktop. While it does make sense to some degree to have all three titles listed on one screen, if a player wanted the option, they would have selected a different title. Fans have many ways of describing the menu selection, but the most obvious term being thrown around is “redundant.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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