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A new Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 update has introduced several technical improvements, but appears to ignore the ongoing party matchmaking issues players have been reporting on. The fan-favorite Black Ops duology from the PS3 era recently received new PlayStation ports, bringing legacy Call of Duty titles to PS4 and PS5 with full multiplayer and Zombies support.
Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 Patch Leaves Major Multiplayer Issue Unfixed
On July 17, 2026, the official Call of Duty Updates Twitter account announced another patch for Black Ops and Black Ops 2, which includes fixes for PS5 host prioritization, host migration protection, and controller dead-zone behavior adjustments to more closely match the original PS3 releases. However, the patch notes make no mention of the bug that continues to separate party members, and early player reports on Reddit and Twitter indicate the problem remains unresolved. The Black Ops re-releases have been huge, so it is hard to tell how widespread the issue is, given the massive player base, and reports remain anecdotal overall. Still, complaints appearing both before and after the patch suggest that the update did not include a dedicated fix for party member assignments, nor has the team behind the Black Ops ports formally acknowledged a problem at this time.
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November 9, 2010
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M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
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