You don't need PlayStation Plus to download or play it. You can queue up the download remotely on the PlayStation Store. The Black Ops Cold War alpha will be available until 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm BST on Sunday, September 20. The alpha also won't offer an extensive list of settings you can mess with, whereas the full game will.

Things already confirmed for launch, like weapon inspect, finishing animations and more won't be there. Obviously, many of the game's features will either be unfinished, or not present in the alpha. Danger Close, Law Breaker, Gunfighter, Perk Greed.Category Three: Cold Blooded, Ghost, Ninja.Category Two: Scavenger, Quartermaster, Tracker.Category One: Engineer, Tactical Mask, Flak Jacket.Proximity Mine, SAM Turret, Jammer, Field Mic.A variety of weapons across the various classes will also be accessible.

You'll be able to pick from a small assortment of perks and Field Upgrades. The list includes Satellite, Miami and Moscow for 6v6, as well as Armada and Crossroads for 12v12.

You may have seen some of the included maps already at the multiplayer gameplay reveal event, or from content creators. The 12v12 maps will only play the Domination variant of Combined Arms. The 6v6 maps will rotate between Team Deathmatch, Domination, Kill Confirmed and Hardpoint. The alpha has three 6v6 maps, and two 12v12 Combined Arms maps for a total of five. The Black Ops Cold War multiplayer alpha kicks off today at 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm BST - which is the usual time for server updates in Warzone/Modern Warfare. It's a roughly 27GB download, and it includes a fair bit of content. The pre-load for the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War alpha is now live on PS4, as promised. Anyone on PS4 can now download the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War alpha ahead of servers going live later today.

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