Warzone & Black Ops Cold War Season 5 officially delayed

Nicholas Barth
Warzone Cold War Season 5 Delayed

It has been officially confirmed that Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War Season 5 has been delayed and will starting later than originally scheduled.

There is plenty of excitement in the Call of Duty community right now, with the upcoming launch of Season 5 for Warzone and Black Ops Cold War set to take place very soon.

However, it has officially revealed that Warzone and Cold War Season 5 has been delayed and will be launching later than its original scheduled start date.

Here is everything you need to know about the new launch time for Season 5 of Warzone and Black Ops Cold War.

Warzone Cold War Season 5 delayed

Warzone and Cold War Season 5 delayed

August 11/12 was the original launch date for the new season of content for the popular Call of Duty games. However, players noticed that the Season 4 Battle Pass timer had been extended an additional 24 hours.

Activision went on to confirm that Warzone and Cold War Season 5 had been officially delayed by 24 hours due to a “testing issue that was discovered earlier this week.”

Players will now have to wait to experience everything coming to both games in Season 5 when the new period of content launches on August 12/13. You can find the new update launch times for both games below:

  • Black Ops Cold War update goes live tonight at 9 PM PT (August 12 at 12 AM ET / 5 AM UK)
  • Warzone update goes live August 12 at 9 PM PT (August 13 at 12 AM ET / 5 AM UK)
  • Season 5 begins August 12 at 9 PM PT / August 13 at 12 AM ET.

There is no doubt that some players will be disappointed that they will have to wait an extra day before checking out everything the new season is bringing to the popular first-person shooters.

However, many players are sure to be happy that the delay is meant to fix an issue with the new update that would have likely caused frustration if it had gone live.

For More Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War, check out all of the Operators coming to the game in Season 5, and stay tuned for future news and guides.

Image Credits: Activision / Treyarch Studios