Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launches on October 25, and if you’re wondering if the shooter offers cross-play and cross-progression support, you’re in luck: Black Ops 6 supports cross-play and cross-progression.
This post explains everything you need to know about Black Ops 6 cross-play and cross-progression ahead of launch, along with details on how to turn cross-play off and how to change your Activision ID.
How does cross-play and cross-progression work?
All players need to sign up for and log in to an Activision account to play Black Ops 6 online, and this allows them to use cross-play and have their progression move with them across platforms. As the latest Call of Duty games also did, Black Ops 6 allows users to connect and play with friends and strangers across all supported systems, and this includes Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
For cross-progression, all game progress is shared on your Activision account. As such, players who start Black Ops 6 on one platform and later move to another will find their progression moves with them. Players must use the same Activision account, however. Progress will not carry over to a different Activision account.
Cross-play and cross-progression are made possible through your Activision ID. Also referred to as your Display Name, this is a unique account name to your Activision account that allows you to play across systems. The Display Name is your given PSN ID, Gamertag, BattleTag, or Steam ID, extended by a hashmark followed by a series of numbers to make your account unique to you.
How to turn off cross-play
Not everyone wants to play against people on other platforms, and that’s a choice you can make in Black Ops 6. From the system menus, players can choose to toggle cross-play on (allows matchmaking with other gaming platforms) or off (matchmaking only uses current gaming platform). Scaling down to your individual platform will make the player pool smaller, but finding a match in a game as big as Black Ops 6 should not be a problem for anyone, whether or not they have cross-play on or off.
How to change your Activision ID/Display Name
Activision allows players to change their Activision ID/Display name by applying a “username change token.” These tokens are not sold for money but restock every six months–the cap is two tokens at a given time. Here’s how to change your details, as relayed by Activision:
To change your Activision ID/Display Name in the game, head to the Activision Account screen.
- Press Options on the home screen.
- Go to the ACCOUNT tab and select Activision Account.
- Choose CHANGE DISPLAY NAME.
- Enter your desired name and choose CONFIRM.
You can also change your Activision ID/Display Name online.
- Log in to your Activision account.
- Select BASIC INFO.
- Select EDIT next to your ACTIVISION ID.
- In the ACCOUNT VERIFICATION REQUIRED pop-up, select SEND CODE.
- Go to your email account to retrieve the one-time verification code.
- Return to the ACCOUNT VERIFICATION REQUIRED pop-up and enter the code.
- On the BASIC INFO tab and select EDIT next to your ACTIVISION ID.
- Enter a new Activision ID/Display Name and select SAVE.
- Enter the password for your Activision account.
- Select SUBMIT.
For more on Black Ops 6, check out the first details on the new UI, as well as how to preload. You can also read up on Black Ops 6’s global launch times.
