Call Of Duty Unveils Three New Black Ops 6 Maps Ahead Of Season 01 On Xbox Game Pass

So do gamepass members get the new maps or do we pay?

@Ricky-Spanish I assume they are free, but who knows anymore. They'll probably add it as one of their "games" for the second half of Novembers gamepass drop.

Maps are free for everyone

Good news. They should've launched with more maps, since they had an extra year. Season 1 hasn't even begun and I'm already tired of some maps.

So the 14 is when they break multiplayer with battle pass and convoluted progression system. They were probably waiting for the reviews to come out.

Right now multiplayer is great but as others have pointed out, selection of maps is thin, they've been withholding them. Well, the 20 Stalker 2 comes out, so.

@Ricky-Spanish If its like previous games, they'll be free to all - its the new gear, cosmetics etc that will come with the Seasons Battle Pass that you won't get with Game Pass.

New maps are 'free', but that's not usually everything 'new' added to the game - you get new weapons too and specific Blueprints which will be 'permanent' unlocked - like the Blackcell Battle Pass versions and more operators/characters to select from.

Game Pass gives you just the $70 base game and everything that you'd expect to get with buying it. They did offer a 'Vault Edition' Upgrade which gave you the first Blackcell Battle Pass and some additional Cosmetics/blueprints - some were usable in MW3 too. However, if you didn't go for that, then you get the Standard edition which will get the same new Maps for Free, but not the Season Battle Pass or any content that offers.

Not sure how they'll handle the 'new' weapons, whether you'll need to complete some 'challenge' to unlock instead of getting them 'free' in the Battle Pass, whether they'll be 'locked' to a certain Level (like the AS Val is locked until Lvl 55) but 'permanently' unlocked if you get the BP Blueprint etc.

At the end of the day, Base game owners (inc those that have it via Game Pass) will get the 'SAME' Content and SAME Experience. Maps are universal for everyone so it doesn't split the Community and/or make matchmaking difficult. Therefore these are 'free' to all...

@BAMozzy Thanks mate I'm clueless on this mw3 multiplayer was just a mess to me didn't have a clue ain't played cod since the 360 days don't think I'll be getting battlepass or whatever for black ops 6 just for stupid multiplayer skins and the odd gun once we get all the maps I'm good nice one for the info👍

@Ricky-Spanish Yeah - you don't 'need' the BP - although it's not 'just' for Multi-player - its for Zombies and Warzone too. No doubt some of the rewards will be Gobblegums for Zombies and, if you play Warzone too, it maybe worthwhile.

There are often different tiers of the BP - the Blackcell edition being the most expensive but they do a version you can buy with CoD Points (and can earn most back) too.

I went for the Vault Edition upgrade so I will get the first 'Blackcell' Battle Pass and play Zombies and Warzone as well as MP so expect it will be something I'll enjoy completing.

Generally, there's more 'work' to do to get access to whatever new Weapons get added if you decide not to unlock them in the BP and/or unlikely to get Blueprints too. In the past, they may have some challenge or require you to pick-up someone elses gun to 'unlock' it for yourself. They may have some MW3 guns you couldn't use 'GS Magma' Pistol for example until you got X kills with a different pistol to unlock it - but BP users may have unlocked it via a BP blueprint.

I find the BP fun if you play CoD - it maybe less attractive if you don't play it a lot or only 1 mode from its 3 (Warzone, MP or Zombies) - who wants Gobblegums or other Zombie rewards if you only play MP or Warzone? Often there are 1100 CoD Points to 'earn' in the BP too, but not important if you don't want to buy Bundles. And its another thing to 'grind' which maybe too much if you don't play a lot - money 'wasted' if you don't complete it!

@BAMozzy Just a small correction:

"they do a version you can buy with CoD Points (and can earn most back) too"

Not most, but more. The standard battlepass costs 1100 points, but if you complete all tiers, which isn't difficult if you play regularly, you can make 1400 points. That's 300 extra points per season, so in theory, if you always buy the standard battlepass, at the end of the game's six season lifecycle, you can make an extra 1800 points

@Gabrielmpf Well the point was that you can earn 'Most' (if not all and more) back - depending on whether you go on to complete the BP or not - however you need the CoD points 'first' to get the BP that way and hope you earn enough to get the next one...