Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War status: server issues and outage reports
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Users are reporting problems related to: online play, game crash and glitches.
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Call of Duty is a first person shooter that is available for gaming consoles and PC. The game franchise includes Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Black Ops and the new Blackout battle royale mode.
Problems in the last 24 hours
The graph below depicts the number of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
August 20: Problems at Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is having issues since 03:00 PM EST. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!
Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War users through our website.
- Online Play (52%)
- Game Crash (17%)
- Glitches (14%)
- Sign in (12%)
- Matchmaking (5%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Reus
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Online Play | 1 day ago |
 Giugliano in Campania
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
 Pringy
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Online Play | 3 days ago |
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Paris
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
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Montpellier
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Glitches | 3 days ago |
 Sainte-Suzanne
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Online Play | 3 days ago |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Bird of Hermes (@Lightin0) reportedthese ngs cannot fix their game but they can add new advertisement in a 14 year old game @InfinityWard
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Isaac (@IceManIsaac) reported@ald_adi @CallofDuty I'll rip cod apart one day and praise them the next when they fix it (see the visual recoil at FanaticsFest, I did exactly that). IDGAF about impressions or likes. I want the game to be good and will be thrilled to support and endorse it when it is!
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Kira (@Sukuna0019) reported@StapletonChase @DETONATEDcom Tbh, I didn’t check or install COD. I just ran COD Secure Tool, and the COD Broker service doesn’t exist. Since I haven’t installed COD yet, hopefully it’ll still allow me
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chris metz (@kipp14) reported@AuxCasts A problem I've noticed on casting in general is how little time most casters get to really understand maps/metas, I was watching cod champs and if I watched main stream instead of the optic watch along I'd have been sol without my understanding of counter strike
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iDavey and 99 others liked your post (@iDavey) reported@RC_StarFirex13 Well this was more of a comment for Overwatch, as Rivals doesn't have a solo kill stat, lol. But you're right. That's the issue with Rivals is that a lot of these players are used to going into CoD and just showboating. That's why I wish they wouldn't show a lot of stats until the game is over.
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Khryn Tzu (@Khryn_Tzu) reported@ARueda21 @DramaAlert Is your problem with the usage of “cringe” or are you angry at COD being criticized?
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Caffrey 🎶 (@Just_Caffrey) reported@snickersigl There are lots of people who suck and blame it on their employment status hah. Obviously cheaters are a problem but it's not the main reason why someone has a 0.6 KD in Cod
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Gaston (@Gastonfifa) reported@CallofDuty Fix the connection issues on bo1 port it wasn’t this bad when it first dropped
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Peaked Panda (@PeakedPanda) reported@dva1nz @plato_cr13 Lol I do play mnk, it depends on the game and what I'm comfortable with. I started apex on controller.. that's what I'm comfortable with, I hated valorant on controller, played it on mnk only.. I don't like controller on CoD.. I play it with mnk.. And yes that is what happened on overwatch... Bitching and moaning cause their match quality sucked cause PC only lobbies had terrible connection issues, and Blizzard forced everyone in cross play lobbies to opt into PC lobbies by default but with zero AA.. but you could go into your settings and have cross play only.. and those PC lobbies with no AA went to **** and it was non stop bitching
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vFrosty2K (@frosty283268) reported@2KIntel Everybody being able to do everything makes the game stale.. imagine if all COD weapons did the same thing and were all broken, it seems like a fun idea but it makes it so boring after awhile
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UNALIENABLE RIGHTS (@F1sT) reported@CallofDuty SAME SCRIPT. DIFFERENT YEAR. Infinity Ward’s Matchmaking Theater Just Dropped Another Act This thread is the same playbook you’ve run since Modern Warfare 2019 and you’re hoping people have short memories. In 2019 you launched with Dead Silence as a Field Upgrade from day one — not a permanent perk. Players called it out immediately. You fixed the broken audio version after pros complained, but the fundamental change stayed. Doors, the slower tactical feel, and a noticeably tighter skill component in matchmaking all arrived at the same time. You told everyone connection was the priority. Then the lobbies started feeling like ranked every single game. COVID lockdowns gave people unlimited free time, so the numbers looked great and you sold that success story for years. Now you’re back with charts. Quit rates down 41% for half the players. Open matchmaking produced higher quits, lower KPM, more “Not Fun” ratings, and Nuketown 24/7 was a disaster. Disbanding lobbies are bad, so fresh starts are better. Top players quit less even though their games are tougher. Connection remains “a top priority.” This is “not a return to the tighter matchmaking of recent games.” And of course the MW4 Beta will use the new system while keeping Open available “so we can keep learning.” We’ve heard “we’re listening and the Beta will decide” before. We’ve seen the data presentations that always justify keeping skill heavily weighted because the majority stick around longer. The top end gets told their variety and freeness will improve later. It rarely does in a meaningful way. You’re using Nuketown (the most farmed, most content-creator map) and internal “Not Fun” ratings to paint Open as broken, while framing your preferred system as the balanced, player-first solution. That’s not transparency — that’s narrative control. Every CoD has had some skill consideration. That doesn’t erase how much stronger and more aggressive it became from 2019 onward, or how consistently the messaging has been “connection first” while the feel told a different story. If the new system is genuinely better, keep both Open and the new matchmaking as permanent options after the Beta. Let players vote with their time. If Open only exists during the Beta “to learn” and then quietly disappears or gets sidelined, this thread will just be another entry in the long list of times Infinity Ward and Activision told the community one thing while the live game delivered another. The studio has a credibility problem on matchmaking. This thread doesn’t fix it. It just dresses the same priorities in new slides. Beta will show whether anything actually changed or if we’re watching the same cycle again.
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Brian McCoy (@TheBrianMcCoy) reported@sammuelvv Issue with that logic today though is that there are hundreds of other shooters to go jump on now. It’s not just CoD, Halo and Battlefield as the big 3 anymore. Players will delete the game and move on if they get wrecked 95% of the time. Especially when it was a gamepass game.
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Tachyon/Fish (comms open) (@TennaFish) reported@EvilBADart Oh my cod!!! Are you near Vancouver? I'm nearby actually, maybe one day we'll stumble into the same con!! I've been looking at Vancouver conventions myself to branch out and travel more, I just need to fix up some passport issues
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ReyUltraGamerz (@Rey_Gamerz141) reported@xpertfusion3 They being doing this for years with very cod so I don’t see a big problem
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Marcy (@M4rcywuuu) reported@femmetones_ cod is part of the problem too btw 😬
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ML (@parlxss) reported@ItsRamenn @ModernWarzone It’s not that simple to fix it lol. ESP since the engine and code is so old. That’s why last gen is fked still. The ports are fine ain’t nobody really care that much about grinding an old *** cod game again that they won’t play for that long.
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TyDyr (@TyDyr27) reported@CallofDuty Literally the only metric that you can take seriously is the higher quit rate but theres ways to fix it, all the other metrics are completely irrelevant, fewer kills because there more variety and bad player will kill less against a good player, not fun ratings people troll LMAO
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Shxdy // Domi🔥 (@OhhShxdy) reported@CallofDuty Anyone Else have Problems to install the new bo2 Update?
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zsharp (@zsh4rp) reported@Pestily I agree. Just "speeding" up the gameplay/gunfights is going to send EFT straight into R6/CoD status with extra steps. I hate rats as much as the next player, but more options would solve the broader issue.
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Heywood Jablome (@Heywood67996049) reported@InfinityWard Putting in work isn't going backwards on movement and utilities. You guys are removing grapples because you can't fix the ****** up glitch that happens always when you frantically need it the most. Your team is garbage dei hires who only care about someone saying ***
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Nope (@JanVac91) reported@IGN Can I say that, as a disappointed BF6 player... this event is really good? Top Gun themes are amazing, the collab is great because is not ridicolous like Nicki Minaj from COD and the Map is really good. Kudos to Dice when they deserved it, now fix the rest of the game.
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SITH.T.V. (@unknown30odd) reported@CallofDuty Ya are a huge part of the problem
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Joshua Mason (@Barisax9) reported@CallofDuty What are the metrics for players getting obviously unfair matches? Thats still the main reason I dont play multiplayer,and both Open and this new trash did not fix that
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Swiftics (@Swifticss) reportedYou guys are just shadow banning good players at this point. I’ve had my account for over 10 years. Now out of no where got shadowed. How about fix your system and stop shadow banning good players that dedicate their time for your game. @Activision @RavenSoftware @CallofDuty
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ToOdAmEEzZ (@Slay3r881) reported@CallofDuty If you wanna fix match making stop having crossplay with PC players. Make crossplay console only
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chris p (@wggchrisp) reportedtdawg just called me balling his eyes out it’s heart breaking watching a 43 year old cry - @CallofDuty please fix this
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Brizz (@Brizz1983) reported@tdawgsmitty You say that every COD. If they don’t fix the matchmaking I’m not going to buy it.
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Twizee (@ItsTwizee) reported@CallofDuty What about Ranked hitreg getting worse? Season 5 is the worst in 16 years of CoD. In 8/10 matches my bullets vanish a full mag to kill vs dying in 2 hits, regardless of ping or FPS. Sick of unfair 1v1s. Higher tick rate? Less lag compensation? Do you finally have a real solution?
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Kim Genetello (@KimGenetello) reported@Itzsherytuk @CallofDuty TPM 2.0 modules not that expensive and problem solved
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GoldnX (@GoldnX) reported@hutchinson I’d like to believe the solution is a mixed bag of games for everybody, but I don’t think the worse players can stand losing even a little bit. Their intended solution is to make bad players’ games easier while putting up the better players against eachother who are never going to put CoD down anyway. I can only speak more myself, but I can say that BO7 was a breath of fresh air compared to every game in the last 6 years. I also work a 9-5 and get home and play CoD on weekends/weekdays, but I’m in the higher skill bracket that would not benefit from strict SBMM. I’ve reached the point where I just won’t bother and will leave CoD. I imagine a lot of other folks are like that as well. If they win casuals over and it works for them, so be it. But they had a perfect storm in 2019-2020 and have been chasing that ever since. It’s clear theyre going to keep see-sawing on the issue until something completely unrelated swings the players another way. They saw that a lenient SBMM won’t sell the game (BO7) and aren’t going down that route again. If it’s a piss-poor sweat fest like BO7 is today after the S4 update, then it’ll take a great DMZ experience to get me in there.