Rumor: Black Ops 4 Battle Royale Mode Could Be 60 Players

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is still some time off, and while we know what game modes we’re getting, we still don’t have all the details for what to expect. Blackout looks to be the new big thing for the Call of Duty franchise, as they step into the Battle Royale arena to take on the likes of PUBG and Fortnite, though we’re still very sketchy on the details of the upcoming game mode. Activision and Treyarch have been very tight-lipped on the game mode so far, which probably means it isn’t exactly ready for feature presentation, but fans are still speculating on how exactly it will play out.

One of the more important aspects that we’re all dying to figure out is the size and numbers we can expect to see in Blackout, and it seems a possible leaked screenshot from a test build might hold some of the answers people are looking for, as it indicates that the game mode will support up to 60 players.

Fans of the Battle Royale genre will immediately notice that 60 players is much less than other games available right now, with the standard number coming in at 100 for the current kings of the arena, Fortnite and PUBG. Rumors even put the games available now and those still in development as possibly having more than 100 players, but we’ve yet to confirm anything else on the subject.

60 players, if it proves to be true, will require smaller maps in order to achieve the same level of action that other games provide, though this is not unusual considering the normal pace of Call of Duty games is quite high to begin with, so faster action is par for the course. We’ll know more in the coming months, but for now if Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is only going to have 60 players in Blackout, it’s going to need to make up for it in other areas. For more Battle Royale news, check out the appearance of a strange anchor in Fortnite, here.