A number of Call of Duty: Black Ops games over the years have had multiple endings, but Black Ops 6 will not continue this tradition. Associate creative director Jon Zuk confirmed this in a new interview.
He told IGN, “Black Ops 6 is a linear story, so there is not a branching ending for this one.”
While the overall Black Ops 6 narrative has one ending, some of the game’s missions will allow players to pick and choose how they want to complete objectives. Lead narrative producer Natalie Pohorski said, “Some of the missions have those options of like, ‘Okay, these are the objectives,’ and then you can kind of get the lay of the land and choose which one you want to tackle first.”
Pohorski added: “If you want to go in hot or stealthy, there’s options for that too. So it kind of depends on the mission, but I think that’s where some of the replayability comes in with the political gala. This time you want to blackmail the senator, or this time you want to hack into a silent auction.”
In terms of the campaign length for Black Ops 6, Activision previously said it should be as long as you’d expect from a Call of Duty campaign. IGN reported that that Black Ops 6’s campaign is longer than Black Ops Cold War’s, but as usual, your mileage may vary since everyone plays games differently.
Black Ops 6 launches on October 25, and it’ll be available on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass right out of the gate. The game will also be available to purchase outright on all platforms, including Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. For more, check out GameSpot’s guide to Black Ops 6’s preloading and launch times.