Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone received a final update for January 2025 with major bug fixes, cross-play adjustments, and weapon balance changes that were previously promised for release in February. Specifically, the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone update targets two of the most popular weapons, including Season 2’s newly added PPSh-41 SMG.

On January 30, Warzone developer Raven Software confirmed that the team was monitoring the launch of Season 2 and preparing weapon balance adjustments for the XM4 Assault Rifle and PPSh-41 SMG. The developers stated that the update would be released “early next week,” implying a release on Monday, February 3, at the earliest. Just one day later on January 31, Treyarch and Raven Software announced the update’s early release on all platforms, and patch notes were released to detail the many changes and adjustments made to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone.

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Firstly, the January 31 Warzone update brings nerfs to the XM4 Assault Rifle and buffs to Season 2’s PPSh-41 SMG. The XM4’s maximum and medium damage range have been decreased, and the sprint-to-fire penalty for the 100 Round Mag attachment has been increased to 26%. A sprint-to-fire penalty was also applied to the XM4’s Buffer Stock attachment, along with an ADS speed penalty increase from 23% to 31%. What’s more, the Buffer Stock attachment’s vertical and horizontal recoil control were nerfed as well. ​​​​​​On the other hand, the PPSh-41 SMG’s overall damage range has been increased, leg damage multipliers were increased to 1x, and horizontal recoil control has been improved for foregrip attachments. The PPSh-41 buffs should make it a more reliable weapon at longer ranges.

The latest update brought notable fixes and improvements to cross-play functionality in Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2 Ranked Play. Going forward, players in a party on the same console platform will matchmake with the party leader’s preferred cross-play settings. In addition, players who have the cross-play feature turned off and create a mixed platform party will have their settings temporarily adjusted to “Cross-Play On” in order to avoid matchmaking conflicts. The developers note that these adjustments may impact matchmaking queue times in both Black Ops 6 and Warzone, and an issue causing cross-play settings to reset after relaunching the game is currently being investigated.

Lastly, Black Ops 6’s multiplayer and Zombies modes also received major fixes and changes, including reduced muzzle flash visibility on all SMGs and a bug fix to the Staff of Ice Wonder Weapon upgrade glitch. Previously, muzzle flash was a point of contention among fans shortly after the launch of Season 2, as many had trouble using the PPSh-41 with its standard iron sights due to low visibility while firing. Moreover, hardcore multiplayer modes now have spawn protection, and several issues involving pinned challenges and the UI were also fixed.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2 January 31 Update Patch Notes

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 – Global

Join on Friends

• Addressed an issue that prevented players from joining their friend’s party due to an error that stated they were on a different version.

Split Screen

• Addressed an issue that immediately kicked Player 2 when attempting to enable Split Screen.

Ranked Play Cross-Play

• Players in a party who all belong to the same console platform will matchmake with the party leader’s preferred cross-play settings.
• Players who have selected “Cross-Play Off” and create a mixed platform party that includes a different console platform will have their cross-play settings temporarily adjusted to “Cross-Play On (Consoles Only)” to enable matchmaking. This temporary adjustment enables matchmaking for the duration of the mixed platform party, and disbanding this party will result in preferred matchmaking settings being restored.
• Players who have selected “Cross-Play Off” and create a mixed platform party with a PC player will have their cross-play settings temporarily adjusted to “Cross-Play On.” This enables matchmaking for the duration of the mixed platform party, and disbanding this party will result in preferred matchmaking settings being restored.
• Reminder: Adjusting Cross-Play settings may negatively impact matchmaking queue times.

Known Issue

• We are investigating an issue where “Cross-Play On (Consoles Only) and “Cross-Play Off” settings are being reset when relaunching Call of Duty.

UI

• Addressed an issue where Prestige Challenges were not populating the nearest to completion list on the Challenge Tracker.
• Addressed an issue where some players would see the Prestige Master splash in the AAR after every match.
• Addressed an issue that prevented tiers from being displayed on the Challenge Tracker.
• Addressed an issue pinned challenges on the Challenge Tracker were not displaying correctly.
• Addressed an issue where XP Earned and BlackCell XP bonus were flipped in the AAR.
• Addressed an issue where the Challenge Tracker would not automatically cycle to the next page after 8 seconds.

Weapons

• Improved muzzle flash visibility on all SMGs when aiming down sights.

Characters

• Addressed an issue where Weaver’s “Nacht Raider” Skin would have an extra skull in the Operator Selection menu.

Multiplayer

Modes

• Hardcore
  • Enabled spawn protection in Hardcore modes.

Leaderboards

• Added a filter to Multiplayer leaderboards to toggle between Core and Hardcore. (Added Jan. 29)

Challenges

• Addressed an issue that prevented the “Flowing Low” challenge from tracking progress. (Added Jan. 28)

Zombies

Maps

• The Tomb
  • Addressed an issue that would prevent players from interacting with the Sentinel Artifact to start the Final Encounter. (Added Jan. 29).
  • Addressed a crash that would occur when using a Shock Charge in the Dark Aether Nexus during the Wonder Weapon Quest. (Added Jan. 28)
  • Addressed an issue where dropping the upgraded Staff of Ice then letting it respawn could remove the upgrade.
  • Addressed an issue where zombies were not awarding full points during the Final Encounter.
  • Addressed a rare issue where some zombies couldn’t be damaged after the final step of the Wonder Weapon Quest.
  • Addressed an issue where a player wouldn’t be teleported to the Final Encounter if they were interacting with one of the portals in the Dark Aether Nexus.
  • Addressed an issue that allowed players to trigger Scorestreaks during the Blood Sacrifice step of a side Easter Egg.
  • Addressed an issue where interacting with the Amulet more than once would cause the sound effects and audio to play multiple times.
  • Addressed an issue where a Staff of Ice from the Mystery Box could not be interacted with if it was swapped out for the one built during the Wonder Weapon Quest.
• Terminus
  • Directed
    • Addressed an issue where Objective markers would not appear for some players when loading a save.

Leaderboards

• Added a filter to Zombies leaderboards to toggle between Solo and Squads. (Added Jan. 28)

UI

• Corrected typos.
• Addressed an issue where setting a different HUD preset in Zombies would prevent any further changes and cause low FPS in-game.

Graphics

• Addressed some graphical issues that could occur when using the “Null” Blueprint for the AK-74.

Stability

• Addressed an issue that resulted in frequent stability issues on The Tomb for players with AMD GPUs at launch.
• Various stability fixes.

Warzone – General

• Buy Station locations across Urzikstan have been updated.
• Tracker is now properly unrestricted in Ranked Play.
• The LTV Vehicle has been disabled while we investigate an issue.

Ranked Play

• Players in a party who all belong to the same console platform will matchmake with the party leader’s preferred cross-play settings.
• Players who have selected “Cross-Play Off” and create a mixed platform party that includes a different console platform will have their cross-play settings temporarily adjusted to “Cross-Play On (Consoles Only)” to enable matchmaking. This temporary adjustment enables matchmaking for the duration of the mixed platform party, and disbanding this party will result in preferred matchmaking settings being restored.
• Players who have selected “Cross-Play Off” and create a mixed platform party with a PC player will have their cross-play settings temporarily adjusted to “Cross-Play On.” This enables matchmaking for the duration of the mixed platform party, and disbanding this party will result in preferred matchmaking settings being restored.
• Reminder: Adjusting Cross-Play settings may negatively impact matchmaking queue times.

In addition, please be aware that we are investigating a known issue where “Cross-Play On (Consoles Only) and “Cross-Play Off” settings are being reset when relaunching Call of Duty.

Weapons

Assault Rifles

XM4

• Maximum Damage Range
  • Damage reduced from 29 to 27
• Medium Damage Range 1
  • Damage reduced from 26 to 24
• Additional Adjustments
  • 100 Round Mag
    • Sprint to Fire penalty increased from 16% to 26%
  • Buffer Stock
    • New: Sprint to Fire penalty 15%
    • Aim Down Sight speed penalty increased from 23% to 31%
    • Horizontal Recoil Control bonus decreased from 45% to 30%
    • Vertical Recoil Control bonus decreased from 18% to 12%
    • Gunkick Control bonus decreased from 20% to 15%

Submachine Guns

• Muzzle Flash visibility improved when aiming down sights for all Black Ops 6 SMGs.

Jackal PDW

• Aim Down Sight speed slowed from 195 to 210ms
• Sprint to Fire time slowed from 110ms to 120ms

PPSh-41

• Maximum Damage Range increased from 0 – 11.9m to 0 – 15.5m
• Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 11.9 – 21m to 15.5 – 24.8m
  • Damage increased from 24 to 25
• Medium Damage Range 2 increased from 21 – 29.7m to 24.8 – 29.7m
• Additional Adjustments
  • Leg multipliers increased from 0.95x to 1x
  • Vertical Foregrip
    • Horizontal Recoil Control bonus increased from 35% to 45%
  • Precision Foregrip
    • Horizontal Recoil Control bonus increased from 15% to 20%
  • Ranger Foregrip
    • Horizontal Recoil Control bonus increased from 15% to 20%

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from joining their friend’s party due to an error that stated they were on a different version.
• Fixed an issue that caused the game to crash if players attempted to join a Custom Match hosted by a player on a different platform.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from hearing enemy Self Revive audio.
• Fixed an issue causing players to move at slower than intended speeds on ascenders.
• Fixed an issue where some players would see the Prestige Master splash in the AAR after every match.
• Fixed an issue where Prestige Challenges were not populating the nearest-to-completion list on the Challenge Tracker.
• Fixed an issue that prevented tiers from being displayed on the Challenge Tracker.
• Fixed an issue where pinned challenges on the Challenge Tracker were not displaying correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the Challenge Tracker would not automatically cycle to the next page after 8 seconds.
• Fixed an issue that caused matches on Rebirth Island to sometimes differ in skybox lighting.
• Fixed an issue where XP Earned and BlackCell XP bonus were flipped in the AAR.

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