The multiplayer beta for "Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War" will take place on PC on October 17. But what if you really want to enjoy the shootout, but don't want to pay the money upfront ...... What if you really want to enjoy the shootout, but don't want to pay upfront? This is also possible.

Activision announced yesterday that PC players can also get early access to the beta by watching others, especially "Drops Enabled" Twitch streamers, play the game. accounts and confirm the link on battle.net. Once that is done, you should have 4 hours worth of Black Ops - Cold Wars stream to watch.

After the four hours, you will receive a notification from Twitch that you have been granted access, launch Battle.net, install the beta, and play. Anyone can join. If you encounter any problems during this process, you can contact Blizzard support here.

Whether or not you have a reservation or plan to join early, you can start preloading the beta right now: simply launch the Battle.net client, find Call of Duty: BOCW in the "Partner Games" list, and click the " Simply click the "Install" button. Setup requires 42.2 GB of free space.

Developer Treyarch also briefly explained the changes from last weekend's PlayStation 4 beta and said that the next test round will include "new maps, weapons, modes, playlists, Scorestreaks, Perks, wildcards, equipment, and more" He stated that content will be available. An Apex Legends-style ping system will also be introduced.

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