New Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 Update Misses the Mark on Major Matchmaking Fixes
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
A recent Call of Duty: Black Ops update on PS5 brings host migration and controller adjustments, but leaves persistent party-splitting matchmaking bugs unresolved.
The recent arrival of legacy Call of Duty titles on modern PlayStation hardware has been a massive nostalgia trip for the community. Bringing classic Black Ops and Black Ops 2 multiplayer and Zombies to the PS4 and PS5 was a smart play, instantly drawing in both veterans and newer players who missed out the first time around. Unfortunately, the technical transition has hit a few rough patches. Ever since these ports dropped, players have voiced persistent frustrations regarding party matchmaking and lobby stability.
According to patch notes shared by the official Call of Duty Updates account, the latest hotfix focuses on host prioritization, host migration protection, and controller dead-zone adjustments to mirror the feel of the original PS3 versions. While these quality-of-life tweaks are welcome additions, the update completely skips over the glaring party-split issue that has been driving squads crazy. Players across social platforms like Reddit and Twitter continue to report that groups are getting broken apart, placed on opposing teams, or failing to stay together across consecutive matches.
For a social title where squad coordination is half the fun, leaving party mechanics broken creates a frustrating friction point for the community. Given the massive player counts and high engagement surrounding these re-releases, smooth matchmaking should be priority number one. While developers are clearly iterating on the port, the silence on this specific bug leaves players hoping a more targeted fix is already in the pipeline. Original reporting can be found on Game Rant [.
Tags: Call of Duty, PlayStation 5, Game Rant, Matchmaking, FPS
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