Good news for gamers who have not yet upgraded to a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Activision plans to release Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 on last-gen consoles as well.
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has been designed to harness the full potential of the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC," Activision's Scott Lowe wrote in a blog post. "However, we know that there are still some fans that haven't made the transition to the new console hardware."
Activision is working with developers Beenox and Mercenary Technology to make the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions happen. The last-gen console versions will boast campaign, multiplayer, and zombie modes, but Activision warned that there will be some differences across generations.
"For instance, the campaign mode on Xbox 360 and PS3 is currently in development with a goal of enabling two-player cooperative play, instead of the four-player cooperative campaign on next-gen," Lowe wrote. "There will also be some other features and functionality built specifically for the new generation of consoles that cannot be supported on Xbox 360 and PS3."
Meanwhile, Activision said it has no plans to bring the game to Nintendo Wii U .
The company is also gearing up to release a next-gen multiplayer beta for Xbox One , PS4, and PC, but didn't offer any details about when that will arrive. Activision promised more info about the game, including differences from one console generation to another, in the weeks and months to come, starting with E3 next week, so stay tuned, CoD fans.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is scheduled for release on Nov. 6. Set in a gritty future where cybernetics and biotech have bred a new type of soldier, the game pushes technology to its limits. But will technology push back?
For a look back, check out PCMag's review of Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Meanwhile, Bethesda this week confirmed that the highly anticipated Fallout 4 will not be available on PS3 or Xbox 360.