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Black Ops 7 Season 2 Release Date & Start Times—Ranked Play, New Maps & More

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s seasonal content moves on with Season 2. If you’re after the Black Ops 7 Season 2 start date and times, this hub has everything you need to know about the next season and new additions.

It doesn’t matter if Black Ops 7 is one of the least commercially successful CoD titles in years; you’re all still playing it anyway. A steady player count means there’s an incentive for Treyarch to deliver the goods to retain the current community. What better way to do this than with a stacked second season?

Season 2 is looking to carry on the game’s early momentum.

When Is Black Ops 7 Season 2 Coming Out?

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Stick ’em up. Credit to Activision

Black Ops 7 Season 2’s expected release date is currently February 5.

Seasonal live-service models have a certain level of consistency when it comes to start dates and times. As one season ends (usually signified by that season’s Battle Pass end date and time), the next begins. Using Season 1 Reloaded’s data, it’s a fairly logical assumption that Season 2 begins on February 5.

If this changes, IG will update you.

Expected Black Ops 7 Season 2 Start Times

As pretty much all Call of Duty seasons start at 9 AM PT, you can look forward to Black Ops 7 Season 2 starting at 9 AM PT first, with other regions facing a slightly different time relative to time zones.

No extra words needed for this one, just check out the table below to see when Season 2 should get underway where you live.

Time ZoneBlack Ops 7 Season 2 Start Times & Dates
Pacific Time (PT)9:00 AM—February 5
Central Time (CT)11:00 AM—February 5
Eastern Time (ET)12:00 PM—February 5
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)5:00 PM—February 5
Australian Eastern Time (AET)4:00 AM—February 6

All New Black Ops 7 Season 2 Content: Ranked & New Maps

Early indications are that BLOPS 7 Season will add Ranked Play for the first time in this iteration, along with new and classic maps, and the usual slew of guns and game modes.

At this early juncture, it’s safe to assume the usual carousel of seasonal content is coming. The armory needs restocking with new toys, game modes are needed to inject new life into the core gameplay, and it wouldn’t be a new season without the new Battle Pass and cosmetics, would it?

But two main additions will likely dominate the headlines: Ranked and Maps.

Maps

New Black Ops 7 Season 2 Maps leaked well ahead of time. They include PlazaSlums, and Yemen. There’s always going to be remasters, as it’s easy for the devs, and it helps boost the content count for a new season. On the other hand, no one’s going to reject the chance to play on different maps, especially classics.

There are likely going to be more announced.

Ranked Mode

You’ve been asking for it, and Treyarch is finally delivering. Ranked Play is coming to BLOPS 7, and it starts with Season 2. Furthermore, it doesn’t appear to be a midseason drop either: Insider Gaming has more on the Ranked Mode release date.

This signals a new grind for the more experienced and hardcore users among you.

Head to the Insider Gaming Discord Server to explain what you’re looking forward to most about Season 2. There’s a specific CoD chat, and you can also talk about all things gaming.


You can also check out the Fallout and Black Ops 7 crossover.

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