https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/10/17843440/call-of-duty-blackout-battle-royale-mode-preview-review > When Activision announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 would have a battle royale mode, I was supremely skeptical. At best, it sounded like an attempt to jump on the bandwagon of an already popular genre; at worst, a last-minute attempt to flesh out a game without a traditional single-player campaign. But, after just a few rounds of play, it’s clear that the team is on to something special. This new take on the battle royale genre, called Blackout, is exceptional. > The private beta for Blackout kicked off today, with access available to anyone who has pre-ordered the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and anyone with a Battle.net account on Windows PC. It uses the same client as the previous multiplayer betas, which ran twice in August. It includes the ability to join in 80-player skirmishes either in solo mode, as a duo, or in four-player fireteams.