It is the sixth installment in the Black Ops sub-series and the seventeenth installment in the overall Call of Duty series, serving as a direct narrative continuation of 2010's Call of Duty: Black Ops. The game was released on November 13, 2024, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

FYI: BO2 IS STILL canon, confirmed.