Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 preload for PC begins on October 10 and developer of the PC version, Beenox has confirmed when the game will be available to play the world over. The fifteenth mainline entry in the long-running series has some differences in its PC version when compared to the PS4 and Xbox One such as an enhanced frame rate and greater visual options. Keep in mind, that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is not on Steam. Rather, it's exclusive to Battle.net, a digital distribution service owned by Activision.
October 11, 2018
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Here are the system requirements for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on PC. Incidentally they're similar to what the game had for its beta events.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 system requirements (recommended for using high refresh rate monitors at 1080p)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 system requirements (recommended for using 4K monitors with smoothest frame rates)
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