Treyarch may have generated hype by announcing that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 would have a Battle Royale mode called Blackout. However, while the thought of a larger map and tons of well-known assets and items is enticing, finer details were missing.

For instance, how many players will the mode support? Typically, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite: Battle Royale support 100 players. Given how large the map must be in Blackout, will that be the case here?

According to design director David Vonderhaar when speaking to GameSpot, the final number has yet to be decided. “We haven’t actually decided. We have to create the best experience, and to create that experience in a Call of Duty universe, you have to try various flavors of that until you find the right one.”

Mashing together all sorts of characters, equipment, weapons and whatnot from the Black Ops franchise is an incredible endeavour, no doubt. However, the fact that the final player number hasn’t been decided till now is odd. The fact that we don’t know if Blackout is included with Black Ops 4 or not is also up in the air.

Hopefully Treyarch will confirm the same later on. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out October 12th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

Not all rumours, especially those leading up to E3, turn out to be false. Months of suspicion later, Treyarch has indeed confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be receiving a Battle Royale mode called Blackout. Check out the announcement trailer below.

Along with featuring a map that’s 1500 times bigger than Nuketown, Blackout will include land, sea and air vehicles for players to command. All your favourite Black Ops characters will also be included along with equipment like the RCX-D and wingsuit. Treyarch didn’t offer much information on whether it would be coming to Nintendo Switch as well as Xbox One, PS4 and PC or function as a separate game. Heck, we don’t even know how many players will be in one match.

One thing is for sure though – Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 won’t have a traditional single-player campaign. Instead, the various Specialists will have tutorial missions of sorts revealing their backstories. The game releases on October 12th for all platforms but what are your thoughts so far? Let us know below.