Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 to use dedicated servers, ship with FOV slider on PC

News by Sherif Saed Contributing Editor

Published on April 28, 2015

The PC version of Black Ops 3 is going to look and run very well, according to Treyarch.

Treyarch has always been known among the Call of Duty community on PC as the developer that cares about the PC version, usually offering a well-optimised port and a large number of options. This focus is looking like it's going to be even greater for Black Ops 3.

The Twitter account of the PC version's director of development has been revealing all kinds of exciting information about that port recently.

First, he confirmed that the PC version will be using dedicated servers for all ranked matches.

BlackOps3 PC will use 100% dedicated servers for all ranked matches. (Same as previous BlackOps PC titles.) This is how we do it.

— pcdev (@pcdev) April 27, 2015

Another hot topic among PC gamers is the lack of FOV sliders in PC ports. The developer confirmed that Black Ops 3 will come with one.

BlackOps3 will ship with an adjustable FOV slider. (Same as previous BlackOps PC titles.)

— pcdev (@pcdev) April 27, 2015

As for framerate caps on PC, the dev could not go into specifics, but said that it may be a similar case to that of Black Ops 2.

I don't like FPS caps on PC, unless necessary for balance or server performance in ranked matches... (1/2)

— pcdev (@pcdev) April 27, 2015

BlackOps2 = uncapped in SP/ZM, max 200 in MP. It's too early to say what we can do in BlackOps3, but that's my thinking on the topic. (2/2)

— pcdev (@pcdev) April 27, 2015

Treyarch is serious about the PC version. The developer has already announced the minimum PC specs.

Black Ops 3 is out November 6.