Activision has announced a new perk to help encourage people to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at release. The company is giving everyone five hours of double XP for player progression and five hours of double XP for weapons if they play Black Ops 7 before Season 1.

Activision has not announced when Black Ops 7 Season 1 will begin, but it’s expected in early December. For comparison, 2024’s Black Ops 6 launched on October 25, with its first season arriving on November 14, which was a period of about three weeks.

If a similar schedule holds for Black Ops 7, players can expect Season 1 to begin in early December following Black Ops 7’s release on November 14. A new season will have more content to unlock, so having double XP is a nice perk to help unlock all the new stuff.

Black Ops 7 is coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, and it’ll be available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Those two tiers of the Game Pass subscription service recently saw significant price hikes. Most major retailers have not adopted the price hike, though, as Game Pass Ultimate remains $20 at GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy, and others.

For more, be sure to read GameSpot’s Black Ops 7 preorder guide to find which version of the game is right for you on your preferred platform.

You can also check out GameSpot’s breakdown of everything coming to Black Ops 7 multiplayer at launch and a rundown of the PC system requirements. Black Ops 7 preoloading begins on November 10, while the full game unlocks starting on November 13 depending on where you live. Check out GameSpot’s Black Ops 7 launch times breakdown to find out when the game unlocks where you live.