Black Ops 6 offers a payment option for better audio

In the week following its release, it was announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 would add the ability to pay $20 for personalized spatial audio. The third-party audio tool is integrated into the Black Ops 6 settings menu and will also be available in Warzone with Season 1.

A screenshot of the audio menu was shared by COD content creator Omeqa on X (formerly Twitter), showing a popup with a free trial for Embody's Immerse Spatial Audio. The service creates a personalized spatial audio profile based on the player's head and ear shape and costs $20 for five years.

The paid service is part of the Advanced Headphone Mode setting, for which a follow-up screenshot is prominently displayed in the game's audio options. The setting defaults to a universal profile with the option to pay for a personalized one.

Black Ops 6 isn't the only game to feature personalized spatial audio via Embody, but it is one of the few currently working with the company. Final Fantasy XIV has offered personalized audio via Embody for a few years now, while Cyberpunk 2077 added the option earlier this year.

While Embody isn't the only third-party company offering personalized spatial audio for games, it's rare to see the option integrated into game menus. Unlike other third-party services, Embody's spatial audio is developed in collaboration with the developers of each game. However, this means that you will have to pay for a separate “Immerse Gamepack” for each game you want to use it with.

While Embody's game packs aren't overly expensive for a five-year period, the jury is still out on whether they're even worth paying for. According to Reddit posts on the topic, many are Final Fantasy players

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be released on October 25th and can be pre-downloaded now. If you want to check out Embody's personalized audio options, it's compatible with the PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 editions of the game.