Call of Duty: Black Ops III Updates: Activision confirms two-player co-op for the PS3, XBox 360; No iteration for Wii U? Seattle Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch as full character

By Staff Writer

Jun 16 2015, 07:50 AM EDT

At this point, Call of Duty: Black Ops III fandom could be feeling all mixed up. One part happy, another part saddened. And it's just what it is. In a recent announcement, Activision, publisher and owner of the Call of Duty video game franchise confirmed that the worse for Wii U fans.

Of course, its early Christmas for last-gen console PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners. For the game that has sold over 175 million copies and has topped $10 billion since its release in 2011 would be for their uninterrupted entertainment.

In its official blog, Activision managed the expectations of millions of its fans. The American video game publisher spilled the beans announcing that Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will not be available for the Nintendo's Wii U platform. Rather the latest iteration of this first-person video game franchise will make it to new-gen consoles Sony's PS4 and Xbox One.

Further, Activision detail that the game will also be available for last-gen consoles, PS3 and Xbox 360. However, due to inherent hardware differences the full scale of the game won't be reached by players using these last-gen consoles.

Particularly, one instance where there is a stark contrast is in the number of co-ops. Instead of the four-player co-op last seen being enjoyed by PS4 and Xbox One fans, PS3 and Xbox 360 fans will only manage to reach a maximum of two-player cooperative gaming. Among many other differences limited by hardware.

In Activision's own words: "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has been designed to harness the full potential of the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. However, we know that there are still some fans that haven't made the transition to the new console hardware, which is why we're happy to share that we're working with developers Beenox and Mercenary Technology on Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3."

And as confirmed by ESPN itself, for the first time around, CoD fans will be able to witness a familiar face in their gameplay as Seahawk's Marshawn Lynch will be utilized as a full character in the games upcoming iteration. The footballer will play mercenary in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. Cool!