Fix: Black Ops Cold War Trial Has Ended Error

Several Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players are currently reporting that they’re receiving a ‘Trial Has Ended’ error which basically prevents them to...

Subodh Gupta

Last updated on November 10, 2022

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Several Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players are currently reporting that they’re receiving a ‘Trial Has Ended’ error which basically prevents them to continue playing the game. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has already created a buzz among COD franchise gamers or lovers due to its stunning gameplay with the Zombies mode as well as Warzone mode. The trial has ended error indicates that there a free trial period of the BOCW game has expired and you have to purchase it to continue further even if players have already purchased the full version game irrespective of their platform.

So, the trial has ended error for the COD Black Ops Cold War game seems to appear only a couple of players those haven’t downloaded all the required content packs on time. It’s worth mentioning that without downloading the required content of the game, the system may think that your game version is a free trial one. Therefore, it’s always a better idea to keep updated your game with all the required content. Sometimes a full reinstall of the game may also require if somehow downloading the additional content doesn’t come in handy.

For Xbox Users:

If you’re getting the error on your Xbox console, do the following steps:

Go to the dashboard > Head over to the Game Library.
Select Black Ops Cold War > Press the Options button to open Manage Game & Add-ons.
Check whether all the four core content packs are installed completely or not. If not, do it accordingly.
If in case, any other content pack is missing or pending to download, complete installing them.

However, if everything seems fine but the error appears consistently then make sure to reinstall the game with all downloadable content packs is required. Xbox Support Twitter handle has already mentioned it.

You should now be able to play Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War like normal, please feel free to hop back in the game. We appreciate all the reports. We'll be here and listening.

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) December 15, 2020

For PS4/PS5 Users:

Similarly, the PlayStation console users have to go to the PlayStation Store page > Open up the Black Ops Cold War game page > Check all the missing or pending content packs from the Add-Ons section. If available, download the content pack completely and try restarting your game. If in case, the problem persists, make sure to delete the game and reinstall it.

Keep in mind that in most cases, only reinstalling the game’s core content won’t fix your issue. Therefore, always up-to-date with additional content packs like multiplayer or zombies mode.

Fix: Black Ops Cold War Trial Has Ended Error