Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is currently live, available for both PC and consoles as of the time of writing this article.
Tweaking your controller and/or keyboard and mouse settings is essential to gaining a competitive edge in most FPS games – including Black Ops 6. A breakdown of these ‘optimized’ settings can be found below, but do keep in mind that they can be tweaked further to your liking, if so required.
Best Call of Duty Black Ops 6 PC keyboard and mouse settings
Mouse
- Mouse Sensitivity: 8.00
- ABS Sensitivity Multiplier: 0.95
- Look Inversion (on foot): Standard
Keybinds can be remapped according to your preferences, if you do not like the default layout.
Best Call of Duty Black Ops 6 controller settings
The settings below can be used for either the Dualsense or Xbox Series controllers interchangeably, for the PlayStation and Xbox consoles:
Input
- Button Layout: Tactical
- Stick Layout Present: Default
- Horizontal Stick Sensitivity: 8
- Vertical Stick Sensitivity: 8
- Simplified Controls: Off
- Low Motor Strain: Off
- Bumper Ring: Off
- Swap shoulder buttons (L1/R1/LB/RB) with triggers (L2/R2/LT/RT): Off
Controller

- Controller Vibration: Off
- Trigger Effect: Off; can be left enabled for haptic feedback if so desired
Deadzone
- Test Stick Deadzone: Off
- Left Stick Min: 0
- Left Stick Max: 90
- Right Stick Min: 0
- Right Stick Max: 90
- Left Trigger: 0
- Right Trigger: 0
Additional movement settings for Call of Duty Black Ops 6
Movement
- Sprint Assist: Tactical Sprint Assist
- Mantle Assist: On
- Crouch Assist: Off
- Crouch Behaviour: Toggle
- Prone Behaviour: Toggle
- Sprint/Tactical Sprint Behaviour: Toggle
- Automatic Airborne Mantle: On
- Auto Door Peek: Off
- Slide/Dive Behaviour: Hybrid
- Grounded Mantle: Off
- Sprint Restore: On
- Slide Maintains Sprint: Off
- Plugging Underwater: Trigger
- Sprinting Door Bash: On
Following these movement settings in addition to the listed controller/keyboard and mouse layouts should allow for a more optimal experience.