Activisionrecently released its Q3 financial report for its investors, and there’s a sentence in it that seems to suggest that we are indeed getting a mainlineCall of Dutygame next year, however, journalist Jason Schreier maintains that we aren’t and that the report is referring to paid DLC. As readablehere, the document reads in part; “Plans for next year [include] the most robust Call of Duty live operations to date, the next full premium release in the blockbuster annual series, and even more engaging free-to-play experiences across platforms.”
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The term “next full premium release” can be reasonably understood to mean the next mainline entry in the series, which is why some social media reporters have begun touting it as such, but Schreier holds firm with his prior reporting. Back in February, theBloombergjournalist claimed that, for the first time in nearly two decades, Activision would skip its yearly launch cycle, and not release a Call of Duty in 2023.
Over onTwitter, he contended that this “premium release” is simply a paid expansion for 2022’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2and that the wording is just “PR language.” He goes on to say that the next mainline title is still due for 2024 and that 2023’s expansion would be developed by Sledgehammer Games. He states that “it’s supposed to have lots of content! Maybe that’s why they call it a ‘full’ release. But it’s more MWII.” In anothertweet, he stated, “It’s called a full premium release because they’re probably going to market and sell it as a $70 game.”
Though he thenaffirmsthat he doesn’t know for sure what the price of this expansion will be, if his speculation is even somewhat correct, fans will likely be disappointed to have to pay so much for DLC. It’s worth noting that this would mean that Sledgehammer Games, which usually leads development on its own Call of Duty games, has been relegated to DLC duty, which may have something to do with its last title,Vanguard,not meeting Activision’s expectations.
Activision’s wording is vague enough that both possibilities are believable, and we likely won’t know for sure until Activision confirms it itself. Answering follow-ups by fans, Schreier went on tostatethat he’s “not sure if you’ll have to own the 2022 game,” meaning Modern Warfare 2, to play the 2023 game. This causes only further confusion as to what this 2023 product will be, as a $70 game that you can purchase individually can definitely be marketed and sold as a mainline entry to the series, even if it’s heavily based off of Modern Warfare 2.
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