February 24th 2023.
It appears that what was originally intended to be a DLC for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been transformed into a "not quite" sequel. It is not unconventional to consider the Call Of Duty franchise to be foreseeable. After the financial failure of Call Of Duty: Vanguard, it is thought that Activision is changing its approach to the series, with a report in October that there would be no new game this year, but rather a DLC extension for Modern Warfare 2. Not long after, it was reported that the DLC had developed into a full game, and another source confirmed this, calling it a continuation of Modern Warfare 2, though not a traditional sequel.
Activision seemed to refute the idea that there would not be a premium Call Of Duty title for 2023, though the phrasing was ambiguous: ‘We have an exciting slate of premium and free-to-play Call Of Duty experiences for this year, next year and beyond. Reports of anything otherwise are incorrect.’
It is likely that the next Call Of Duty will be a prolongation of Modern Warfare 2, featuring the 2022 game's maps and multiplayer modes, as well as a possible new campaign that continues the story of Modern Warfare 2. It can be referred to as Modern Warfare 2.5.
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It sounds increasingly like the 2023 Call Of Duty title was initially going to be DLC, yet has now evolved into something that is not quite a Modern Warfare 2 sequel.
It's not uncalled for to label Call Of Duty as predictable; Activision's steady stream of releases for the series has made it effortless to predict what to anticipate each year. Until now that is.
Following the financial disappointment of Call Of Duty: Vanguard, it appears that Activision is altering its approach to the series, with a report from October suggesting that they would not launch a fresh game this year and rather present a DLC expansion for Modern Warfare 2.
A couple of weeks ago, however, it was mentioned that the said DLC has metamorphosed into a full game. Now a different source has validated the same claims, referring to it as a follow-up to Modern Warfare 2, although not a real sequel.
Last year, Activision seemed to contradict the notion that there wouldn't be a premium Call Of Duty game in 2021, although the wording of their statement was intentionally obscure: 'We have an exciting slate of premium and free-to-play Call Of Duty experiences for this year, next year and beyond. Reports of anything else are incorrect.'
Under usual circumstances, the 2021 entry would be whatever Treyarch's next game is, yet Activision's statement does not necessarily imply that this year's game will be a traditional numbered sequel.
In fact, Bloomberg's report suggests that Treyarch's game is indeed being delayed to 2024, and the next Call Of Duty will instead act as an extension of Modern Warfare 2.
Perhaps the best way to term it is as Modern Warfare 2.5, since it will include all the maps and multiplayer modes from the 2022 game. Although not verified, it will almost certainly incorporate a new campaign that continues the narrative of Modern Warfare 2 - what was originally the core of the DLC release.
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