Ongoing Operations

Based on murmurs circulating the data superhighway this week, Activision may be contemplating eschewing its annual Name of Obligation launch in 2023, and is as an alternative trying into the potential of as an alternative releasing a DLC growth for this yr’s entry, Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare II.

The speculative information comes from common Name of Obligation leaker TheGhostofHope, who posted the proposal on their Twitter account this previous weekend. Based on TheGhost, Activision will as an alternative use 2023 to spice up the content material of 2021’s launch, including new marketing campaign missions, and a twentieth anniversary “Better of” map pack, that includes revamped multiplayer maps from the billion-dollar shooter’s storied historical past.

Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier would supply his personal corroboration of the information a day later, suggesting that the paid DLC growth for Trendy Warfare II would change the launch of one other collection sequel. Whereas Schreier notes that they themselves are not sure as to the growth’s contents, he does speculate that Activision would ultimately launch a model new sequel within the fall of 2024.

Name of Obligation video games, offered that they’re respectable entries, do have unbelievable longevity, regardless of the common releases. Simply final month I dived again into my latest favourite, 2020’s Black Ops Chilly Struggle, to search out packed lobbies and busy-busy playlists nonetheless available, regardless of the title having been outmoded by 2021’s Name of Obligation: Vanguard, and the continuing success of battle royale spin-off Name of Obligation Warzone.

Thus, offered that Trendy Warfare II delivers a stable expertise, Activision might simply rake in large cash from releasing a meaty growth pack over creating a completely new launch from scratch. This strategy might have an effect on the underside line considerably, however the loss would probably be offset within the DLC’s improvement, which might be understandably cheaper than producing a full sport. Importantly, this strategy may additionally cut back the workload on MWII‘s developer, Infinity Ward. This in itself is sufficient to warrant the experiment. Little doubt the gross sales of MWII will, in the end, make or break this resolution.

Look, simply let me play Nicki Minaj in multiplayer, that’s all I’m in for.

Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare II launches October 28 on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms.