Annual sequence initially seemed to be taking a yr off

Activision has re-confirmed that it intends to launch a model new Name of Obligation launch in 2023, responding to options that the sequence can be taking trip this yr to give attention to DLC and extra content material for Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2 and Name of Obligation: Warzone.

However, following a latest report by Bloomberg, the writer reached out to new shops to substantiate {that a} new, premium Name of Obligation sport will launch in 2023, although additional particulars on the title weren’t forthcoming. In accordance with Bloomberg, developer Sledgehammer Video games had initially begun the challenge as MW2 DLC, however the scope and scale of the challenge have seen it expanded into its personal title — an “extension” of kinds for the MW2 narrative/timeline.

It must also be famous that whereas 2021 launch Name of Obligation: Vanguard was one of many weakest-selling entries lately, Fashionable Warfare 2 was a convincing success, having essentially the most profitable launch in Name of Obligation historical past, in addition to being the quickest title within the sequence to succeed in the $1 billion gross sales milestone. Whereas that is purely hypothesis, it’s not arduous to think about Activision’s “skip a yr” plan was a response to Vanguard‘s gross sales, with MW2‘s staggering success shortly placing paid to that tentative resolution.

Name of Obligation 2023 is presently in improvement at Sledgehammer Video games.