It would be a historic event. According to alleged inside information, it is quite possible that No new Call of Duty in 2021 appears. That would be the first time since the very first installment in the 2003 series.
The new CoD supposedly developed by Sledgehammer Games is called Call of Duty: Vanguard by Leaker ModernWarzone, is said to be set in World War II – and seems to be suffering from problems.
Two of the best-known and most reliable leakers paint the picture of a battered new Call of Duty, whose release is anything but dry. But what is it about the guesswork?
That’s what the leakers report
All information comes from leakers in the past Proven to be pretty reliable to have. Of course, that doesn’t mean that the information is necessarily correct. But they rely on anonymous sources that have often been right. So enjoy all the information with a healthy dose of skepticism! All previous information about CoD 2021 can be found here:
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What do we know about Call of Duty: Vanguard?
What does TheMW2Ghost say?
MW2Ghost has already correctly predicted many new features. From him now comes the alleged insider announcement that the release of CoD: Vanguard has not yet been set in stone by Activision. It is quite possible that the publication could be postponed until next year:
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At the same time, the leaker is convinced that Activision will still place some call-of-duty product on the market in 2021. He speaks of one alleged refresh of Modern Warfare 2019, i.e. new content or a modernized version.
Technically, that wouldn’t be a stupid move: Modern Warfare 2019 still forms a large part of the basis of Warzone. In addition, MW is still missing some weapons and maps that have already been developed:
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What does Tom Henderson say?
The also very well-known leaker Tom Henderson, however, is fully convinced that a “full new Call of Duty” will appear again in 2021 – that is as certain as the amen in church, he says:
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At the same time, he’s not the first to speak of the alleged problems of a Call of Duty: Vanguard. The new WW2 game is in a “disastrous state”:
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What can we conclude from this?
There is currently a disproportionate amount of uncertainty about the new Call of Duty – at least measured by the fact that it should be in stores in six months, provided Activision adheres to the 2021 release. There are probably several reasons for this.
- The first (and most obvious) reason is obvious: the coronavirus, which forces the teams to work from home and, after a year and a half of isolation, has a drastic effect on the development of large-scale productions.
- A second reason is likely be the success of Warzone. Or rather: the success of Warzone compared to the dwindling interest in the actually newer CoD Black Ops: Cold War.
Activision and the CoD studios are being forced by their own success to fundamentally rethink their annual release strategy. Now that Warzone has made the leap into the 80s from Cold War, the next Call of Duty should be integrated into the Battle Royale release in a few months. This time with World War II weapons, provided the leaks are correct.
A technically unbelievably tricky undertaking when you consider how many problems the import of the Black Ops weapons already causes the Battle Royale. A postponement to 2022 would in any case give the developers significantly more leeway for technical improvements and real next-gen optimization. Whether Activision, on the other hand, will forego potential sales in the millions with a new main part of the series, of course, can be doubted.
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