The news went around the world! This Tuesday, Microsoft announced its acquisition of giant Activision-Blizzard, which should be completed by June 2023. Among the licenses and studios that the Redmond-based company will acquire, call of Duty is a juggernaut in selling console games. Beyond the issue of exclusivity and Phil Spencer’s comments on the matter, further discussions have taken place about the future of the license.
The end of annual releases for Call of Duty?
According to Bloomberg sources, senior staff at Activision have been discussing changing the game’s release schedule Call of Duty, since 2005, an episode has been released every year. The annual release of call of Duty could therefore be abandoned, leaving more time between works. This change of plan could be welcome as sales of Call of Duty: Vanguard are much lower than those of its predecessors.
For many years, Activision has focused on the annual title of the license, which is retained for only one year until the next work is released. This may have disappointed many fans on a few occasions, such as when the well-loved one was dropped Modern Warfare (2019)
This hiatus could also be welcome for the various studios working on the license at breakneck speed. Especially since Microsoft has announced through the voice of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer that certain Activision Blizzard licenses could come back into vogue. And a slowdown in the output of call of Duty would slow down the effect of fatigue from trips every year.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is available in the Microsoft Store for the price of $69.99 in the Xbox One version, $79.99 for the cross-gen package. Call of Duty: Warzone is he free
