Activision would have decided to skip Call of Duty 2023, a first since 2005. CoD Vanguard’s disappointing sales figures would be the main reason.
In a new article by Bloombergthe journalist Jason Schreier push thatThere will be no Call of Duty in 2023. According to his sources, it will take time patients until 2024.
A premiere since 2005
Activision plans to release it in 2022 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2. On the other hand, it seems more complicated in the following year the publisher had already postponed the expected episode to 2023 internally
According to the journalist, this has nothing to do with the current takeover by Microsoft. No, Vanguard’s disappointing sales figures would be the big problem here. Clearly, this work would not have met the goals, leading those responsible to question the annual publication rate.
To fill that gap, Activision would offer DLCs galore and a “New title multiplayer
Towards the (expected) end of the annual Call of Duty?
In response to Jason Schreier’s article, an Activision spokesperson said:
We have several exciting premium and free-to-play experiences planned for this year, next, and beyond. All other information is incorrect. We look forward to sharing more details when the time is right.
If this rumor is confirmed, it could be the start of a big change within the company. In fact, from 2005 to now, players have been getting their yearly dose of Call of Duty. If some of them are happy with this situation, others are tired, including developers.
Already at the end of January, Jason Schreier revealed that various wealthy people had expressed the wish to stop publishing CoDs every year. He had hinted that such a shift would not happen until at least 2023, consistent with his recent history.
Do you think Activision can really take the plunge and end the annual Call of Duty? Would that be a good thing? What do you expect from CoD 2022?
