Call of Duty: Warzone is not just the new Battle Royale mode for Modern Warfare, but basically a standalone game. The title also works as largely independent Free2Play shooter. Like Modern Warfare, you can currently only find Warzone on Battle.net.
But free of charge and Crossplay cries out that Activision wants to reach as many players as possible. So why not use other PC launcher like the still popular Steam?
We want to clarify for you in this report how big the probability is and why CoD has not been taking place on Valves platform for a few years and we have for it asked for one at Activision.
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What is the chance of a steam release?
In general, gamers shouldn't have too much hope that Warzone will be released on Steam in the near future. Activision could reach more players via Steam than the already extremely impressive 6 million in the last 24 hours, but of course is also very interested in that player install and use the in-house Battle.net. After all, Epic does not release Fortnite on Steam despite the possible growth in players.
We nevertheless asked the publisher, who confirmed this assessment:
"" There are currently no plans to release Call of Duty: Warzone on Steam. ""
Call of Duty on Steam
If you are currently looking for Call of Duty on Steam, you will definitely find it. Without exception, these are older parts of the series. Since the release of Black Ops 4 two years ago, call-of-duty games have only been sold on Blizzards Battle.net.
Why does Activision Blizzard do this?
Not only Activision Blizzard, but also Bethesda and Electronic Arts are trying more and more to emancipate themselves from Steam. The reason for this is, on the one hand, to bind players more closely to themselves and their own store. Of course, earnings also play a major role. After all, publishers still have to give around 30 percent to Valve if a game is sold through their store. You save this money in your own store.
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What is different at Warzone?
Warzone is a mode for Modern Warfare, but can also be played for free. In this case, Activision-Blizzard would not pass 30 percent on a first-time purchase to Valve, since everyone can simply download the game. However, there is one in Warzone an in-game store like other Free2Play games, on which Valve would surely also make a profit.
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