Call of Duty 2023 is not being pushed back to 2024.
While the commercial rendition of Call of Duty: Vanguard, developed by Sledgehammer Games, fell short of Activision’s shareholders’ expectations, the American publisher was finally ready to push back the release dates for the next iterations of the acclaimed FPS. So 2023’s Call of Duty, which would be the sequel to Black Ops, would have been pushed back to 2024. For the first time in over 20 years, a license that brings in billions of dollars. However, this surprising absence will be made up for with updates regularly adding COD Warzone 2 content and a new free-to-play game.
Clearly, Activision’s right of reply was not long in coming, and in no way confirms the information provided by journalist Jason Schreier to Bloomberg media: “We have an exciting Call of Duty premium and free-to-play program. play this year, next year and beyond. All other information is incorrect. We look forward to sharing more details when the time comes. ”
Microsoft is not yet intervening in the management of Activision and the Call of Duty license
A year of hiatus from Call of Duty would coincide with Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard if the deal is completed as planned by summer 2023. However, Bloomberg claims that this did not affect the decision to shelve a large portion of the license. Since Modern Warfare was released in 2019, Treyarch, Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games have been handling follow-up releases, meaning Infinity Ward has had three years to prepare for this year’s sequel. However, the last two Call of Duty titles, which were partly developed during the pandemic, were less well received by fans.