Activision says next year’s Call of Duty will be a “full premium” release

Activision has further detailed its plans for Call of Duty in 2023, saying that next year the series will present the “next full premium version” – a statement that initially appears to contradict previous reports, that there won’t be an entirely new Call of Duty title in 2023.

According to Activision’s newly disclosed third-quarter financial results, 2023 will offer “the strongest live Call of Duty yet, the next full-blown premium release in the massive annual series, and more free cross-platform gameplay experiences.”

Talk of the “next full premium release” has caught people’s attention, particularly in light of claims made by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreyer. in february That Call of Duty won’t get a new major series entry in 2023 — the first time in less than two decades it’s skipped an annual release. then evil Expand on those affirmations Last month, he said Activision would instead sell new stuff for Modern Warfare 2 – “an expansion or something” including “campaign items”.

Schreier has now doubled down on those earlier claims following Activision’s latest financial results, insisting that the 2023 release of Call of Duty — which the publisher calls the “complete full next game” series — will be a continuation of Modern Warfare 2. “An excellent full release,” Wicked wrote on Twitter“Because they’re likely to market and sell it as a $70 game with new single and multiplayer content.”

Then Schreyer elaborated in more detail, describing the release – which he said Says Developed by Sledgehammer – “Like an expansion but big enough to sell at full price”. He added that the next Call of Duty game, developed by Treyarch, will be released in 2024.

Whatever the title next year, Call of Duty fans won’t be lacking in things to keep them entertained in the meantime. distance Very successful launch From Modern Warfare 2 in October, the sequel to the free-to-play Battle Royale game Warzone 2.0 Arrives on November 16thCall of Duty Warzone: Mobile, a new project for iOS and Android, is expected to launch next year.