The 2022 sequel to Call of Duty Vanguard is bound to come out on PlayStation 4 and 5 (Images: Activision Blizzard)
According to Bloomberg research, in 2023 there will be no classic Call of Duty-New release: Activision Blizzard takes a break.
Update from February 24, 2022: Activision Blizzard’s PR agency responsible for Germany has followed up with a separate statement today in response to the Bloomberg report – an extremely unusual occurrence for major publishers.
The text is congruent with the comment that was already distributed yesterday via Twitter in the original English (see below): “We have an exciting lineup of premium and free Call of Duty experiences for this year, next year, and the year after. Reports that say otherwise are false. We look forward to sharing more details with you when the time comes.”
However, the text leaves open the extent to which ‘premium experiences’ means completely new games or expansions.
Message from February 23, 2022: The choreography in the video game pre-Christmas business has been as if set in concrete for years: Electronic Arts introduces a new FIFA in the store, Ubisoft delivers optional Far Cry or Assassin’s Creed and from Activision Blizzard comes a fresh Call of Duty for PC and console.
But in the coming year there will be obvious deviations: According to Bloomberg, 2023 will mark the first time in two decades that Call of Duty is on pause. Instead, the developers from the responsible studio Treyarch are to work on the extremely successful Free2Play spin-off Call of Duty: Warzone help out. Reporter Jason Schreier refers to information from the company’s environment.
As justification, it is said that the fall 2021 released Call of Duty Vanguard did not meet the expectations of the management – for which the high frequency with annual releases and the mutual cannibalization of the product lines is also blamed. A similar situation had occurred at Ubisoft a few years ago, resulting in a prolonged creative hiatus at the Assassin’s Creed-Studios has contributed.
Not yet affected is this year’s edition of Call of Duty, which is scheduled for the end of October or early November 2022 in line with rotation.
There is said to be no connection with Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which was announced in January, for a record cash consideration of nearly $70 billion. Microsoft had announced it would continue to Call of Duty-produce games for Sony platforms. However: If the series were to actually be discontinued in 2023, as has been rumored, this would inevitably be a blow to the direct competitor. After all Call of Duty among the most important revenue generators in the PlayStation universe – both in terms of commissions for full-price sales and in terms of in-game purchases.
Activision Blizzard has responded to the Bloomberg report with a waxy denial that leaves all options open: “We plan to have a full slate of exciting premium and Free2Play Call of Duty games – this year, next year and beyond. Reports to the contrary are false. We will share more details when the time is right.”
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