Following the major success of 2022’s Modern Warfare II, Activision is now planning to continue the dream run forward. Now it’s been confirmed that the publisher will release a brand new Call of Duty premium in 2023 as well.
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Previously, it was reported that 2023 won’t see a standalone Call of Duty installment. However, now the latest news from the publisher itself has mentioned a great plan, especially after the record-breaking debut of Modern Warfare II. It looks like the makers are all set to maximize the profits even more, in a different way though.
Activision will release a new Call of Duty premium in 2023, made by Sledgehammer Games!
Coming from industry insider Tom Henderson the big news is regarding the publisher’s plans for next year. As reported by the scooper on Insider Gaming, Activision has confirmed a new premium for the year 2023. Per the filing, the company is “looking forward to building on its current momentum in 2023, with plans for next year including the most robust Call of Duty live operations to date”.
BREAKING NEWS: Activision Confirms new "Premium" Call of Duty in 2023https://t.co/8owSddo89e
— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) November 7, 2022
Moreover, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has mentioned that the ‘new premium for 2023’ is nothing but the previously rumored DLC expansion for Modern Warfare II only. While replying to an outlet, he wrote that the new Call of Duty coming out next year is just a continuation of 2022’s game from Infinity Ward.
“It’s called a full premium release because they’re probably going to market and sell it as a $70 game with new single- and multiplayer content. But it’s more MWII,” read his tweet.
Man lol you keep falling for the same PR language. It's a continuation of Modern Warfare II. It's called a full premium release because they're probably going to market and sell it as a $70 game with new single- and multiplayer content. But it's more MWII
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) November 7, 2022
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Shortly after the massive reveal for the next year’s premium (technically a DLC), Jason also shared another crucial intel. In his tweet, he wrote that 2023’s game (or continuation of Modern Warfare II) will be developed by Sledgehammer Games. The latter is the studio behind last year’s Vanguard which didn’t receive much appreciation from the franchise lovers.
Let me make this super clear:
– The next game, by Treyarch, is coming out in 2024
– Next year there will be a Modern Warfare II "premium" (paid) expansion by Sledgehammer
– It's supposed to have lots of content! Maybe that's why they call it a "full" release. But it's more MWII https://t.co/jXKAiMFcTf— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) November 7, 2022
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It will be interesting to see how Activision will marketize a DLC expansion as a premium offering to sell it for $70. What are your thoughts on this massive news? Would you like to pay the price of a full game for something like added content? Let us know in the comments down below.
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