Fans of the iconic series Call of Duty are eagerly waiting for the release of Call of Duty Vanguard’s first season. And players cannot contain their excitement for the release of the new Warzone Pacific map Caldera. Considering that the game has witnessed more or less the same map since its release in early 2020, this change is highly awaited.
Unfortunately, players will have to wait slightly longer since Vanguard’s first season and the new Warzone map have been delayed.
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Delay of Call of Duty Vanguard Season 1 and Caldera
The content drop was initially supposed to release on December 1. However, the drop will now come to gamers on December 2. Player’s who purchased Vanguard will, however, still get exclusive 24-hour access to the Warzone map before its actual release.
The delay indicates that the ongoing Warzone event, the Last Days of Verdansk, will now be extended to December 7, and all players can play the new Warzone map completely free from December 8.
In an official Tweet, Call of Duty announced that the release of the new content will be pushed back to December 7. They also reassured players who purchased Vanguard that they will have 24-hour exclusive access before the open-access stage on December 8.
Update: Season 1 of #Vanguard and Warzone Pacific will now release Dec. 8.
Vanguard owners will have 24-hour exclusive first play access to the Caldera map. Open access begins on Dec. 9. pic.twitter.com/GnnYCp6g75
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) November 19, 2021
The release of Vanguard’s first season will include new modes and maps for the multiplayer mode. Season 1 will also have more Zombies content as well. The launch of Warzone Pacific will add a new map Caldera, which features a WW-II setting and much more vibrant colors. This will be the most definitive shift in the game’s life cycle since March 2020.
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The developers haven’t provided any information on why the delay happened in the first place. Nevertheless, players are still very excited about the addition of the new map.
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