In a statement during its Q2 2022 earnings report, Activision said: “Across the Call of Duty ecosystem, teams are well positioned to support these releases with substantial live operations, while continuing developing new premium content planned for 2023 and beyond.”
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier said on Twitter: “By 2023 I would expect new paid (“premium”) content for Modern Warfare 2, not a new Call of Duty. Treyarch is leading the next main game, which is delay until 2024, as Bloomberg reported earlier this year.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is scheduled to launch on October 28 and will likely increase engagement with the series. If all goes according to plan, Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard is also expected to be finalized next year after it is approved by various government regulatory bodies around the world.
In other FPS news, an update for Battlefield 2042. Version 1.2 of the game includes bug fixes, balance changes, and quality of life improvements. Possibly the biggest part of this update is the first of DICE’s planned reworks for the 2042 Kaleidoscope launch maps. According to the patch notes, this map now features improved gameplay with new deck assets, flag positions, terrain elevations and visual changes.
Update 1.2 also introduces the game’s new revised art direction for its specialists to help them feel more part of the 2042 game world. Other changes include: a player profile and stats page are now available , aim assist on controllers feels smoother and more consistent, and a couple of weapons have been tweaked.