Call of Duty may be sticking to World War II for a while

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Future Call of Duty installments could continue with the series’ latest World War II setting, according to a recent interview with Activision.

Speaking with Game Informer, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg discussed why the publisher decided to bring the series back to the popular setting of World War II, and what it has planned for the series going forward. When asked if the World War II setting was a “one-off” idea to satisfy older fans, or if it establishes a new direction for the series, Hirshberg explained that Call of Duty is likely not done with historical settings.

“Well, you know I can’t reveal things on the slate that are several years off,” Hirshberg said, “but no I don’t necessarily see it as a one-off; I think that World War II and historical settings more broadly are very rich territory, and I think there’s every possibility that that could become an area that we explore more than once.”

The CEO was also asked about the possibility of Call of Duty forgoing its annual releases for a game-as-service format. Hirshberg responded that, while the games don’t carry over progress like others in that category, Call of Duty could be considered a gaming service in the sense of its reliably returning community. That said, Hirshberg expects the series to continue with its annual release format, but claims that Activision is always looking at ways to support players of the series as a whole, rather than solely focusing on the latest installment.

Call of Duty: WWII launches November 3rd on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The shooter’s second beta weekend is live earlier than expected, complete with new content that wasn’t part of the previous beta weekend.

Posted: Sep 01, 2017 9:43 am
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Source: http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/call-of-duty-may-be-sticking-to-world-war-ii-for-a-while/

Comments

DecyPosted: Sun. Oct 01, 2017

Craig
-Silky
-Lewy This is great news for call of duty fans. Maybe just release a new one every two years instead of one?

This will never happen in my opinion as currently it alternates between which developer makes it and plus fans would still want one yearly.

They still need to take their time more imo. They all seem rushed still..

I kinda agree with this. But i must say ever since it launched on Xbox One & PS4 the games have been alot bigger and smoother which is a good thing i just hope they don't go down the futuristic route again at least not that far.

LosinieckiPosted: Sat. Sep 23, 2017

Cannot stand their futuristic titles...

CraigPosted: Sat. Sep 16, 2017

-Silky
-Lewy This is great news for call of duty fans. Maybe just release a new one every two years instead of one?

This will never happen in my opinion as currently it alternates between which developer makes it and plus fans would still want one yearly.

They still need to take their time more imo. They all seem rushed still..

SilkyPosted: Wed. Sep 06, 2017

-Lewy This is great news for call of duty fans. Maybe just release a new one every two years instead of one?

This will never happen in my opinion as currently it alternates between which developer makes it and plus fans would still want one yearly.

LGWPosted: Sun. Sep 03, 2017

This is great news for call of duty fans. Maybe just release a new one every two years instead of one?

jam07140Posted: Sat. Sep 02, 2017

Don't see why they dont just make each developer focus on a different time period to keep things fresh. Maybe stick Historical wars on Treyarch, Modern Warfare on Infinity Ward and either a Futuristic or a Recent war on Sledgehammer and just keep rotating?

EchoPosted: Sat. Sep 02, 2017

Mix it up, just don't do future. It's horrible. BO2 was a great game half/half, Not too many WW. Or just Back Compat MW2 and MW3

XboxPosted: Sat. Sep 02, 2017

Mickers
-urzx
Bozzz i think a world war game is good every now and then but how many times can they really try and tell the same story? id rather see another modern game personally or just MW2 Remastered

They aren't saying they're going to make a ww2 game every year. They want to stay with historical wars and battles because the majority of the people like that more. As for remastering MW2, I think that's a bad idea. Everyone wanted Cod 4 MW remastered and now nobody plays the game. Remastering games is like going back to an ex gf, it'll never be the same brotha.

We do not want them remastered, we just want them BC.

**** that then all the mods still comes with it.

I rather just see a new game not remastered or BC but brand new

KixaPosted: Sat. Sep 02, 2017

WWII is fun and all but it gets dry pretty quickly there's not much they can add that won't change the setting of the game. I would prefer a new modern game over a same story all over again, but I'm just happy they're sticking with boots on the ground again.