Activision debunks Jason Schreier rumor

While Jason Schreier (Bloomberg) assured at the start of the year that Call of Duty would skip 2023, Activision has just indicated the opposite when publishing its latest quarterly results. It must be said that with a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II which generated more than a billion dollars in revenue in the space of ten days, the American publisher would be wrong not to insist. “Activision looks forward to building on this momentum in 2023, including the rollout of massive updates, an annual premium game release, and free-to-play experiences across all platforms.“, explained in particular Activision in remarks reported by CharlieIntel.

Renowned for the reliability of his information, Jason Schreier was quick to reply, obviously. And it is formal: no new major Call of Duty will be released in 2023.”You continue to be fooled by this language specific to press officershe explains. It’s directly related to Modern Warfare II. They say it’s a new game probably because they’re going to sell it for $70 with lots of singleplayer and multiplayer content, but again, it’s going to be Modern Warfare II.” Next, he reminded that according to his information, the next Call of Duty would be developed by Treyarch and would not arrive before 2024.

It is not impossible that Activision indeed seeks to reassure its investors: to announce to them that the next Call of Duty could take the form of a standalone or a large extension does not make people dream on paper, it must be admit it. We will certainly see more clearly in a few months. In the meantime, we remind you that Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is scheduled for November 16, while Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile will not be released until 2023.