Because of Warzone’s success, it was only natural for Activision to continue supporting the game for as long as possible. Now, it appears that Activision plans on releasing a Warzone sequel within the next few years. After Microsoft acquired Activision, questions immediately arose about the future of Call of Duty. In particular, if Microsoft will continue releasing a new Call of Duty game every year and if Microsoft will stop releasing Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles. So far, Phil Spencer has clarified the situation of the latter. Specifically, the Xbox head noted that he wants to “keep Call of Duty on PlayStation”. But, a new report provides more insight into what this means. According to Bloomberg, at least three more Call of Duty games will be available on the PlayStation platform in the next few years. The report notes that one of these games will be a sequel to Call of Duty: Warzone for the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. Tom Henderson later backed up Bloomberg’s claims, saying that the sequel will be a “completely new game for the better hardware.”
Current gen and PC only… No past weapon integrations etc. A completely new game for the better hardware. — Tom Henderson (@Tom_Henderson) January 25, 2022 Warzone hasn’t exactly shown signs of aging yet, and it will probably be a while until that happens. Warzone is using the same IW 8.0 engine that powered 2019’s Modern Warfare and last year’s Vanguard. Although a Warzone sequel would benefit from the revamped hardware of the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, making it next-gen exclusive would alienate a sizable chunk of the game’s massive player base. We doubt that Warzone 2 will be released until Sony and Microsoft can address the current shortage of the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. Then again, Microsoft nor Activision Blizzard hasn’t confirmed that Warzone 2 exists. As we always say, take everything that you just read with a grain of salt. In other news, Activision just issued an apology for the sorry state of Warzone. The statement comes several months after player complaints about server issues and game-breaking bugs fell on deaf ears. It remains to be seen if Activision can fix Warzone and make it playable for most players before everyone jumps ship.
