Call Of Duty is a dead franchise if they don’t get Warzone 2 exactly right – Reader’s Feature

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A reader argues the current situation with Call Of Duty is more precarious than realised and that the series is on the brink of disaster.

I think it’s fair to say that describing Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard as ‘unexpected’ is about the biggest understatement it’s humanly possible to make. It’s shocking on about a hundred different levels, including the fact that the Microsoft obviously used the toxic workplace controversy in order to lower the price, which is pretty gross when you think about it.

In terms of the games themselves though the most obvious problem with buying them (and another reason they got them cheap) is that Call Of Duty is at its lowest ebb ever and people are giving up in droves on both Vanguard and Warzone. Vanguard because it’s boring (which everyone but Activision guessed two years ago) and Warzone because it’s a broken mess that’s infested with cheaters.

There’s a new paid-for Call Of Duty every year so that means there’s always a chance for a do-over right around the corner, but I’m already dubious that the South American drug cartel angle for this year’s Modern Warfare 2 game is a good idea. The whole thing sounds very 20th century in terms of plot and using a boring, old movie like Clear and Present Danger as the inspiration seems like it’s aiming weirdly low.

2023’s Call Of Duty has also already been leaked (purposefully by Activision, so the rumours go) and is apparently another Black Ops but with a setting that rips off Battlefield 2042. Obviously a decision made before they released that Battlefield 2042 was an even bigger disaster than Vanguard.

Activision will be thanking their lucky stars that it was though because if Battlefield 2042 has been a hit this year then I think it