Call of Duty Pushing Its Yearly Release Date Was Inevitable
The annual release of a new Call of Duty title is one of gaming's most reliable wagers. The veteran shooter series is revered for its twitchy gunplay, claustrophobic map design, and stellar visuals. Each and every fall season since 2005 has been accompanied, whether players like it or not, by another entry in the franchise. With the 18th installment into the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty: Vanguard, fans were largely displeased with its condition upon release. Developer Sledgehammer Games looks to have responded by reportedly delaying its 2023 installment.
2022 will still see the arrival of a mainline Call of Duty title, which even seems to be cross-gen, so fans of the series are likely to be satisfied through this calendar year. However, the next iteration on the almost two-decade-old formula, likely to be developed by Treyarch, will not sit in its usual November release window. Microsoft's acquisition of publisher Activision Blizzard is a likely catalyst for the delay, as the news comes just one month after the company bought the publisher. Call of Duty is a series committed to annual releases for years, so the pressure was going to catch up eventually. The news of a delay to the 2023 game is proof of that.
Call of Duty 2023 Will Reportedly Be Delayed
In comparison to its predecessors, Call of Duty: Vanguard was a relative commercial failure. For the first time since 2007, when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare laid the groundwork for all future releases, Activision's crowning first-person shooter began to show its age in the face of Halo's resurgence with Halo Infinite. The Call of Duty license faced steep competition in 2021, and the twitchy, laser-focused gameplay felt like a relative dinosaur in comparison to some of
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