(Pocket-lint) — For the first time in years, we're getting a break from Call of Duty in 2023 — Modern Warfare 2 will get two years to sink in, while Treyarch potentially takes a longer run-up for its next Black Ops game.
That means that once Modern Warfare 2 is out we'll be waiting until 2024 for the next mainline COD, giving plenty of time for rumours and leaks to circulate. Find out all the key details, right here.
It's been widely reported that Modern Warfare 2, the next COD from Infinity Ward, will act as a bit of a reset for the franchise. This means that, for one thing, it will get a two-year window as the dominant game in the series, rather than being shuffled off-stage after 12 months.
Fans are actually welcoming this, by and large, since it means that balance should have more time to be addressed and the game should get more maps and weapons than a normal COD release typically has in recent years.
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It also means that Black Ops 6 (which is the most likely entry to come next) won't arrive until 2024. This will be useful for its lead developer, Treyarch, since the game is also moving to the latest version of the IW engine, to be shared by all COD games moving forward.
This unity stands in contrast to recent times, where Modern Warfare 2019, Black Ops Cold War and Vanguard all used different iterations of the engine that led to difficulty in merging their content into the behemoth that is Warzone.
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