It’s not a change of genre (Call of Duty won’t leave the first-person shooters behind) but something else.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is not being developed by Infinity Ward (although they created the previous series and are behind the two reboot episodes) but by Sledgehammer Games. Rumor has it that, compared to the first two Modern Warfare remakes, the third will be even more nostalgic (for example, the return of the Ninja perk, the classic mini-map, and a heavy emphasis on remastering older maps). Still, more importantly, it will bring over content from last year’s Call of Duty!

The Carry-Forward system will allow us to carry almost all of our items to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, except for War Tracks and skins tied to equipment and vehicles that won’t be in this year’s episode after II. Blueprints, characters (Operators), weapons, and additional cosmetics do, which essentially rewards loyalty, and if Activision Blizzard is serious about it, it could be the new norm for the franchise. While it’s a bit tiresome for gamers that Call of Duty is an annual thing, it doesn’t burn out the audience by making them lose all their work after a year when they switch to the new game (something Electronic Arts could implement in their gambling, or should we say, Ultimate Team).

However, you would still have two full-priced games (€/$70×2 = €/$140), but if Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has a lot of new content, the publisher could benefit from the bargain, but the two games would have to have a similar environment. There will be no carry-forward between Modern Warfare and Black Ops games. If it becomes a regular thing, it won’t work for Call of Duty 2024, as Treyarch is working on a Black Ops, so it only makes sense if the 2025 installment stays along those lines (and then it could be developed by Sledgehammer, formerly behind WWII and Vanguard).

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 10.

Source: GameRant