Activision has launched a brand new Call of Duty sport yearly since 2005, and that streak will proceed in 2024 with the subsequent entry in the principle sequence. However 2024’s Call of Duty sport would be the most notable in years. That is as a result of it is the primary new entry since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard and the Call of Duty franchise in October 2023.
What does this imply for 2024’s Call of Duty sport? We do not know but, as the sport hasn’t even been formally introduced but. However we do know this yr’s sport, no matter it seems to be, will come to each Xbox and PlayStation consoles, as a part of a multi-year settlement. Microsoft has additionally mentioned the potential for bringing Call of Duty video games to Change.
2024’s Call of Duty sport is believed to be the subsequent entry within the Black Ops sequence, and its story might happen partly throughout the Gulf Battle. It is anticipated the sport will join with Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Warzone Cellular, as these video games share development.
Here is every part we all know to this point about CoD 2024. We will proceed to replace this story as new data involves gentle.
When will CoD 2024 launch?
Activision traditionally launches new Call of Duty video games in October or November, and that development is anticipated to proceed this yr. The sport is anticipated to be proven off and mentioned following the Xbox Video games Showcase on June 9 with its personal devoted video broadcast. Imagery from the announcement of this occasion suggests the sport will probably be a brand new entry within the Black Ops franchise. This was backed up by a report from Insider Gaming, which additionally talked about an October launch.
CoD 2024 platforms
This yr’s Call of Duty sport is anticipated to launch on Xbox and PlayStation consoles, along with PC. Microsoft now owns Activision, the Call of Duty franchise, and all of its builders, however the firm just isn’t planning to make Call of Duty unique to Xbox. As an alternative, Microsoft and Sony inked a 10-year deal to maintain Call of Duty on PlayStation past 2030. Microsoft has additionally mentioned bringing Call of Duty to Change and has made a cope with Nintendo to doubtlessly do that. However it stays to be seen how the Call of Duty franchise might seem on Change and what trade-offs the Change model might have in comparison with the opposite console platforms given the comparatively decrease specs of the Change. Change 2 is on the horizon and will launch by March 2024, although it is unclear if the brand new CoD would seem on that system, both.
Will CoD 2024 be on Xbox Game Move?
A significant query that is still unanswered relating to CoD 2024 is whether or not or not it’s going to launch day-and-date on Xbox Game Move. Microsoft has stated that one of many largest perks of Game Move is gaining access to all first-party video games at launch as a part of their subscription, so followers are little question anticipating to have the ability to play this yr’s Call of Duty sport at launch on Game Move. Microsoft, nevertheless, has not come ahead to substantiate this explicitly.
Lately, Xbox president Sarah Bond reiterated that video games from “throughout the entire slate” of Microsoft’s first-party groups will come to Game Move, although she didn’t point out Activision or Call of Duty by title. Microsoft is reportedly having inside debates at present about bringing Call of Duty to Game Move.
Some business observers have theorized that Microsoft might miss out on severe cash if it places Call of Duty on Game Move. Others have posited that having Call of Duty on Game Move might assist drive Game Move subscriptions and make Xbox a extra fascinating platform on which to play Call of Duty.
CoD 2024 rumored story, setting, and characters
This yr’s new Call of Duty sport is rumored to be the subsequent entry within the Black Ops sequence, with a narrative that takes place, not less than partly, throughout the Gulf Battle. Call of Duty video games are identified to be globetrotting affairs that journey via quite a few locations–and time durations. So if the Gulf Battle is a part of the sport’s story, it might be only one factor of it. Rumors have recommended the brand new sport has been within the works for a very long time and would be the first sport in franchise historical past to have been developed over a four-year period. This lies in stark distinction to 2023’s Call of Duty: Fashionable Warfare III, which was reportedly made in simply 18 months.
If this yr’s sport is certainly a Black Ops title, it will likely be the sixth entry within the sequence because it debuted in 2010. The Black Ops franchise inside Call of Duty has develop into one of the vital in style of all, and profitable, too. Dave Anthony, the director of the primary two Black Ops video games, lately mentioned how he made “unbelievable quantities of cash” throughout his profession.
By way of returning characters, it is rumored that Adler is coming again, however that is all we all know to this point. The Black Ops sequence is thought for that includes real-life individuals, like Ronald Reagan (Black Ops Chilly Battle) and Robert McNamara (Black Ops 1), so it would not be stunning to see real-life navy and political leaders from the Gulf Battle period seem within the new sport.
Who’s making CoD 2024?
A report from Insider Gaming stated Raven Software program is growing the sport’s marketing campaign, with Treyarch–the creator of the Black Ops series–handling multiplayer and Zombies. Activision is thought to recruit groups from throughout its whole community of Call of Duty studios to contribute to every yr’s new launch in some trend, and that formulation is anticipated to proceed this yr.
What are the brand new options in CoD 2024?
This yr’s sport hasn’t been introduced but, so there are solely rumors to go on for now. However Insider Gaming reported that this yr’s Call of Duty sport will convey again the open-world-style missions from Fashionable Warfare III. These weren’t very well-received in that sport, however the report stated a key distinction is that the brand new sport was made “from the bottom up” with these missions in thoughts.
The report stated gamers and their squads will transfer via a map that’s “extra akin to that of Far Cry,” and that gamers can bounce into automobiles to zip round and even use a fast-travel system to get round rapidly. Along with open-world-style missions, the brand new Black Ops sport may also have the extra conventional and linear missions that Call of Duty is thought for, the report stated.