During the recent Activision Investor Call, the publishing company confirmed that a newCall of Dutytitle will be releasing in 2021. While there is still no confirmation as to who is developing the title, the company executives have asserted that a new ‘premium’ experience will be launching into the franchise this year.Call of Duty2021 could take players almost anywhere, but the company is keeping the plot secret for the time being.
Call of Duty2021 has sparked a wide array of fan speculation. As with every year’s release, players are studying the release pattern with the hope of finding some clue as to this year’s game. Still, the development cycle that was being followed was broken last year, as Treyarch replaced Sledgehammer withCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
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Several prominentCall of Dutyleakers have predicted thatSledgehammer Games is working on the 2021Call of Dutytitle. While the studio has not produced a game since 2017, the recent rise in hiring and suspicious silence from the studio has lent credence to many fans' speculations. In 2020 alone, the studio hired 150 new developers across all its departments, suggesting that something big is most likely in the works. Fans are currently speculating that the new title could be a newCall of Duty: Advanced Warfareor evenCall of Duty: World War 3.
Activision has been careful not to announce orleak any specific details regardingCall of Duty2021. With newCall of Dutytitles usually revealed in May, the game will most likely launch in October or November of this year. That is assuming that Activision sticks to its familiar pattern asCall of Duty: Black Opsdelayed its promotions by a month before being revealed.
One interesting fact is thatCall of Duty2021 will berunning parallel toCall of Duty: Warzone.Similar toCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’slaunch, the game will be closely associated with the battle royale experience. Activision President Rob Kostich confirmed thatWarzonewill be ‘central’ to the future of theCall of Dutyfranchise.
Fans are hoping that abalance will come to theCall of Duty: Warzoneenvironmentif the game is expected to be at the center of franchise activity. While the game is still dealing with hackers and exploits, connecting the newCall of Dutyexperience could be detrimental in the battle royale’s current state.
Call of Duty 2021is expected to be revealed sometime between May to August.
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