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[Draugoth]

Call of Duty has been the best-selling video game series in the US for 13 years in a row now, but despite that, there have reportedly been discussions about no longer releasing the series annually.

According to a report from Bloomberg, "high-level employees have discussed moving away from the annual release schedule..." as part of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Nothing is set in stone as of yet, but the report said "there's a belief among many Call of Duty developers that releasing games at a slower cadence will please players and help bolster the franchise."

This change could happen in 2023, or potentially later, the report said. 2022's new Call of Duty game, which is said to be a sequel to Infinity Ward's hugely popular Modern Warfare reboot, is poised to "redeem the franchise's fortunes," Bloomberg's report said.

 

[TheGodfather07]

Sure it will. So will fifa right?

 

[Vagswarm]

It worked for Assassin's Creed. But unlike that franchise, Call of Duty is still #1.

 

[Bridges]

Should've stopped going yearly in 2019 after the MW reboot/Warzone, but with how much money they make I guess I can't blame them wanting to keep milking it

 

[Plantoid]

If it frees one or two studios to revive some franchises then so be it

 

[Markio128]

 

[intheinbetween]

So, if this end up being true, the agreement with Sony could end with Warzone being the last CoD title on Playstation?

 

[Mr Moose]

It takes them 3 years to touch up the old maps. What's worse is the new maps they do make are normally shit.
Do they really need more than 3 years per game? And with all those support studios helping out.

So, if this end up being true, the agreement with Sony could end with Warzone being the last CoD title on Playstation?

No, Warzone is 2 years old.