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According to a new Activision job posting, the Call of Duty franchise could be primed to receive subscription-based content in the future. The brand as a whole has explored several different avenues in recent years, with the success of Call of Duty Mobile and Warzone proving especially lucrative for Activision Blizzard. Developer TiMi Studios brought the mobile title to market for Android and iOS devices in the fall of 2019. Warzone followed not too long thereafter in March 2020; by April of 2021, the free-to-play experience on consoles and PC had amassed a staggering 100 million users.
Of course, the mainline series continues to pull its weight as well. Both Call of Duty: Vanguard and 2020's COD: Black Ops Cold War continue top monthly sales charts. This past February, for instance, Vanguard and Black Ops Cold War appeared at numbers 6 and 15, respectively, on the United States' best-sellers list. Each one will likely remain a mainstay on the charts throughout the rest of the year, too, regardless of whether or not Activision launches a 2022 Call of Duty entry.
Twitter user CharlieIntel spotted a job listing on the Activision Careers page that points to a subscription-based future for the long-running Call of Duty series. The posting in question shows the publisher looking to fill its Manager and Influencer Marketing role in Santa Monica, a role that will play a key part in what Activision has internally dubbed "CoD 2.0." This 2.0 era for the brand, apparently, kicks off in 2022, thanks to "an extraordinary lineup of innovations in curated player experiences, multi-platform gameplay, subscription-based content, mobile game development, and a move to always on community and player connectivity."
Based on the wording of the job listing, subscription-centric content for Call of Duty could arrive as early as this year. In what form it will appear is anyone's guess at present, but it sounds as though COD fans won't hurt for new experiences to dive into throughout the next several months. Moreover, a recent rumor claimed three older Call of Duty titles may receive remasters. A Nintendo Switch port of COD 4: Modern Warfare Remastered could eventually come to market as well, according to a supposed leak.
All of the above details began making the rounds in the weeks following a Bloomberg report alleging that Activision will not deploy a mainline Call of Duty installment this holiday season. The publisher has since refuted the claim, insisting it plans to release premium entries in the series for 2022, 2023, and beyond. Whatever the future holds for the best-selling military shooter IP, fans can rest assured that Activision has a full slate of content on the docket.
Source: Activision Careers (via CharlieIntel/Twitter)