While it still hasn’t been officially announced, a new Call of Duty is coming out before the end of 2023. Plenty of rumors have begun to circulate, but little information has been given out through legitimate channels. One thing players can be certain of, however, is that when it does arrive, all previously unlocked Operators, Weapons, Bundles, and Skins from Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 will transfer across to the new game. This was teased in a recent Twitter poll on Call of Duty’s official account.
In the poll, players were asked “Should #MWII Operators, Weapons and Bundles carry forward into Call of Duty 2023?” with the only two available answers being “Yes” and “Yes, when is the reveal”. With no possible negative response, this all but confirms transfers will be happening. It also teases the possibility of an official reveal coming in the very near future.
Unlock and cosmetic carry-over has been a problem for many live-service games and their sequels (including those in the Call of Duty franchise), so it’s good to see that this is being addressed. Especially for those players who have sunk a considerable amount of time and money into Warzone 2.0.
Let’s get this out of the way…
Should #MWII Operators, Weapons and Bundles carry forward into Call of Duty 2023?
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) July 17, 2023
As to what Call of Duty 2023 will be, rumors have long pointed to a sequel to last year’s Modern Warfare II, potentially called Modern Warfare III. Bloomberg previously reported that the title started life as a paid expansion but has since grown into its own fully-fledged game. And just recently, a number of Twitter users have been hit with DMCA copyright strikes in regards to posts made about the “upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3”, which only adds fuel to the fire.
All this comes shortly after the FTC ruled in favor of Microsoft’s bid to acquire Call of Duty publisher Activision for $69 million. Recent appeals against this ruling have fallen through, but Sony and Microsoft have struck a deal to keep Call of Duty games coming to PlayStation consoles for at least the next ten years.
Whatever Call of Duty 2023 may entail, we hopefully won’t have to wait too much longer to find out.
