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[kyliethicc]

Blog post says the “all new” Warzone is coming to PS4 and PS5 later this year.

Development on an all-new, dynamic Warzone experience is also being led by Infinity Ward along with Raven Software. The new, free-to-play battle royale Warzone also features the same technology powering Modern Warfare II, so both titles leverage the Call of Duty engine that first debuted with Modern Warfare (2019), providing the most seamless and advanced Call of Duty experiences ever.

The new: Warzone is scheduled for release later this year on PS5 and PS4.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II comes to PS5 & PS4 October 28

Embark on the next global Campaign, compete in world-class Multiplayer, and team up in Special Ops.

blog.playstation.com

 

[Oddvintagechap]

ok, why not just update warzone.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

I thought it specifically WASN'T cross gen?

 

[DeepEnigma]

What a waste.

 

[ParaSeoul]

Activision quality.

 

[Kagey K]

They going to carry cross gen Warzone 2 for the entire gen?

I thought they were doing the "sequel" to eliminate last gen and get more cohesion with the new releases going forward.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Crossgen. Into the trash it goes.

 

[Represent.]

Garbage.

 

[R6Rider]

 

[Stuart360]

Whart differences would you of expected if it wasnt cross gen?. I mean it wasn't going to change into Pandora level graphics from AVATAR if it was current gen only.
I dont know where people get these wild expectations from, especially after haing 2+ years of cross gen games last gen.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Crossgen. Into the trash it goes.

I guess it will go into the same bin as Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7, right?

 

[nominedomine]

I thought it specifically WASN'T cross gen?

It's 2022, what isn't crossgen?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Whart differences would you of expected if it wasnt cross gen?. I mean it wasn't going to change into Pandora level graphics from AVATAR if it was current gen only.
I dont know where people get these wild expectations from, especially after haing 2+ years of cross gen games last gen.

Better physics, more destruction, etc..

 

[AJUMP23]

Warzone 2 nothing caries over from warzone 1. So much for my one gold weapon.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Whart differences would you of expected if it wasnt cross gen?. I mean it wasn't going to change into Pandora level graphics from AVATAR if it was current gen only.
I dont know where people get these wild expectations from, especially after haing 2+ years of cross gen games last gen.

The map could be significantly more complex, diverse, and large if it was designed for SSDs, and it would also open up a lot more travel options (including faster vehicles). Also you wouldn't need to have to sit through minutes of pre-match crap to give everyone time to load in.

 

[SlimySnake]

lol Im pretty sure they specficially said next Warzone was next gen only or were those rumors?

 

[3liteDragon]

And progression doesn’t carry over from 1 to 2, what the actual fuck? Are we sure this ain’t some typo?

 

[kyliethicc]

lol Im pretty sure they specficially said next Warzone was next gen only or were those rumors?

rumors

And progression doesn’t carry over from 1 to 2, what the actual fuck? Are we sure this ain’t some typo?

It’s a clean slate. New MW2, new Warzone. It’s a smart move. Get rid of all the old guns.

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

Whart differences would you of expected if it wasnt cross gen?. I mean it wasn't going to change into Pandora level graphics from AVATAR if it was current gen only.
I dont know where people get these wild expectations from, especially after haing 2+ years of cross gen games last gen.

Not being cross gen means take advantage of the extra CPU, faster storage and more modern features the new consoles possess.
It means not targeting the 2013 Xbox One with 1.3Tflop GPU and DDR3 memory.

 

[Facism]

The stench of crossgen continues.

 

[Elbereth]

 

[FearlessBelgian]

Warzone is coming to Steam too ?

 

[jorgejjvr]

makes sense, free to play and BR games strive on 'the biggest audience the better'

 

[Sub_Level]

And progression doesn’t carry over from 1 to 2, what the actual fuck? Are we sure this ain’t some typo?

Why would it carry over? This isn't a new season, its a new game. You really still want Cold War and Vanguard shit in here?

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

The map could be significantly more complex, diverse, and large if it was designed for SSDs, and it would also open up a lot more travel options (including faster vehicles). Also you wouldn't need to have to sit through minutes of pre-match crap to give everyone time to load in.

Yes you do, even an SSD from the future wont speed that up when the game is dealing with match making, your level and region. Doesn't matter what tech you got the waiting will forever be there.

I really dont k ow what you expect from the map diversity wise...both warzone maps are massive with insane amount of buildings. The map wont just expand to infinity. Current map is so massive already and all that at 60fps.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Considering how much money Warzone has made, and the attention it gets from various platforms I'm not sure why this is so surprising to people. They want that money, so they'll gonna deliver it on whatever platforms they can.

 

[Rbk_3]

ok, why not just update warzone.

Because they already did that twice and it is a cluster fuck was 170 different guns which is a balancing nightmare and based on the old engine. They need a clean slate, it already wasn't intended to be a multiyear game.

 

[NickFire]

Why would it carry over? This isn't a new season, its a new game. You really still want Cold War and Vanguard shit in here?

IMO, if it was next gen only then by all means start clean with no carry over. But cross gen and no carry over strikes me as "and its gone" behavior.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Oh I see.

Sequel to remove everyone’s purchased skins. A update you would have to keep them. Smart.

 

[kyliethicc]

Oh I see.

Sequel to remove everyone’s purchased skins. A update you would have to keep them. Smart.

Probably yeah lol

 

[clarky]

Im all for a clean slate. And a new rebirth map, thats all I ask.

Surprised they've not spun it off into its own thing, miles better than the vanilla BR, or just a mode within MWII with multiple maps.

 

[Batiman]

Better physics, more destruction, etc..

I doubt they’d put in that effort anyways tbh. We’ll see the next game when it’s full next gen.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

ok, why not just update warzone.

I legitimately think it's because they've messed up OG Warzone so bad by stitching update upon update on top of something in a way it wasn't built for. Weird-ass glitches everywhere that takes them weeks to fix. My guess is they're starting with a "clean slate" knowing what they know now and focusing on what will aid longevity and stability.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Im all for a clean slate. And a new rebirth map, thats all I ask.

Surprised they've not spun it off into its own thing, miles better than the vanilla BR, or just a mode within MWII with multiple maps.

My friends and I have been playing BR for about two years now, and we only just recently got into Rebirth. So good. It takes everything fun and intense about BR and compresses it in both map scope and time. Encounters occur more frequently and rounds are quicker.

 

[clarky]

My friends and I have been playing BR for about two years now, and we only just recently got into Rebirth. So good. It takes everything fun and intense about BR and compresses it in both map scope and time. Encounters occur more frequently and rounds are quicker.

Yup, its fantastic. I know its very popular with the players. If they expanded on that mode on included it with the base game instead of ,or not whatever, they'd scope up even more $$$$. OR just gave us more maps. Rebirth mode requires a smaller map, less dev time, more fun for us. Use these bigger maps they've reported that are coming with MWII. Anything lol.

Rebirth mode in particular is the best shooter i've played in ages. I hadn't played COD since the old days but this along with Warzone before it brought me right back. Love it. Someone will copy it sooner or later and scoop up if they don't give it some proper love.

And like you said above, with the 3 games warzone is a bit messy, they should have dropped the guns from the previous release . I know why they didn't but shits fucked up right now. Clean slate, 2 years until the next game. If they nail it MWII and Warzone 2 give it time to breathe this could really shine.

 

[LordCBH]

Can’t wait for Warzone 2 to take up 170GB of my PS5 storsge

 

[Trogdor1123]

Did people actually think it wouldn’t be? They want the game on as many things as possible to get those sweet sweet micro transactions

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Cross Gen again ?!!

When is this going to end?!

 

[clarky]

Cross Gen again ?!!

When is this going to end?!

When there's about tripple the amount of new consoles in the wild.

Ya'll wanted backwards compatibility, longer cross gen is a side effect of that IMO. Too easy now just to up the res and frame rates, push them sliders a bit to the right and call it a day.

 

[Karmic Raze]

I haven’t played Vanguard, but I did play some of Cold War Black Ops and didn’t really like it. The last CoD I liked was Modern Warfare, so a sequel to that is music to my ears. I’ll be picking it up even though I’ll get slaughtered online like always.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I thought there was a rumour WZ2 was next gen only. Guess not.

Makes sense. Hardly any next gen consoles out there. Probably what 35M PS5/Series in the wild?

Maybe WZ3 in a few years will be next gen only.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Whart differences would you of expected if it wasnt cross gen?

The same differences next gen only single player games recieve?

 

[bitbydeath]

Did the last one bomb?
They should rebrand it to something else.

 

[Shifty1897]

When there's about tripple the amount of new consoles in the wild.

Ya'll wanted backwards compatibility, longer cross gen is a side effect of that IMO. Too easy now just to up the res and frame rates, push them sliders a bit to the right and call it a day.

Global chip shortage is to blame for the long cross gen just as much as backwards compatibility and the standardization of architectures.

 

[clarky]

Global chip shortage is to blame for the long cross gen just as much as backwards compatibility and the standardization of architectures.

See as sales are not that far off the pace of last gen, i'd argue otherwise. Development for most of these games started way before the chip shortage really bit.

 

[Shmunter]

Fin Yay!

 

[Hawking Radiation]

When there's about tripple the amount of new consoles in the wild.

Ya'll wanted backwards compatibility, longer cross gen is a side effect of that IMO. Too easy now just to up the res and frame rates, push them sliders a bit to the right and call it a day.

For the record I hate backwards compatibility. I buy new consoles to play new games. Not old shit. So for me I'm all too happy to see the end of this cross gen BS.
The sooner the better.

 

[Kerotan]

I thought there was a rumour WZ2 was next gen only. Guess not.

Makes sense. Hardly any next gen consoles out there. Probably what 35M PS5/Series in the wild?

Maybe WZ3 in a few years will be next gen only.

They probably changed their mind when fuck all next gen consoles were being produced.

 

[SLB1904]

I thought jackfrags had confirmed months ago

 

[Kerotan]

Will cod points transfer over?