2023 won't get new main Call of Duty, report claims Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. 2023 won't get a new main Call Of Duty, report claims Activision have released a main series game every year since 2005 News by Alice O'Connor Associate Editor Published on Feb. 23, 2022 1 comment Call Of Duty launching a new sequel every year is a tradition older than the CoD players who tell me they've had sex with my mother. But this tradition may break next year, according to an unconfirmed report. Supposedly Activision have delayed next year's game, leaving 2023 without a shiny new main series game. That doesn't mean 2023 won't have any new CoD, mind. Watch on YouTube Activision have released a new game in the main series every year since 2005, started with Call Of Duty 2. While that run will continue this year with a sequel to 2019's Modern Warfare reboot, next year it might break. Citing sources who wished not to be identified, Bloomberg report that some Activision executives are releasing new games too quickly, a belief fuelled partially by a recent CoD (likely Vanguard) failing to meet expectations. And so, the story goes, the big new unannounced CoD game that's being made by Treyarch and scheduled for 2023 is now delayed into 2024. We should still see some new CoDness in 2023, at least. Bloomberg say the Modern Warfare sequel will receive new content into 2023, as is customary. They also claim that a new free-to-play online CoD is coming in 2023. It's not clear if that's referring to the "new Warzone experience" Activision announced alongside Modern Warfare 2, which was expected in 2022, or if it's something else. Supposedly Treyarch will chip in on the F2P game too. All this is still only rumour, but it'd be interesting. Activision have always felt old-fashioned with CoD. They stuck with playerbase-splitting paid map packs long after other games binned them as the horrible things they are. Other companies largely stepped back from annual sequels long ago too, sports games aside. CoD has still made heaps of money, but it'd be sensible to question how much longer that can last without paying attention to the industry changing around them. "We have an exciting slate of premium and free-to-play Call of Duty experiences for this year, next year and beyond," Activision PR told Bloomberg in response to the report. "We look forward to sharing more details when the time is right." Activision Blizzard are currently embroiled in scandal and lawsuits alleging a culture of discrimination and harrassment across Activision Blizzard. They're fighting Raven Sofware QA workers attempting to unionise too. Despite all this, Microsoft are buying Activision Blizzard for $69 billion (£50 billion). More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 22 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here