Activision has confirmed that a newCall of Dutygame is in development for launch in 2021, but there are no additional details available beyond that. It will likely be months before fans learn more about the newCall of Dutygame in an official capacity, but in the meantime, leakers have been letting details slip about what the game will entail.
One of the most prominentCall of Dutyfranchise leaker is Tom Henderson on Twitter. Henderson has accurately leakedCall of Dutynews in the past, and has made a number of claims about the new game. In a Twitter thread discussing the recent reports thatCall of Duty2021 will feature an alternate history timeline, Henderson remindedCall of Dutyfansthat the new game will be retaining one of the franchise’s most controversial features.
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According to Tom Henderson,Call of Dutywill have skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) yet again in the new 2021 release. For those who are unfamiliar,SBMM is a relatively unpopular featurethat sees players matched with others of similar skill levels consistently, which seems fair on paper, but results in every match being especially challenging and can lead to some connection issues. For these reasons, manyCall of Dutyfans have been vocal about wanting the series to revert back to location and connection quality-based matchmaking instead.
Despite how vocalCall of Dutyfans have been about SBMM, the feature doesn’t appear to be going away. Developers have mostly ignored the controversy, not touching on it in patch notes while simultaneously addressing other fan concerns. For example, fans voiced their displeasure for certainCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warmultiplayer maps, and that resulted in Treyarch actually changing the layouts. However, developers rarely acknowledge the SBMM controversy at all, let alone say anything about potentially removing it fromCall of Dutygames.
Regardless of how one feels about SBMM, it appears as though it’s here to stay. In the meantime, SBMM’s supposed inclusion inCall of Duty2021 is just the latest piece of the puzzle. Other rumors and leaks have suggested that the newCall of Dutygame is set during an alternate history timeline where World War 2 never ended, and that it will have thesubtitleVanguard. The rumored developer is Sledgehammer Games, but again, Activision has kept mostly quiet about its plans for this year’sCall of Dutyso far.
Call of Dutyreveal eventsusually take place anywhere between May and August of any given year, so fans of the franchise should find out more information in a few months from now.
Call of Dutyis in development for unspecified platforms.
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