In what could be a victory for fans of the Call of Duty franchise who want a more historically-based game releases under one of the biggest titles in FPS gaming. Activision announced that Call of Duty will be going back to its traditional roots. If we take it to its old releases, then it will be based on historical events as Call of Duty started as a World War II FPS game.
Call of Duty went futuristic in the last titles such as Advanced Warfare and Infinite Warfare. Infinite Warfare was a let-down in terms of sales and since the release of Ghosts, the Call of Duty series has been losing gamers who probably do not find space dogfights and other futuristic firefights as convincing enough to plunk down their money. With the release of the Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 1 which is set in World War 1 to much acclaim and positive sales from gamers wanting something more grounded on historical events, then this must have triggered the reversal of direction of Activision for Call of Duty.
The lead developer to take back Call of Duty to its roots will be Sledgehammer.
Now speculations are strong on another World War II title, as that’s how Call of Duty began in which three titles were released though we would not mind another Call of Duty that is based on contemporary events. Modern Warfare which was released in 2007 and had a remastered version that was released in conjunction with Infinite Warfare, was a highly successful game title at that time as it was set close to events at that time, setting in the Middle East. Though the plot set the game to 2011, players can relate to it in 2007 as the War on Terror was still in full swing.
I really would not mind Sledgehammer going back in time to the Great War, even if EA has been ahead in this genre with Battlefield 1. It would be interesting how a "Call of Duty: World War 1" is made if it will be another contrast in game development vis-à-vis the EA Battlefield franchise.