Those items are staying put
Activision is unveiling more details about its nextCall of Dutytoday. Amid theModern Warfare IInews, there were also some new details about the upcomingWarzoneexperience, dubbedWarzone 2.0. It’ll be using new tech and gameplay, and that means some old stuff like player inventory will need to stay in the oldWarzone.
Development on the newWarzoneexperience will take the game into the same engine behindModern Warfare IIitself. As part of this,Warzone 2.0will feature new content and systems with “brand-new progression and inventories.”
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Warzone 2.0is set to launch later this year, sometime between the launch ofModern Warfare IIon Oct. 28 and the end of the calendar year. But if you want to keep playing with your inventory items, the originalWarzonewill still stay online and continue as a “separate experience.” Here’s the full description fromActivision’s blog:
“With it comes new technology, new features, and new gameplay that work seamlessly together. Throughout, we have taken a wide range of community feedback to heart. to fully deliver this state-of-the-art experience, Warzone 2.0 will feature new Modern Warfare II content and systems with brand-new progression and inventories. Today’s Warzone will continue as a separate experience that will include a continuation of player progression and inventories within that Warzone experience. We can’t wait to share more details soon.”
War changes, sometimes
This reboot means that current progression, from skins to weapon blueprints and more, won’t make it over. Essentially,Warzone 2.0is a new experience. The general idea seems to be better aligning the two parts ofCoD, base game andWarzone, better together.
Activision Blizzard at large is still in a strange spot. The company is both in the midst of aMicrosoft acquisition. The company has been dealing with several lawsuits over the last year or so, with the courtapproving an $18 million settlement with the EEOC. Meanwhile QA employees at Raven Software, who work onWarzone,won their vote to unionize.
ABloomberg reportin February indicated Activision might skip 2023’sCall of Dutyentry. With this newWarzone, the intent seems to be setting a new foundation forCall of Duty‘s battle royale. We’ll see how it pans out after the launch ofModern Warfare II.
