Call Of Duty Will Follow Same Established Development Structure Under Microsoft
At least in the foreseeable future…
by Liam Doolan 12:05am
Image: XboxIn the same Washington Post story, Activision has pointed out not only the success of the Call of Duty series but also how the development structure of the series will apparently be no different under Microsoft’s rule.
Activision’s Call of Duty senior vice president and general manager Matt Cox explained how the established system would supposedly stay the same, with long-running development partnerships already in place. Here’s what they had to say:
âWhen you look at Treyarch and Raven, they have a history of working together within the Black Ops franchise going all the way back to 2010. You have this history with people you work with, and that ultimately shows when it comes to the finished product from a publishing and go-to-market standpoint.â
He reiterated how although Microsoft now owns Activision and its IP, there’s still a production system in place for Call of Duty that involves 15 different studios working on the latest entries. So there you go, it will seemingly be business as usual for the Call of Duty teams moving forward.
The most notable change under Microsoft (right now) is new entries in the series will now launch ‘Day One’ on the tech giant’s subscription service Game Pass. This obviously started with Black Ops 6 last week. The series will also be made available on more platforms going forward, after Microsoft did some deals with companies like Nintendo.
What do you think about all of this? Do you think Microsoft letting studios do their own thing is the best-case scenario in the case of CoD? Leave your thoughts below.
[source washingtonpost.com, via mp1st.com]
Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief.
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