The live-service lifecycle forCall of Duty: VanguardandCall of Duty: Warzoneis winding down. The fifth and final in-game season is set to debut on August 24, and this will, in all likelihood, mark the last major update before the release ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2and the long-anticipatedCall of Duty: Warzonesequel. Developer Sledgehammer Games seems to have cooked up a pretty captivating send-off, as, alongside a host of new maps, modes, and weapons is a selection of four new operators, all of whom hail from previousCall of Dutytitles.Offering a villainous variety of a sort never before seen, Season 5 will see Khaled Al-Asad fromCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, Raul Menendez fromCall of Duty: Black Ops 2, He “Seraph” Zhen-Zhen fromCall of Duty: Black Ops 3, and Gabriel Rorke fromCall of Duty: Ghostsjoin the fray. The former two will be available from the get-go, while the latter two will be introduced mid-season. Al-Asad may be familiar to those brushing up on theirCall of Duty: Modern Warfarelore ahead of the new installment, and Menendez may intrigue those continually calling for a remake orremaster ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 2.RELATED:Call of Duty: Vanguard Reveals Season 5 Zombies PlansSet in the at-the-time distant year of 2025,Call of Duty: Black Ops 2was the first game in the long-running FPS franchise to really embrace a far-future aesthetic. While subsequent entries likeCall of Duty: Advanced WarfareandCall of Duty: Infinite Warfarewould take that direction to the extreme,Call of Duty: Black Ops 2was an interesting mix of futuristic tech and traditional boots-on-the-ground gameplay. Many fans hope that Treyarch will reflect on its work on the 2012 title asCall of Duty’s all-but-inevitable nextBlack Opsinstallment takes shape, though, given Microsoft’s recent acquisition of the property, it’s hard to say for sure what may be in store for the future.
Yet, the return of Raul Menendez alongside the anachronistic introduction of a space-age laser weapon could indicate an eventual return toCall of Duty: Black Ops 2’s now not-so-far-off future. Recent rumors suggest thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2will receive support through 2024in lieu of a new release in late 2023, though, so it could be a while before fans know for sure.
Ultimately, this may be an example of putting theCall of Dutycart before theModern Warfarehorse. With bothCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2andCall of Duty: Warzone 2likely to release before year’s end, there’s likely a year’s worth of content to experience beforeBlack Ops 2remake speculation can ramp up.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
