Call of Duty Modern Warfare is a remake in every way imaginable, down to making its multiplayer mode extra gritty and bringing back devastating killstreak rewards.
You could say that the multiplayer gameplay is going back to its roots, but itâs also taking obvious cues from much newer games like the free-to-play Battle Royale phenomenon Fortnite.
Itâll introduce cross-platform multiplayer so that console players on PS4 and Xbox One can play with PC gamers. Youâll no longer have to consult friends on which version theyâre buying in order to jump into siloed, version-specific matches.
While CoD Modern Warfare wonât be free-to-play like Fortnite or PUBG, it will have a free season pass â thereâs no subscription attached to extra content for the first time. Activision has previously charged $50 for extra content, and it was another decision that divided friends.
Finally, we donât have a max player count yet, but 64-player deathmatches are a thing and the Call of Duty team says its new gameplay engine can easily scale up to support larger player counts, even though the new 2v2 mode is just as fun.
âItâs not like superheroesâ
Call of Duty wants compete with the modern multiplayer arena with these features: cross-platform multiplayer, free season pass content and much larger player counts. But it also wants to stake its claim on being the anti-Fornite in some ways.
âItâs not like superheroes,â said Infinity Ward studio head Patrick Kelly. âItâs real soldiers, itâs real guys, itâs real equipment.â
âWe wanted to make a game that was authentic, that was gritty. The things youâre going to see in the game are to the extent we possible can, we always ask ourselves âIs this realistic? Is this authentic?ââ
âWe always talk about things like âripped from the headlines.â Is it relatable content that feels like 'thatâs the kind of conflict or scenario that Iâm used to seeing in the zeitgeist of today.â
More Call of Duty gameplay changes
You wonât find zombies in Call of Duty Modern Warfare â thatâs never been in the spirit of this more realistic game. Thatâs always been more of a Black Ops thing.
Instead, youâll find a new Spec Ops mode and more tactical gameplay throughout the multiplayer mode. For the first time, you can mount your heavy weapons to stabilize them on windows and against walls, and then cleanly sweep rooms.
Night Vision is here like never before, allowing you to don easy-to-equip goggles on demand and dramatically change up nighttime gameplay maps. Players who are used to attaching laser sights to their guns are immediately be outed.
The new tactical sprint and door breaching moves are also bound to add a twist to your approach when taking on enemies, especially in limited 2v2 and 6v6 matches. Theyâre more fast-paced and less chaotic â in a good way.
Are these changes enough to compete with Fortnite when it comes to attracting an audience that has moved on to Battle Royale games? Weâll know after Modern Warfare makes its return to a decidedly different video game battlefield on October 25.
Something that wonât change is console exclusivity for one platform. PS4 gamers will get early access to the multiplayer beta on September 12 (which is two days after the suspected iPhone 11 launch date). Everyone on Xbox One and PC should get access a week later, according to Infinity Ward.
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[li]Best PS4 games of 2019[/li][/ul]
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You could say that the multiplayer gameplay is going back to its roots, but itâs also taking obvious cues from much newer games like the free-to-play Battle Royale phenomenon Fortnite.
Itâll introduce cross-platform multiplayer so that console players on PS4 and Xbox One can play with PC gamers. Youâll no longer have to consult friends on which version theyâre buying in order to jump into siloed, version-specific matches.
While CoD Modern Warfare wonât be free-to-play like Fortnite or PUBG, it will have a free season pass â thereâs no subscription attached to extra content for the first time. Activision has previously charged $50 for extra content, and it was another decision that divided friends.
Finally, we donât have a max player count yet, but 64-player deathmatches are a thing and the Call of Duty team says its new gameplay engine can easily scale up to support larger player counts, even though the new 2v2 mode is just as fun.
âItâs not like superheroesâ
Call of Duty wants compete with the modern multiplayer arena with these features: cross-platform multiplayer, free season pass content and much larger player counts. But it also wants to stake its claim on being the anti-Fornite in some ways.
âItâs not like superheroes,â said Infinity Ward studio head Patrick Kelly. âItâs real soldiers, itâs real guys, itâs real equipment.â
âWe wanted to make a game that was authentic, that was gritty. The things youâre going to see in the game are to the extent we possible can, we always ask ourselves âIs this realistic? Is this authentic?ââ
âWe always talk about things like âripped from the headlines.â Is it relatable content that feels like 'thatâs the kind of conflict or scenario that Iâm used to seeing in the zeitgeist of today.â
More Call of Duty gameplay changes
You wonât find zombies in Call of Duty Modern Warfare â thatâs never been in the spirit of this more realistic game. Thatâs always been more of a Black Ops thing.
Instead, youâll find a new Spec Ops mode and more tactical gameplay throughout the multiplayer mode. For the first time, you can mount your heavy weapons to stabilize them on windows and against walls, and then cleanly sweep rooms.
Night Vision is here like never before, allowing you to don easy-to-equip goggles on demand and dramatically change up nighttime gameplay maps. Players who are used to attaching laser sights to their guns are immediately be outed.
The new tactical sprint and door breaching moves are also bound to add a twist to your approach when taking on enemies, especially in limited 2v2 and 6v6 matches. Theyâre more fast-paced and less chaotic â in a good way.
Are these changes enough to compete with Fortnite when it comes to attracting an audience that has moved on to Battle Royale games? Weâll know after Modern Warfare makes its return to a decidedly different video game battlefield on October 25.
Something that wonât change is console exclusivity for one platform. PS4 gamers will get early access to the multiplayer beta on September 12 (which is two days after the suspected iPhone 11 launch date). Everyone on Xbox One and PC should get access a week later, according to Infinity Ward.
[ul]
[li]Best PS4 games of 2019[/li][/ul]
Continue readingâŚ