Summary
- The potential for the 2025 iteration of Call of Duty releasing on PS4 and Xbox One has fans rather upset.
- Taking to Reddit, multiple gamers aired out their frustration over the game potentially continuing to be a cross-gen release.
- For what it’s worth, nothing has been confirmed, though it is actively in development.
As more and more video games make the jump to current-gen-only releases, including the recently released Monster Hunter Wilds or the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows, it appears that Call of Duty isn’t quite ready for that commitment.
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Earlier this week, it was reported that this year’s COD is aiming to release on both PS4 and Xbox One. It’s not definite, as Insider Gaming’s sources couldn’t confirm a firm release, but it is in development. That particular development has incensed Call of Duty fans, with many taking to Reddit to air out their frustrations.
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“Wish they’d move the **** on so we aren’t held back by 8th gen hardware,” a user commented on Reddit. While it’s impossible to say how much COD has been “held back” by being on last-gen hardware, it is worth noting that the PS3 and Xbox 360 only received three titles post PS4/Xbox One launch.
In an interesting thought process, one user pointed to the need for Grand Theft Auto 6 to be released to help more companies move to current-gen. The idea being that, with GTA 6 being on current-gen only, it’ll force numerous players to finally upgrade their hardware, thus making a current-gen-only release of COD far more likely.
“‘Oh but the user base is still so big on the last generation,’ well maybe it wouldn’t be if they quit making games for the (dang) things,” a user wrote in a separate thread. Indeed, the user base is rather large, as COD extended its run as the United States’ single best-selling game for a record 16th year. The last time that wasn’t the case was when the Wii was around.
“Would it even fit in the hard drive at this stage?” a user cheekily wrote, pointing to COD’s notorious file sizes. Elsewhere, a user wrote, “Just keep milking the players and never provide a true-gen experience!” In short, gamers aren’t too happy about the cross-gen support that COD will seemingly still maintain in 2025. Ultimately, only time will tell if the game is able to launch on last-gen hardware, but where there is a will, there is a way.
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