While the main focus Call of Duty The franchise is currently held inbound Black Ops 6Rumors and reports are already starting to paint a rough picture of what next year's entry in the franchise could look like. 2025 is set to be a big year for the FPS genre battlefield Aiming to release new entries with annual additions of new ones CoD title.
These rumors suggest that in 2025 Call of Duty The title will be a live story sequel Black ops 2Set five years after the fan-favorite 2012 game. If these rumors are true Call of Duty There will be two consecutive releases black ops Titles, how Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 Recently released in 2022 and 2023. This kind of two-year focus on a single sub-franchise is still very unusual. Call of Dutywith MW3 A lot of criticism due to how similar it was to its direct predecessor, but A Black ops 2 The sequel will have a lot of wiggle room to differentiate itself from the upcoming themes Black Ops 6.
Call of Duty 2025's rumored setting could avoid Modern Warfare 3's burnout
Rumors around 2025 Call of Duty While the entry could usher in a new era for the franchise, it has potentially become more common for single sub-franchises to receive consecutive years of attention. of 2023 Modern Warfare 3 It may have started a trend, but it was done in such a way that it felt rushed, with some players comparing the game to full-priced DLC. MW2 Unlike its own standalone experience.
A notoriously short campaign didn't help Modern Warfare 3Or its multiplayer carry-over system that largely pre-exists itself Modern Warfare 2 material. Similarity of setting, gameplay, maps, and themes MW3 Created a huge amount of burnout for many fans, even with the launch map pool for the title made up entirely of maps from the original. MW2.
Despite the continuous release of annual content for Call of DutyThe franchise usually at least explores different settings between releases, which some MW3 With such a short development time was not able to do as a direct sequel, but rumors around 2025 CoD Draw a different picture. Considered as a direct sequel Black ops 2 Set in 2030, next year Call of Duty The coming days will feel completely different Black Ops 6Even though both projects belong to the same franchise and are connected narratively.
The sequel to Black Ops 2 opens the door to a major gameplay shift
Black Ops 6 Set to take place largely in the 1990s, the story sheds light on the blurring between the likes of the past and the future. Black ops 2. This will allow fans to get a closer look at the celebrity's life black ops Characters like Frank Woods and Russell Adler, while still maintaining a character date, feel like the franchise is largely known for. Of course, as a rumor for a near future setting Black ops 2of 2025 CoD Hopefully Raul Menendez will return to the David Mason story after the revival.
Going further into the near future, a Black ops 2 The sequel could then lean even more heavily on the game mechanics and themes that made the game so unique and memorable, offering very different gameplay to the grounded 1990s themes. Black Ops 6. Not only this but it will be a rumor setting for another CoD feel like a logical carry-on from the upcoming story of Black Ops 6But it will be able to feel completely fresh and removed from its predecessor, hopefully avoiding too many consequences. MW3 Just encountered its obvious parallels Modern Warfare 2.
