The shooter Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (IIII) is coming this fall for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Activision has officially announced this. The release date is October 12.
Today is announcement day. Following The Division 2 another rumor comes true: the new Call of Duty is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 with the four-strike (IIII). This violates the usual conventions where numbers in the title are Roman numerals, which would then be IV.
The studio Treyarch will develop the title. The presentation is scheduled for May 17, 2018. They want to present the new shooter worldwide at a special event. It is still unclear whether there will be more information in the weeks leading up to it.
Call of Duty has an earlier release date than usual – Is it due to Red Dead Redemption 2?
The game is set to release on October 12 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Typically, a Call of Duty title releases in November. It could be that Activision is bringing CoD 4 forward to have an advantage over Red Dead Redemption 2. RDR2 is set to release on October 26.
Today’s reveal is preceded by a quasi-announcement from basketball star James Harden. He was seen publicly in camouflage gear with a Black Ops 4 logo. Since then, it is speculated that James Harden might somehow be connected to the new Call of Duty. Harden could play a role in the Call of Duty campaign. In any case, the bearded basketball player has already kicked off the advertising campaign.
At the moment, it is still unclear whether Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will also come to the Nintendo Switch. This was leaked by a Nintendo expert in February 2018. He at least was right about Black Ops 4, so it might also be true that Activision is planning a port to the Nintendo Switch.
More info on Red Dead Redemption 2, the major competitor to CoD in 2018, can be found here:
Leak on Red Dead Redemption 2: Deeper focus on online than GTA V
