After the reveal of the new Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, more details are emerging. It is now known that there will be no Season Pass or paid DLCs. Additionally, cross-play between PC and consoles is apparently planned.
This is changing with Modern Warfare: Two of the biggest changes compared to previous installments in the series, apart from the new engine, are the lack of a Season Pass and planned cross-play between PC, Xbox One, and PS4.
No Call of Duty in recent years has skipped a Season Pass, and there has been no cross-play until now. We summarize all known information about these innovations.
The first CoD with cross-play functionality, forgoing Season Pass and paid maps
This is what we know so far about the cross-play feature: It is certain that developer Infinity Ward wants to enable cross-play on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it is planned for Modern Warfare. No details are available yet. Therefore, it is not known whether there will be separate modes or how it will function.
Cross-play features are increasingly being integrated into games. Fortnite is considered one of the major titles that introduced this feature. Recently, Dauntless was released, which also allows cross-play.
Modern Warfare also forgoes a Season Pass and additionally skips paid maps. Furthermore, developers promise additional free content.
This fulfills a long-standing wish of fans, as map DLCs have generally been considered expensive, and the Season Pass model has been viewed as outdated and also too costly. Overall, the pricing policy for Black Ops 4 has been criticized for a while.
This is what the developers say about the innovations:
With the launch of Modern Warfare, we are taking steps to unite the community. […], we are eliminating the traditional Season Pass so that we can deliver more free maps and also content as post-launch events for all players. This is just the beginning – more is to come.
Statement from Infinity Ward, Source: Charlieintel.com
Fans can’t believe it
This is how the community is reacting: Fans are very receptive to this news. Especially the free content is causing astonished reactions in the CoD subreddit.
- Many can hardly believe it. One player writes on Reddit: “Free? Am I dreaming?”
- The majority react with disbelief and find it hard to believe that Activision wants to take this path.
- Ultimately, there were numerous discussions surrounding the last installment, Black Ops 4, regarding the questionable pricing policy for the Season Pass and in-game shop.
- The cross-play feature is also very well received. One player writes: “Cross-play is a big win and with the free maps, the player base won’t be split.”
- Overall, the mood around Modern Warfare is currently very euphoric.
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