Today may be a great day for thoseCall of Dutyplayers who complain that the game is starting to “look likeFortnite” with all of its silly skins and collaborations.
There is a very loud sect ofCoDgamers who have no issue being vocal about how the game’s colorful, ridiculous, and sometimes out-of-place skins “ruin the game” as they instead wish for real-world-accurate MilSim skins where operators wear realistic-looking combat garb.
Those players will be glad to know that Activision is reportedly aware of “the criticism that the game is starting to look stupid,” even though “crossovers are printing money,” according to trustedCoDleakerTheGhostofHope.
CoD’ssillier skin bundles, of which there have been an increasing amount of over the past few years, unsurprisingly sell really well. Gamers are willing to pay upwards of $20 to get skins inspired by everything and everyone from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Nicki Minaj. This season, Jay and Silent Bob and their stoner superhero alter egos Bluntman and Chronic will be joining the game, too.
But many feel as thoughCoDhas begin to lose its identity, which was rooted in military realism for several years, until about 2009 when Nazi Zombies were introduced, and then Michael Myers from Halloween in 2014’sCall of Duty: Ghosts.Since then, it’s gotten increasingly wilder over time, and players have been buying it up.
I believe Hope’s report, but I also have a hard time believing that Activision would leave good money on the table when it comes to collaborative crossover skins, like TMNT and Squid Game earlier this year, both of which performed well, judging by the skins in my lobbies alone. But according to Hope, the sentiment at Activision has improved big time since Verdansk’s update dropped last week.
“Activision/Raven Software are excited with the numbers they’ve seen for players returning and playingWarzoneafter the launch of Verdansk,” the leaker said. “The update has exceeded expectations. Xbox Game Pass/PS Store numbers are ‘off the charts’ compared to what they were. They have even seen an uplift inBO6sales and downloads because of the update.”
HasWarzonebounced back enough for Activision to let off the gas when it comes to pricey bundles, outrageous skins, and crossovers? My gut’s telling me no, but I don’t think we’ll see a difference in the company’s philosophy very soon anyway, as skins and collabs are made and planned out several months in advance.
For now, enjoy your funny-lookingWarzonesquads andBO6lobbies, or wear your life-accurate MilSim gear to your heart’s content, becauseCoDisn’t going anywhere either way.
