Call of Duty Takes No Break | Podcast

The GamesIndustry.biz team convenes to delve into the most significant stories of the week. This episode commences with the news that the 2023 Call of Duty installment will be an expansion of 2022's Modern Warfare 2, filling the gap that could have resulted in the first year without a new entry in the series since 2005. The team explores the implications of Call of Duty's annual release schedule, Activision Blizzard's dependence on the series, and the global market impact. They also examine the challenges Activision faces in releasing a scaled-down Call of Duty title in 2023. The conversation then shifts to Larian Studios' recent disclosure that Baldur's Gate 3 cannot be released on Xbox until certain features are optimized for the lower-end Series S model, a requirement set by Microsoft. The discussion encompasses potential solutions for supporting the less powerful console and the possibility of a mid-cycle console upgrade. The episode can be streamed, downloaded, or subscribed to via various podcast platforms. The title music is composed by Thomas Marchant, and the episode is mastered by Alix Attenborough.