‘Warzone’ will release on mobile in 2023

Call of Duty is doubling mobile play with Warzone Mobilea battle royale headed to Android and iOS devices in 2023. Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile will feature 120-player matches with operators, weapons, locations, and combat familiar to existing Warzone fans. The game will support shared Battle Pass, social features and cross-progress with Modern War II and Warzone 2.0both will launch in late 2022. The base game will be free.

Activision has not shared details about potential microtransactions in Warzone Mobile, but that will likely be the case. In-game purchases are already built in Call of Duty: Mobile since its initial launch in 2019, and that plan seems to have worked for Activision — the studio has raised more than $1.5 billion from Android and iOS players in less than three years, according to SensorTower. Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded more than 650 million times globally.

If Call of Duty: Mobile is a test run, Warzone Mobile is Activision’s end game. Warzone Mobile as part of a consolidation plan for the entire Call of Duty franchise, with Activision pulling the annual installment, Battlefield and mobile devices play in an ecosystem with the same underlying technology. This move unlocks shared progress, socialization and payments across platforms and titles, making Call of Duty more state of mind more than a video game.

Although franchises are coming together in new ways, Warzone Mobile There will be playlists, events, and mobile-specific content. Activision also promises deep customization options for handheld play. The game is in development with input from multiple studios, including Activision Shanghai, Beenox, Digital Legends, and Solid State Studios. Pre-register for Warzone Mobile Currently streaming on Google Play.