The expertise of discovering, updating, launching and taking part in Name of Obligation is about to alter but once more. Activision builders are gearing up for a large overhaul to the Name of Obligation HQ launcher on PC, alongside a number of different modifications to the best way recordsdata are acquired on PC and consoles.
The largest change because of that is the separation of Warzone and the yearly premium Name of Obligation video games. In different phrases, gamers solely occupied with taking part in the sport they purchased can obtain these recordsdata, and free-to-play gamers will be capable of obtain simply Warzone.
This variation can be rolled out in phases, and it’s a part of an effort to scale back the set up dimension of the video games. This can be accomplished, partially, by increasing the sport’s streaming tech, which suggests including extra content material to the streaming pool.
Activision will cycle content material that’s much less regularly used out of that streaming cache, and increase what might be streamed generally. The ‘On-Demand Texture Streaming’ possibility can be modified to ‘On-Demand Excessive High quality Streaming’ and provide two choices, one which prioritises larger constancy however requires extra bandwidth utilization, whereas the opposite reduces graphical high quality however makes use of up much less web bandwidth.
One other purpose of revamping the interface is providing simpler entry to the completely different video games, which additionally means letting gamers obtain solely what they wish to play. Sadly, this implies gamers should obtain huge recordsdata to pave the best way for smaller set up sizes. On PS5, for example, the following replace – Season 5 Reloaded – might want to downloaded as 4 separate chunks: the preliminary system-level replace, and three extra which are triggered by launching into Fashionable Warfare 3 and Warzone.
That is just for these already taking part in now and maintaining with the present video games, nonetheless. Newcomers sooner or later gained’t must undergo that.
This reorganisation of recreation content material, which begins with Season 5 Reloaded on August 21, will proceed all through the approaching weeks main as much as the launch of Black Ops 6. The brand new UI arrives in mid-October, creating a brand new Name of Obligation touchdown zone that shows the completely different supported video games, and a number of the not too long ago performed content material.
When this transition happens, Fashionable Warfare 3 and Warzone would be the featured titles, however this may change when Black Ops 6 launches. Talking of which, beginning with Black Ops 6, each future recreation will now have its personal UI that hyperlinks to its varied modes/content material.
Right here’s the schedule of this huge revamp:
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Reorganising Recreation Content material, A part of the Season 5 Reloaded Replace (August 21)
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Black Ops 6 Open Beta (August 30)
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New Consumer Interface (Mid-October)
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Black Ops 6 Launch (October 25)
Lastly, anybody who logs in after subsequent week’s Season 5 Reloaded replace will obtain a package deal of battle go tier skips, and double XP tokens. The pack can be accessible till the top of Season 5, so that you’ll get it everytime you replace and log in (in the course of the season).