Black Ops 7 is significantly underperforming amid historic low user review scores, while post-launch support has completely failed to draw in new players. A lot is riding on next year's Call of Duty, to put it lightly, but new leaks cast doubt that Infinity Ward will pull the series out from this hole.
According to @TheGhostOfHope, "Modern Warfare 4 in its current state is a complete copy of Modern Warfare II except for no perk charging system and less ADS/slide penalties." While it might've reviewed well with critics, Modern Warfare 2 (2022) is one of the worst-reviewed games in the series among players, with a staggeringly low user score of 5.3 on Metacritic.
Unsurprisingly, fans aren't jazzed about the idea of Infinity Ward reheating old leftovers, especially considering that Modern Warfare 3 (2024) drew backlash just two years ago for being little more than overpriced DLC. If @TheGhostOfHope is to be believed, then this is far from the fresh direction that the series needs to revitalise itself.
Just last week, in response to Black Ops 7's low sales and even worse reviews, Activision announced that it would cease back-to-back releases going forward to prevent the series from going...
