Black Ops 4 Will Be Call Of Duty Of 2018

Call of Duty is a yearly property, in that it releases at least one game from its divergent lineup being developed by its three main development studios. 2017 saw Sledgehammer’s Call of Duty: World War II and it seems for 2018, Treyarch will be releasing the fourth installment of its hugely popular Black Ops franchise. What’s more, it seems the game will also be “boots on the ground.”

The phrase “boots on the ground” has been a major buzz term that’s largely applied to the COD franchise, which has had major implications for its last futuristic property, COD: Infinite Warfare. The fatigue brought about by so many installments featuring advanced technology and tactics led to that game getting widely panned. According to sources, Black Ops 4 will be set in relatively modern times, Eurogamer reports.

This development isn’t surprising in several aspects. With Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer releasing their respective titles over the last two years, it was only to be expected that Treyarch would do the same. It’s also unsurprising that the game would be set in a less futuristic setting because Activision really doesn’t want another Infinite Warfare fiasco on their hands.

What wasn’t confirmed, up until this point was that the game being developed was a Black Ops game. With this confirmation by multiple sources, which was predicted by numerous rumors regarding the same details, fans of the COD property know what to look forward to.

Speaking of the rumors, there were some so-called leakers saying that Black Ops 4 would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, Digital Trends notes. Eurogamer’s sources didn’t confirm this, so it’s worth taking this particular detail with a grain of salt.

In any case, even if the game only releases for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, it is still expected to perform incredibly well. The Black Ops series has been among COD’s most popular, even considering the legendary Modern Warfare games.