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In the end, I think that did happen to a certain extent, as Infinite Warfare didn’t exactly light the COD world on fire and more attention was paid to Modern Warfare, but also I don’t think the remaster has gotten to live up to its full potential either, given that it’s been chained to IW for six months with no signs of that changing.

When the Modern Warfare remaster was announced, I was worried that it would cannibalize interest from Infinite Warfare, a game that many people didn’t seem all that excited about for a long while. It deserves this kind of spotlight rather than continuing to exist as this weird promotional appendage hanging off of Infinite Warfare.

All of this talk is also overlooking the fact that the Modern Warfare remaster is, above all else, extremely good. Releasing it solo would allow the crumbling multiplayer playerbase to rebuild itself, and probably even expand past what it was before with the right promotion. Let players play it over the spring and summer and some of fall before WWII is released in November. Sell the remaster separately for $20 or $30 or whatever make sense. I get why Activision wouldn’t want to split Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare too close to the holiday, as that would upset players who just purchased the bundle, but five months later? Yeah, it’s time. It’s an honor to be developing the remaster and we are committed to faithfully remastering this classic for Call of Duty fans.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Activisionīut we are now almost six months past the launch of the Infinite Warfare/Modern Warfare combo, and the next Call of Duty, WWII, is about to be revealed and the marketing juggernaut for it will follow after that. Raven Software boss Brian Raffel added: The original Modern Warfare raised the bar on video games and forever will be remembered as one of the best. It’s going to be a great year for Call of Duty players." We have lovingly remastered it with a whole new level of graphical fidelity and realism that wasn’t possible when the original was released. Some people immediately presumed at the time that the Remaster would likely get a standalone release, but as the months passed this hope had started to fade.Ĭall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is one of the most beloved games of all-time, reborn for a new generation,” Activision publishing chief Eric Hirshberg said at the time of the game’s unveiling. You must own Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in order to get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.” Some Call of Duty fans were irked last year when it was confirmed that the Modern Warfare remaster would only be available as part of high-end 69.99 Legacy Edition of COD: Infinite Warfare.Ĭall of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is a full game digital download that will be included in the Legacy, Legacy Pro, and Digital Deluxe editions of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare,” Activision categorically confirmed at the time.
