Love it or hate it, the Call of Duty franchise is here to stay. But, if you ask Activision's publishers what they think about the brand, it can last even longer.
In a recent interview with Game Informer, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg was asked if he and his team have thought about remastering some of the older Call of Duty games like Modern Warefare 1 or Black Ops 1. He says "If done well, I think [remasters] can be great."
"You talk about nostalgia, and people have such connection to the games they love from the last cycle. They want to see what it would look like if someone did it right for this cycle. It's always the opportunity cost, meaning we need every body we can get to make the content we're already committed to for our new games. It's always a matter of finding great people to do that work. I would love to play Modern Warfare 1 or the original Black Ops. There's certainly a deep well there. No announcements, but it's something we talk about and think about a lot."
While it's not a flat out reveal of a remastered version being in the works, the seed is most certainly being planted for us to see last-gen Call of Duty games make their way to current-gen consoles.
While the focus of the conversation was on Modern Warfare 1 and Black Ops 1, it'd be nice to see Call of Duty 2 being remade as opposed to remastered since the market for World War II games seems a bit dry these days. Call of Duty gets a lot of hate, and we doubt this piece of news will change many minds. However, as long as the franchise continues to sell, you can bet Activision will do whatever it can to continue pumping out this franchise faster than you can say 'all ghillied up.'
