“And it sounds like those rumors were at least partially true. Modern Warfare II may indeed be the only game we get for two whole years. We just may get it twice—or at least, we’ll get a second premium $70 Modern Warfare II in 2023—basically a massive expansion to the game we currently have, with a new campaign, a bunch of multiplayer maps (possibly remade Modern Warfare 2 maps) and so forth.

This would extend the lifetime and support for Modern Warfare II beyond the one-year mark while still allowing Activision to sell another premium game in 2023. Which actually makes sense on a bunch of different levels. It means players can keep playing the same game with their progression, Operators, Battle Pass goodies and so forth for longer, which is a win. But it also means a lot of new content—far more maps than we’d get if we only got one or two with each season release every 10-12 weeks (which we’ll still get also).”