Players are also somewhat divided on what Activision should do if the remaster proves successful. Obviously, it won’t take long for the studio to give the idea another try with a different installment in the series, but how far could they take that before fans start to get annoyed?
After all, “Call of Duty 4” was a classic and it has a special place in the hearts of dedicated fans of the franchise. The same can’t really be said for “Modern Warfare 2” and beyond, plus the games might not look as spectacular as “Call of Duty 4” if they were remade, given their release dates.
Interestingly, some are predicting that the “Modern Warfare” remaster is ultimately going to be more successful than the main release for this year, “Infinite Warfare”. Whether that’s true or not is impossible to predict of course, but we are noticing some interesting trends in discussions about the series.
There doesn’t seem to be that much interest in “Infinite Warfare” right now, relative to releases from previous years. On the other hand, purchasing the game will be the only way to get one’s hands on the “Call of Duty 4” remaster, so it will be difficult to judge the relative success of the game on sales figures alone. Player numbers will be the true mark of success here, and thankfully we will have full access to that data with Steam’s interface. Soon enough, it will be pretty obvious if players really did want “Infinite Warfare” or not.