Former 'Call of Duty' producer worries about series' future under Microsoft

2025-10-20 21:53:33|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Glenn Schofield, the former head of Sledgehammer Games, revealed in an interview that he is "deeply concerned" about the future of Microsoft's Call of Duty series.

The creator of "Dead Space" has led the development of multiple core titles in the "Call of Duty" series at Sledgehammer Games, including "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3", "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" and "Call of Duty: WWII".However, in an interview at Gamescom Asia, Schofield expressed concerns about the future of the series - due to the decline in the popularity of Microsoft-owned IPs such as "Halo", the loss of personnel at Sledgehammer Games, and the decline in the quality of recent "Call of Duty" titles.

"I'm really worried, from the bottom of my heart. You look at where Gears of War is now, where is Halo... you know what I mean? Look at EA, look at these big companies, and I always think, 'Where are those Strike games? Where is that game?' Too many games just sell like that.Unfortunately, once you are affiliated with such a company, I think you will get some of their 'idiosyncrasies.'Another thing, although I'm not sure, I guess the original bonus system of "Call of Duty" may be gone, and now it is replaced by Microsoft's system, and people will definitely feel, "This is not right."

"I hate to say it, but since I left SledgehammerAfter Games, none of the "Call of Duty" games launched by this studio was outstanding.For example, the last "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" (2023 version) was rated only 50 points (usually a full score of 100 points). However, they still sold well.This is also the case. This is how the industry changes. I always think, 'Why should I replace that person?There will definitely be problems later', and it turns out that this kind of replacement operation is rarely successful."

"These titles are just not that good, they're not the same as they used to be. Treyarch's titles are still great, but you know...I feel very lucky to be working at EA during its golden age, when it was really star-studded. Then when I came to Activision, I participated in the development of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" (2011 version)."

After leaving Sledgehammer Games at the end of 2018, Schofield founded a new studio, Striking Distance Studios, and led the development of the studio's first game, "The Callisto Protocol."However, the sci-fi horror game failed to meet publisher Krafton's commercial expectations, and Schofield left the studio a year after the game's release.

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