But that won’t happen in 2023, as Activision Blizzard is planning another major Call of Duty product for the year, maybe spurred by the massive popularity of the recently released Modern Warfare II.
Activision Blizzard also cautioned in its results that it may be unable to negotiate a new arrangement to licence “several” of its games in China with “a third party,” since the agreements, which generated “about” 3% of its consolidated net sales in 2021, expire in January 2023. “We are in negotiations about renewing these agreements, but a mutually suitable solution may not be achieved.” Its Diablo Immortal co-development and publishing relationship with NetEase is unaffected since it is covered by a different agreement.
