Summary
The 2025Call of Dutygame may launch in early October, a Spanish leaker has said. The claim suggests that the next entry in Activision’s first-person shooter series will materialize even beforeBlack Ops 6turns one.
Rumors about this year’s installment in the long-running franchise have been circulating online for a while now. Most recently, a mid-March report from Insider Gaming claimed thatTreyarch is leading the development on the 2025Call of Dutytitle, in addition to suggesting that the game’s Zombies mode will have six round-based maps, including levels set in New York, Japan, and even a Dark Aether space station.
Another supposed tidbit about the upcoming title has now been shared by Spanish leaker InfoCoDES, who—in a March 28 tweet—reported that the game may hit the market in early October 2025.Black Ops 6was released on July 05, 2025, meaning it wouldn’t even be a year old by the time its follow-up materializes if this rumor comes to fruition. Such a development would be fairly typical for Activision’s series;Black Ops 6,Modern Warfare 2,Vanguard,Black Ops 4, COD: WWII, andInfinite Warfarehave all hit the store shelves less than a year after their predecessors did—and that’s just the games from the last ten years. So, whether a new entry drops before or after the one before it celebrates its first anniversary is historically a coin flip, and the 2025 coin will supposedly land on “before.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 May Be Supported Shorter Than Expected
Except forVanguard, allCall of Dutygamessince 2019 have received six seasons' worth of content. InfoCoDES now reports thatBlack Ops 6might buck this trend, saying he heard that the 2024 game will only get five seasons. “But don’t take this too seriously,” the source added, noting that all leaks should be taken with a grain of salt, his included.Black Ops 6is currently in Season 2 Reloaded, with Season 3 being scheduled to drop on April 2.
Call of Duty 2025 Poised to Continue 20-Year Trend
All entries in the series starting from the2003Call of Dutygamewere released in either October or November, with the latter being more common by a ratio of 2.5 to 1. The 2025 installment was expected to continue this trend even before any leaks narrowing down its potential launch window emerged.
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If the 2025 game does debut in October, it will mark the first time in six years that two consecutiveCall of Dutyentries have launched in that month. Based on historical precedent, Activision is likely to officially announce the upcoming first-person shooter in summer 2025.
