Will an enriched storyline over the need for new console hardware win for Call of Duty: Black Ops II

The hardware is a just a few years short of a decade now, with Smartphones and iPads almost as strong how can Activision promise the “most ambitious Call of Duty ever”?

Loyal fans will stick with the franchise, lets hope next year some new hardware is brought into the campaign budget.
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[JBSleek]

Well I'm sure if Sony and Micro were releasing new hardware Activision would be one of the first told. A Call of Duty on a new system is a killer.

[Hicken]

The hardware isn't holding Call of Duty back nearly as much as Activision is holding it back. Old-ass engines, plastic-y sounding weapons, poor map designs, no dedicated servers... these are things that can/could have been rectified this generation on ACTIVISION'S end, and they've... done something else.

[glennco]

don't blame the consoles for CoD, blame actvision. and don't bother shoehorning in a decent story to an arcade shooter