Sledgehammer’s Next Gen Call of Duty “Pretty Big Jump” Graphically Over Ghosts, Insider Says

Now that the news about the next gen Call of Duty by Sledgehammer Games slated for the fall are out in the wild, rumors about what it’ll entail are starting to trickle down the grapevine.

[Thatguy-310]

We'll it's Next Gen. I expect it to be graphically better. I'll keep my expectations low though.

[Utalkin2me]

Well technically it wouldn't be that hard to be alot better graphically then Ghost.

[TomShoe]

No one ever bought Call of Duty because it was a looker.

They just need to make the gunplay great. I loved Black Ops II and dumped hundreds of hours into it. Then Ghosts came and I don't play it all. Playing feels like a grind and a camp fest. You can't make big plays either because you die too quickly to do that. Still, since they made MW3, which was a good game in it's own right, I have hope.

[Pixel_Enemy]

Could it be?! A new engine? One that will be rehashed over and over this whole new generation?

[yezz]

@TomShoe

You're right but the game looks and feels so dated that there is almost no point to buy it for the new consoles..

There really needs to be a signifigant graphics upgrade and I'm not just talking about textures.

[Utalkin2me]

@TomShoe

Well this article is about graphics and not gunplay. And you first comment backs up what i just said.

But honestly Cod4 had all the hype graphics, gunplay, it won best graphics that year. And they have ridden the exact same engine for years. And really it is just the same old stuff same old assets and same old gunplay.

[Dmagic]

cod when it came out was pretty good graphics wise it made me learn what 60fps looked like.

[guitarded77]

I disagree Utalkin2me (with all due respect). Ghosts looked pretty craptastic on next-gen. When compared to Battlefield and Killzone, it looked horrible on both a visual and technical level. The overall models, textures, etc were easy to see... but even more so, the static environments, and clipping through plants, etc were about like the beginning of last gen in quality. I posted vids from PS4 of BF, KZ and Ghosts, showing plants in the environment. I would walk through them and Ghosts would just clip and look like crap. I also looked at the plants in all three games up close, and they were generations (Yeah, I said generationS) apart from Ghosts to BF/KZ. If there isn't some serious increases in the next CoD game, even the unschooled in the gaming community will notice when put up against the games which are using the more powerful tech.

[Utalkin2me]

@guitarded77

You must mistaken me and my comment for someone else. I know Cod looks average as i have stated, besides when "COD4" first came out it looked next gen and gameplay wise. And as i said before they took that same engine and wore it out and it looked like the same thing over and over and no big improvements. And it looks below average even on next gen. Am i missing something?

[SheenuTheLegend]

lol, the truth....

[Kleptic]

TomShoe...completely correct for the past few years...

but you're kidding yourself if you think no one bought CoD 4 for being great looking at the time...with performance to match...

Problem is that was late 2007...and not one CoD has had the same effect since...

[curtis92]

Well... respawn failed with titanfall. Looks worst almost.

[ssj27]

@tomshoe
Is easy to spot that you are new into gaming or a kid..

COD4:mw was one of the best looking games at the time it launched.. that is why it got so popular, plus the diversity of gamemode and options, it was a fresh game indeed. Sadly they keep reusing the engine that got very outdated right away, that engine had very huge lag even when you play split screen, one thing shows in one screen but the timing and what shows on the other screen is totally wrong and that is very easy to tell when you watch the kill cams.

The gumplay and controls are very over rated, remove auto aim and you have very bad and outdated control's.

Someting Killzone Shadow Fall is not been talked is about how amazing the controls are and there is not Auto Aim in them. I'm amazed on how precise they are.. but i still think killzone 2 controls are better if the lag and dead zone are fixed, the heavy feel in kz2 controls and feeling of firing each gun in it is unique and perfect.

[ZombieKiller]

Hear that guys? It will have better graphics next gen!

Why does Call of Duty get all the GOOD features?

I'm sorry, I am trolling. I can't help it, COD is a joke anymore. Before the disagrees, put it into perspective: It costs more money to play COD annually (assuming you want the full experience) then it does for an XBL AND PS+ account combined. Not to mention the decreasing quality...
In all seriousness, I think Treyarch needs another year to make this "new" COD game awesome. I have always said it should go away for a year. Finally, it's happening (kind of). Now they have the time they need to make the game function nicely...hopefully.

[tawak]

they been saying that since black ops and ghost, the only big jump people seen is the jump of sales downward.

[OhMyGandhi]

I want them to have the balls to say, "it is going to be photo realistic" or something equally outlandish. Saying "pretty big jump in graphics" is such a weak statement.
could you imagine ANY other studio stating that?
imagine Naughty Dog or Sony Santa Monica saying, "it'll look (a bit) better then our previous games."

I have nothing against Sledgehammer, but I actually like it when a developer tries to hype up a certain aspect of their game to ridiculous levels. It raises the stakes. It forces them to deliver the best possible product and protect that claim, and subsequently, their reputation.

[kewlkat007]

What about the gameplay?

Oh yeah the PS2 games will have better graphics then PS1...

[King-u-mad]

How about they just gives us COD4 back... That's the only one that really matters as far as modern combat goes. Classic 3-5-7 Kill streaks only... with the ability to only get them one time only in 1 life. Give us all the original maps. And design new ones. If you are going to rehash the same bullshit just give me the same game... EA Sports does it all the time... Madden... The only they actually tweak is graphics and the core system. You don't see them trying to bullshit me with a Madden: Superbowl Warfare, Madden: World at Bowl or Madden: Quarter Back Ops... To make me think it's a different game... when it's not. If you are going to make the same game over and over... make the best one you had and update it... Cod4... duh...

I know there are others who can agree with this lol. Not everyone, but if you get the point you can agree.

[ssj27]

Do keep your expectations low, unless Activision get a new president that demands top quality back into the IP...
Plus untill Activision actually star hiring true, goo and experienced talent to bring quality back into it.

I think COD is done and it will die little by little, they have no true talents into their studio's any more.

I guess that is why they got a smart deal with bungie.

[-Foxtrot]

Now, now...it's not just about graphics guys...if it plays the same then it wont matter

You can't polish a turd remember, so dont think a new lick of paint will make it next gen

[Abriael]

Well, "they said" it's gonna be a "new era" for the franchise.

[Detoxx]

They said the same about Ghosts.

[Deividas]

Then again, COD developers did think that "Fish A.I." was new and exciting tech....So i wouldnt hold my breath for this.

[-Foxtrot]

They say that about every new COD game, they also said that Ghosts used a brand new engine and it didn't

[Abriael]

Hence the airquotes around "they said."

[NarooN]

Activision and their developers cannot be trusted.

They said the same goddamned things about Ghosts and we know how that turned out. My expectations are non-existent for this next game.

[tokugawa]

lol my comment was insta deleted by a mod for highlighting the cheap tactics used by n4gs top contributor

[MrSwankSinatra]

honestly there isn't much they can do in the shooter genre that hasn't already been done. so whether they changed the way it played or not it wouldn't matter.

[ABizzel1]

There's plenty that can be done with FPS. The problem is everyone wants to sell and be like COD.

Single player can be greatly improved, from a Michael Bay bro fest, to a true war epic.

Mechanics can use some improvements as well, moving away from point and click auto lock, to requiring skill and strategy would be a big help as well.

[OrangePowerz]

Clearly you didn't see the one episode of Mythbusters where they polish a turd :D

[famoussasjohn]

So you complain that the graphics are the same, but when a story comes out saying the graphics are a bigger jump than what Ghosts offered then it's not about graphics?

I'm sure like most of us would like nicer graphics in COD, as well as an overall better game.

[oof46]

Yeah, the issue with CoD has never been the graphics. It's the kitchen sink treatment the multiplayer gets.

The reason the first Modern Warfare is still revered is because of it's simplicity. You didn't have 50 different guns or 100 different attachments or 30 different killstreaks/deathstreaks.

I'm not saying it was a perfect game by any stretch, but the idea that they have to add more and more and more has watered down the franchise.

[DeadMansHand]

Give this man a gold star. That Is exactly why I stopped playing the series. Loadouts, perks up the wahzoo and kill streaks made a match one big slot machine not a warzone.

[OutcastMosquito]

No matter how much you polish a turd, it's still a piece of crap. lol I love that saying XD

[Akuma07]

How do you know you can't polish a turd? Have you ever tried?

[Utalkin2me]

Mythbusters says you can polish a turd. The problem is it is still a turd.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[lawgone]

That one got really shiny. I would have put it in a sealed acrylic box and displayed it.

[Beastforlifenoob]

Sledgehammher had 3 yrs to work on this it better be AMAZING or cod is out of the window Ghosts was the worst COD IN HISTORY

[Golden_Mud]

actually 5 years

[Milruka]

The ironic part is COD hasn't been good since 2.

[GortJester]

derp

[Kayant]

Oh this is from famousmortimer.... Yep this has some weigh seeing as he leaked the initial news of the development in the first place. Good to hear I wonder how gameplay will change though?

But you Cod related stuff I will believe when I see it.

[hiptanaka]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[MrBrookwood09]

LOLOL YEAH RIGHT!! I have more faith in the magical fish with titties that lives at the bottom of the sea.

[Polock]

The power of faith! http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[MasterCornholio]

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Spongeknob Squarenuts.

Dont ask.........

[angelsx]

They were talking about Ghost same.I don't trust them.Every next Cod will be next yeah . . if they use same engine no way.

[MrBrookwood09]

Exactly. Cod developers have become a joke.

[LakerGamerEnthusiast]

Like when they said COD: Ghosts was going running on a brand new "Next-Gen Engine" ? hahah. I remember those times...

Everyone including me was so hyped. Proclaiming that COD was back and stuff..haha.

[MasterCornholio]

With enhanced fish AI!!!!!!

[WeAreLegion]

Calling it now. They're adding fast mechs, jet packs, and wall running.

[lonewolfjedi]

With dogs that have jet packs

[NarooN]

Wall-running dogs with jet packs? HELL YEAH.

[e-p-ayeaH]

ad now you can trow dog buscuits to hack the enemy dogs.

[lawgone]

Nope...attack kitties. You'll be able to call in a "cat crate" and a dozen cats will leap out and run around the map, jumping on the enemy and instantly killing them. However, they will occasionally stop, sit down and start licking their paws.

(I'm only half joking...it would be so awesome if they did that. But no shooting the cats.)

[ambientFLIER]

lawgone - that's hilarious. Especially if when they attack enemies, all you see is a frenzied ball of fur and claws and you hear a screeching sound, like you see in cartoons!

The downside of the cats would be the butterflies that fly around some levels. They would ignore the enemies and just chase them!

[oof46]

Hmm...sounds like it would work if it was multiplayer only.

[Milruka]

Don't forget a snowman that can cause the player to feel.

[Alex_Boro]

I remember Activision talking like this last year.

[Riderz1337]

http://www.nowgamer.com/new...

"Activision believes that the next-gen graphics of Call Of Duty really show off what the consoles are capable of."

We all know how CoD Ghosts turned out graphically lol...

[Master-H]

My expectations are rock bottom, do your thing Sledgehammer.

[theshredded]

I don't know about u but I think Sledgehammer games still have potential with COD and it will show its full potential this year having 3 years of development time
plus they're talking about it already!!!expect major sales leap from ghosts
they're talking about it as early as mw3 was teased in february 2011 while BO2,Ghosts waited a bit before E3

[Relientk77]

I want to see

[Fixay]

Just give me a game that was like MW2. That game was near perfect

[Matt666]

no COD4 was perfect anything after that started getting over the top, like commando for example

[Fixay]

I agree, if only MW2 didn't have tubes or commando then it would of been perfect imo

[ambientFLIER]

COD4 was near perfect due to its simplicity and non-colorful maps that looked very depressing and war-torn.

[famoussasjohn]

Don't forget Danger Close perk and One Man Army being exploited to death. Those two perks ruined the game. Deathstreaks too, only one that made sense was Copycat.

[Immorals]

I'd play cod again if it was more like w@w. Bigger maps, guns aren't like laser beams, actually have recoil. Make tubes a very late unlock able, set 3 balanced killstreaks, and make it so you don't die instantly.

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Just give us MW2 remake then!

[Matt666]

no because that was over the top crap, like marathon, light weight and commando, one man army, Juggernaut, campers, quick scoping, the list could go on. COD need to fix so many things to make it good

[first1NFANTRY]

we'll be the judge of that. i've been holding off on buying a new cod since cod4.

[Urbz7870]

Won't believe it till i see it with my own two eyes.

[CerealKiller]

another "controlled leak"

[cell989]

I call it BS, nothing more than tactics to hype up the game

[we420]

That's what they said the last time.

[quenomamen]

Lets not start strokin' these guys just yet, how many times have you heard
" This COD has a new engine " from some company talking head ? Too many to count. So I'm calling Major BS on this.

[_FantasmA_]

Well its not hard to improve on an engine from 2006 (or maybe its even older?). You can polish that turd all you want...

[CertifiedGamer]

Actuvision and Infintite Ward said the samething about Ghost, then they turnaround and said that they couldn't make it seem like a different game. I don't believe anything about COD.

[zerog]

Just wait till e3, we'll see it then.

[Sheabon]

I'm waiting til I actually see it in play and putting my faith in Titanfall.
Seems that Titanfall will have the balanced gunplay and the fact that everyone will get a Titan some point in a game makes me think more players will have fun.
In COD, it's only fun for the person getting the high streaks.
And for someone like me, that doesn't happen very often. Maybe one good game out of ten.

[lazyboyblue]

Totally agree on the Killstreak thing. Speaking as someone who loves fps multiplayer, but really sucks ay it, it would be nice to get in on the rewards from time to time. Perhaps a workaround, like inheriting kill streaks from your victims would give players at the bottom something to play for?

It seems like Titanfall wants to bring the naff players and the great players closer together. I think thats a good thing.

[WilDRangeRrfc]

It needs better graphics no aim assist bigger maps destructible environments and vehicular warfare,oh wait that's BF4 PS4;)

[lawgone]

Aim assist is needed to make it more realistic. By that I mean it is easier to aim a weapon in real life than it is with a couple analog sticks. Holding it steady is another matter all together. Vehicular warfare would definitely be fun, BUT that might create huge maps and make it boring when you're not in a vehicle...like Battlefield.

[lazyboyblue]

I expected this one to be a big leap. Got the impression even they (Activision) were embarrassed by Ghosts.

[Father__Merrin]

i predict it will look much better than ghosts, but please keep to the black ops 2 style of weapon progression, ghosts was the worst

[Drabent]

Just like the last one...........

[RedSoakedSponge]

iv heard all this shit before. lets just see the game before we actually start jumping for joy.

[Gamer-40]

I wait this games. Many anti-CoD people's hate or not. I wait.

[DealWithIt]

Thats EXACTLY what they said for Ghosts. Remember those BS hyperbolae about Dog and fish?

[AnEwGuY]

1080p fleas....you heard it here first.

[Zoloftuser]

Here is an idea. How about telling us you are actually doing something new with next gen. Here are a few ideas. Much better physics, a spawning system that works, fix the bullshat lag latency issues to actually have a competitive match. That would bring the series into today at least. If they really want to get off their lazy arse and do something new they could build a new program for bullet damage on a human for animation response and accurately being wounded as well.

A man can Dream can't he.....

[DEAGLETURK]

Call of camper
Call of old engine
Call of zombies
Call of aliens
Call of bla bla blaa
Call of same game evey year same same same same "ERROR"
I will never and never again buy this game NEVEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRR

[zodiac909]

Sooooooo 3 months after making enough money on Ghosts cause of the fools who keep buying it, they pretty much decide to come out and say "Hey...yeh we kinda half@$$ed Ghosts, but be excited though, cause were putting all our efforts into the next game…"

-_____-

[RE_L_MAYER]

I will stick to modern warfare 2 thank you very much

[BossGamerKnowsBest]

Just cause the graphics are better doesn't mean its a next gen game because it's still the same game but with better graphics personally what I want is a game that defines what next gen and a great example is battlefield 4 because not only is it good in graphics but also in gameplay because there is more action more possibilitys it's realistic that's what I call next gen doing things that you couldn't do in last gen and yes the game is on Xbox and ps3 but there is things that are not there because last gen was not capable of doing it such as playing with 64 players online and graphics

[Tzuno]

This so called next gen is nothing more than games on high settings that were not possible until now on consoles and with 1080p resolution. What this next gen truly needs to make a difference is a new graphical engine for all the major developers.

[DevilishSix]

We have a number of WW2, modern, and futuristic settings. It's about time to touch on a few not visited.

A Vietnam era title could be interesting as a Green Beret or Special Forces Operative (think Far Cry meets Rambo) I think it could work having jungle warfare with napalm and jungle traps, bows, sthealth, etc.

Also, a space COD could be great if done right.

They need a new engine or graphics and they need to mix it up so it feels fresh.

[Tzuno]

they will smash your knees with the next cod. :)

[TrueJerseyDevil]

How is this a big deal? It shouldn't be hard to top Ghosts graphics since they are the same as MW3's

[Drummerdude41]

Shit now were gonna get next gen Cats!