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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3could just be aCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2DLC add-on for series fans on the PlayStation 5, at least as far as its trophy list is concerned. Activision previously stated thatModern Warfare 3would be a standalone release and not a DLC forModern Warfare 2,though rumors suggest otherwise.
Activision’s upcoming remake ofModern Warfare 3has many similarities to its predecessor for a good reason. Activision will carry over content fromModern Warfare 2toModern Warfare 3,and co-developerSledgehammer Games plans on bringing belovedModern Warfare 2mapstoModern Warfare 3. More legacy maps are also planned for post-launch multiplayer content. Though many seeModern Warfare 3as a “glorified expansion,” Activision promises that the game is a proper standalone release.
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Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case forModern Warfare 3for the PS5, in a manner of speaking. According to an X post from PowerPyx, the upcoming game doesn’t have a standalone trophy list or a platinum trophy on the platform. Instead, its trophy list is found underModern Warfare 2’s like a DLC would be. An example of this setup isGhost of Tsushima’sIki Island DLC, which has its trophy list under its main game. Interestingly,Modern Warfare 3’s PS4 version apparently has its own standalone list and platinum trophy, though PowerPyx didn’t share pictures of this.
In its report on PowerPyx’s findings,Push Squaresuggested thatModern Warfare 3’s lack of a platinum trophy and standalone trophy list on the PS5 is due to the Call of Duty HQ launcher app, a one-stop-shop forCall of Dutyplayers to access the franchise’s recent games. Activision may want to emulate the app on the PS5 and choseModern Warfare 2as the “lead name” for everythingCall of Dutyto fall under, starting with its sequel. However, other game developers have done something similar withtheir video game collectionswithout combining the trophy lists of the games within.
While this could certainly be the case, Activision may have simply messed up somewhere when designating the PS5 trophy list forModern Warfare 3. It could have meant to add a platinum trophy and standalone trophy list for the game, as it did with the PS4. Regardless, the comments on PowerPyx’s X post are overwhelmingly negative, with manyCall of Dutyfans and trophy hunters upset at the thought ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3being a $70 DLC for its predecessor. Nevertheless, Activision may want to address this discovery sooner or later.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
