Activision is doing something different with , this year’s entry in the blockbuster military shooter series. Rather than starting from scratch and having to rebuild your collection of weapons and cosmetic items, Activision is letting players carry over nearly everything they unlock in .
This so-called Carry Forward initiative also applies to , given that content is shared between the mainline games and the free-to-play battle royale. , which is slated to arrive later this year, will be integrated into all of this too.
For the most part, your unlocked operators, operator skins, bundles, all weapons, attachments and other rewards and cosmetic items will move forward from to . What’s more, if you continue to level up guns in , that progress will be reflected in .
This is a one-way street, though. Any progress or unlocks won’t be replicated in . There’s no Carry Back feature.
The main things that won’t progress from the 2022 game to this year’s one are cosmetics for vehicles that aren’t present in . War Tracks, which are songs that can be played in vehicles, won’t move over either. “Some Tactical and Lethal equipment may not be available depending on the removing of those items in , to be replaced with -only equipment,” Activision noted in an extensive FAQ.
Even though and are handled by different internal studios (Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, respectively), you won’t have to jump through any hoops to transfer your weapons and cosmetics either. Activision will handle everything, though of course you’ll need to be using the same account or profile for both games.
Activision will release on November 10th. We’ll learn much more about the upcoming game at a reveal event, which is set for August 17th.
Meanwhile, following the game’s latest trailer, fans are speculating that will include an updated take on the hugely controversial No Russian mission from the original , which came out in 2009. That level wasn’t in last year’s rebooted version of .