Next COD is going to be massive as well, Treyarch + Gulf War + Black Ops + Zombies + Longest Dev Time.
It probably worked out for the better for Microsoft that this years COD is the one that Sony lost marketing on, if they had marketing for COD 2024 then that would sting, Lol. It will likely be the biggest boost to Game Pass ever by a significant margin, one which won't be topped until maybe ES6 (and even then I doubt it will be topped by ES6).
Then GTA will beat COD in 2026 (I know it's scheduled for 2025 but I'm about 90% sure it will be delayed, Lol).
I still think Zombies should be a standalone project though, like Warzone, a singular release which is supported for years with content, it might ease development up a little so that mainline CODs can just focus on Campaign + Multiplayer. It might hurt the sales of Treyarch CODs but it will be offset anyway by the people instead opting to play Zombies Standalone and the money they make from that.
Like I'm sure COD MP has been hurt by Warzone a little bit but it's not been noticeable and both are still pulling in millions.
I might even play a standalone Zombies...Hmm.
