Call of Duty Ghosts: 5 Reasons It Should Be Next-Gen Only

1. It Will Allow Activision To Set A Standard For Next-Gen Gaming

Without a doubt, Call of Duty is ubiquitous among gamers - it is THE most frequently played FPS, and always one to compare a current game to. It's popularity is so big that FPS fans have recently noticed Call of Duty elements within other FPS games - although this has usually resulted in backlash, as gamers play these other games for their unique aesthetic - not to play Call of Duty.

With the exception of the inevitable Battlefield 4, Bungie's new FPS, and Killzone: Shadow Fall, the number of FPS titles among the launch games isn't very plentiful. Call of Duty already has established itself on current-gen consoles as THE dominant shooter - a status it can easily reclaim and dominate on the next generation of consoles, if Call of Duty Ghosts is as satisfying a game as it appears to be. Guerrilla, Bungie, and EA Dice (Destiny, Killzone, and Battlefield's developers respectively) have already invested themselves fully into the upcoming consoles, and it would be wise - if not without a little competition - for Activision to do the same. Regardless of how the XBOX One and PS4 perform, the fact that the current-gen consoles are quickly heading toward the label of "obsolete" means that there is little reason to continue developing content for them. It provides more work for the game studio, but won't necessarily result in steady sales - hardcore, MLG gamers (and there are more than you think) look forward to the release of a new game every year, never mind the advent of a new console entirely, and they likely will be investing in the new console - and Activision has shown before that it tends to cater to the requests of those who frequently play, as opposed to the less vocal casual gamer.

Although that particular line of thinking helped the PS2 to continue selling well into the existence of its successor, there isn't much reason that line of thinking should continue - in an age of marvelous technological developments in gaming, I personally believe that a studio establishing itself with the best reputation on the next line of gaming consoles will do itself a huge favor by being the standard by which other games are compared to, and made - a status that Activision already holds, and can easily extend into the future.