A somewhat surprising Call of Duty: Modern Warfare revelation has led to speculation about the Infinity Ward's plans for 2020. The leak in question has to do with Sony's partnership with Activision to offer exclusive Survival maps on PS4. This leak details how each Modern Warfare season will include one additional map. Further, it shows 5 "Redacted" maps planned for the future. Fans believe this implies that Modern Warfare will feature 5 new seasons in 2020.

Sony currently has an exclusivity deal with Activision to keep Modern Warfare's Survival mode exclusive to PS4. This deal includes post-launch additions as well, with the official website for Modern Warfare saying, "...Each Modern Warfare season will bring a new location to Survival." Further delving into the Modern Warfare website shows Survival currently has 4 available, but the website also lists 5 "Redacted" operations to come.

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Since Activision has already clarified that Survival will receive one map per season and there are 5 unknown maps confirmed, players assume that means 5 seasons are coming in 2020. This lines up well with what's currently known about Modern Warfare's seasonal schedule. An earlier leak indicated that Season 1 will conclude at the end of January, which means that 5 more 2-month-long seasons, lasting from February through November, works out perfectly.

There is other evidence of there being 5 Modern Warfare seasons in 2020, too. One big reason is that the Survival mode's exclusivity ends in October or November, so getting all of the mode's free maps out while it's exclusive to PS4 should be a priority. Another huge reason is the simple fact that the Call of Duty franchise is annual. There will be a new Call of Duty game out in late 2020, so it'd behoove Infinity Ward to play out all of its seasons before the next game launches.

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As for what 5 more seasons coming to Modern Warfare in 2020 means for players, it's pretty simple. 5 new seasons means new rounds of free content updates. Season 1 introduced several new maps including Shipment and Vacant, the new Cranked game mode, as well as a new Operation and Spec Ops maps. All of the content was made available for free. 2020 could bring 5 more such content drops, each potentially separated by 2 months. For Call of Duty fans, there's a lot to be excited about in 2020.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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