The Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer beta will be kicking off this weekend, allowing players to get another taste of the upcoming Call of Duty title. In the meantime, even more leaks and new details are being spread about the game, including the apparent inclusion of a feature many fans appear to have wanted in Call of Duty: Vanguard for a while.
The feature in question is a Field Of View slider, a mechanic that allows players to adjust their in-game height--either higher to see more or lower for more accuracy. Some Call of Duty: Warzone players have argued that a console FOV slider would make the gaming experience much better, especially since that game already has an FOV slider on PC. Now, it appears that Call of Duty: Vanguard will also feature an FOV slider, though only in multiplayer mode.
All leaks should be taken with a grain of salt, but the official Twitter account of Adam Iscove, Senior Development Director at Sledgehammer games, seems like a pretty reliable source. Iscove recently shared what appears to be a screenshot of Call of Duty: Vanguard's graphics settings menu, with the FOV slider option highlighted. This may imply that the option will be implemented in the upcoming Call of Duty: Vanguard beta.
Soon after Iscove tweeted out the screenshot, Sledgehammer Games' official Twitter account replied to his post, demanding that he delete it. Shortly after, the official Call of Duty Twitter account also replied, telling him not to delete it, as did the official Modern Warfare Twitter account, which posted a photoshopped image of a crow with "LMAO" underneath. A lot of new information about the game has come to light recently, including the list of Call of Duty: Vanguard killstreaks, but this news appears to be especially interesting to fans and the franchise's social media team alike.
As of this writing, the news seems to have been received warmly by fans, many of whom immediately began celebrating in the comments section. One user even went so far as to say that this news has saved the game, though others are holding out for an FOV slider in Call of Duty: Vanguard's Zombies mode as well as multiplayer. Several users are simply disappointed that the FOV slider currently appears limited to Call of Duty: Vanguard rather than extending to Call of Duty: Warzone, though some theorize that Sledgehammer Games' initial response suggests that an FOV slider is also planned for Call of Duty: Warzone on at least one console.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is set to release on November 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.