Activision will return to Steam in a big way in 2022. We’ve known for some time that the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be the first CoD to appear on Steam since 2017. (Opens in a new tab)However, Activision seems to be poking itself on the official publisher’s homepage and preparing for its spectacular return.
The publisher home page is what you see when you click on the publisher’s name on the Steam store page. To date, Activision’s publisher links have led to the default list of Steam games. Now more formal “Publisher homepage (Opens in a new tab)“Banner images, options to follow publishers on Steam, and a collection of Activision games curated by Activision.
This isn’t a big change for the average customer, but it does suggest that Activision will be closely involved in the Steam Marketplace in the future. Activision technically never left Steam altogether. In 2019, Sekiro and Spyro’s remake trilogy was released on Steam under the Activision banner, but the last four CoDs and Crash Bandicoot 4 were released only on Battle.net, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 was released on the Epic Games Store. Appeared exclusively in.
This could indicate that outliers such as Crash 4, Tony Hawk, and Activision’s hugely successful Call of Duty: Warzone will soon be coming to Steam.
The official homepage means that Activision can participate in promotions that are sold by Steam publishers, usually with discounts across the publisher’s Steam catalog. Maybe we’ll finally get a decent discount on the Call of Duty game 10 years ago.
Activision’s Steam returns will begin in October with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.