Activision might release a free-to-play Call of Duty battle royale mode next year

Activision is said to be working on a free-to-play battle royale mode for the upcoming reboot of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

This isn’t the first time Activision has dabbled in the battle royale genre, as 2018’s Black Ops 4 also had a 100-man battle royale mode called Blackout.

The news comes from YouTuber LongSensationYT who has a good track record with Call of Duty leaks.

So apparently Battle Royale in #ModernWarfare will be a free mode to release in early 2020. It will be downloadable as a separate game, but also will still be connected to the core game. If this is true then it's a very good move by Activision.
— LongSensation (@LongSensationYT) August 7, 2019

While Activision hasn’t confirmed a battle royale mode yet, a 50 vs 50 ground war mode was shown off in the multiplayer reveal for the game, which suggests that the game engine is equipped to handle large-scale multiplayer combat.