Many Call of Duty fans are busy speculating about a possible sequel announcement during today's PS4 "The Future of Gaming" event. But while they look to the Call of Duty franchise's future, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone both have a bright future growing near. Warzone's Season 4 just received a new in-game cinematic trailer teasing the season's content. But hidden in the trailer is what Warzone fans believe to be a hint at the battle royale's next map.
The Call of Duty: Warzone Season 4 cinematic breaks down some important details about the season. But as the trailer nears its end, it zooms out from the map to show Verdansk at a distance. Verdansk isn't the only city on the map, though. Another location named Urzikstan is also marked on the map. No further details were revealed about Urzikstan in the trailer.
While the tease doesn't expand on why Urzikstan is on the map, the trailer is still very clearly a self-aware tease. As the camera pans out from the map, Modern Warfare's Captain Price is revealed. Price mentions that the team still has business in Verdansk, a meta-statement all but saying that Warzone won't be transitioning to a new map yet. But the implication is that Urzikstan is in Warzone's future. Season 5 or Season 6 could be the big map change fans are waiting for.
This isn't the first time that Urzikstan has cropped up in Modern Warfare, of course. The fictional country has a role in Modern Warfare's campaign, involving an insurgency involving protagonist Farah Karim's Urzikstan Liberation Force to take on the Russian despot Roman Barkov. It's unclear if any of these single-player details will bleed into the eventual battle royale map.
There are some locations in Urzikstan that were previously revealed though. They may or may not be relevant. The city names are Aqtabi, Riyzabbi, Tobraka, Rammaza, and the capital Sakhra. The names aren't exactly battle royale style names like the boneyard or something equally quotable. As such, they may be completely unused for the battle royale map.
For now, Call of Duty: Warzone players will have to make due with the game's current map for at least one more season. But they can at least rest easy knowing that Warzone will be having a map change soon. Warzone seasons are scheduled to last around 8 weeks, though they're frequently delayed, so a new map could be planned for as soon as August.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.