It’s become easier than ever for gamers to share content with each other. The last generation has seen screenshot and video sharing become commonplace, and new consoles like the PlayStation 5 andXbox Series X have even made it easier for players to share their games with friends. Now, a newly-discovered Activision patent suggests the publisher might take things further by making it possible forCall of Dutyplayers to share their custom classes and loadouts from inside their games.
The franchise’s annual entries have long featured varying amounts of customization options, whether it be through systems like Create-A-Class and Pick 10. Recent games in particular have garnered praise for theirGunsmith system seen most recently inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, as it not only allows players to add all sorts of attachments and perks to their weapons, but keep track of how each one changes the weapon with greater precision than ever before.
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While it’s been proving to be pretty easy forBlack Ops Cold Warplayers to share their custom loadoutslately, the new Activision patent could lead to it becoming even easier. Filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office under the name of David Vonderhaar, the lead multiplayer developer for Treyarch’sCODgames, it details “a system and method for creating and sharing customized video game weapon configurations in multiplayer video games via one or more social networks.”
In more basic terms, it’s an in-game sharing feature that would let players send their custom loadouts from the Gunsmith menu directly to social media platforms, with the patent making specific mention of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr. Not only that, this system would make it so otherCall of Dutyplayers could download these loadouts without having to piece them together themselves. What’s more, the patent states that players can name their loadouts and share them alongside a “performance profile” that makes it easier for other players to tell how powerful they are.
Now it should be pointed out that a patent application doesn’t guarantee that Activision is planning to implement a loadout-sharing feature intoBlack Ops Cold Waror any of theother currently-activeCall of Dutygames. It only means that it wants to hold on to the idea. That said, if the patent does end up getting approved and becoming a full-on feature, it would streamline the process of finding and trying out new loadouts considerably. Safe to say, most players would welcome a quality-of-life improvement like that.
In the meantime,CODplayers have plenty of other content to look forward to.Black Ops Cold War’s first season will be starting next month, bringing with it the usual slate of new modes, weapons, and cosmetics, as well as a “classified”Call of Duty: Warzoneexperience. Before then, though,Black Ops Cold Warwill receive the Nuketown ‘84 mapon November 24, providing them with a new spin on one of the series’ most popular maps.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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Source:US Patent and Trademark Office
