Call of Duty Warzone May Be Teasing a Bold New Version of Rebirth Island

The Call of Duty: Warzone community is speculating about a possible addition to the game, following some recent in-game discovery that shows a strong possibility of a cel-shaded version of the Rebirth Island making it there soon. This classic map that is characterized by its quick skirmishes and tight pattern, can be given a fantastic visual facelift in the new Season 4 Reloaded update.

Call of Duty Warzone Rebirth Island Will Look Different Now

The theory increased its popularity when multiple dataminers found mentions in the game files of a so-called cel-shaded version of Rebirth Island. Contrary to the common grainy, hyper-realistic look of Call of Duty games, the new visual style is willing to use thick outlines and flat lighting as well as extreme contrasts of the textures, which are more typical of comic book or anime images. The new appearance of textures and shaders that the recent patch introduced has created quite a heated debate; some even got a sneak peek of what the style is going to be like in-game.

In the event that these leaks are true, the course of action planned may be a bold art change in the franchise. Rebirth Island has been a long-time favorite among the fans, as it has a small design that encourages non-stop action events and rare downtime. Not only would a cel-shaded version innovate the graphics, it may also affect the gameplay; the sightlines, visibility, and how a player sees the game.

In terms of timing, this evolution is quite in line with the regular frequency of Warzone updates. Soon Reloaded Season 4 variant of the patch is likely to occur, which becomes an intermediate update of the season, because it adds new things, temporary events, and gameplay changes. Although Activision has not confirmed the existence of the cel-shaded map officially, the existence of this precise detail in the code raises a hint at a close-by reveal.

And in case this iteration of Rebirth Island comes online, it would be one of the most graphically ambitious experiments in the history of Warzone. The community response will most likely be divided, with one side celebrating the new, cartoon-like approach and the other side being more nostalgic about it. But innovation is something that was largely employed in ensuring that the content that Warzone produces is interesting and in line with the times, and this stylistic shift may usher in a precedent of experimental map designs being introduced in subsequent updates.

Finally, be it a temporary feature or a permanent one, the cel-shaded Rebirth Island can bring new buzz to the game. Being on the lookout as Season 4 Reloaded draws near, fans could see a fully new prism to the view of one of the most popular battlefields of Warzone.