Activision is learning the lesson that no one likes change, reviving features it killed for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 at players' behest; and Hardcore mode is the latest on the list.
Modern Warfare's classic Hardcore mode was replaced with Tier 1 playlists when Modern Warfare 2 launched at the end of last year. The feature was delayed but made its debut in Season 1, and as seems to be the pattern with both Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2's revamped features, no one liked it. So now the original Hardcore mode is being dragged out of retirement to placate Call of Duty players.
Infinity Ward shared the news on Twitter, announcing that the Modern Warfare 2 Hardcode mode we've all been pining for will be introduced in the Season 2 update. "No HUD? No problem. Hardcore is back!" the studio said, referencing the multiplayer's Tier 1 playlist that ditched the HUD entirely, in keeping with the Realism mode from the game's 2 single-player campaign.
