Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
Image via Activision-Blizzard
Category:
Call of Duty
Guides

Call of Duty: Why is there no FOV slider for console? Will there be?

This causes a lot of contention.
Image of Jorge A. Aguilar 'Aggy'
Jorge A. Aguilar 'Aggy'
|

Published: Feb 12, 2022 07:54 am

For keyboard and mouse players, the Field of View (FOV) slider can be one of the best features of Call of Duty. In general, it enlarges a player's viewpoint to see more of the sides and the surrounding area. Console players have rarely had access to this method of increasing the player's view, and it is one of the advantages for keyboard and mouse players.

Recommended Videos

Why is there no FOV slider for the console in Call of Duty: Warzone?

Although Call of Duty: Vanguard added the FOV slider to consoles, Call of Duty: Warzone will not add an FOV slider for consoles. As they stated in a tweet, it "creates major performance impacts for old-gen console players," but the fairness is debatable.

In layman's terms, the PS4 and Xbox One aren't as good as the PS5 and Xbox Series X. The larger screens require more RAM and memory, which results in lower frames-per-second (FPS) on older consoles. For newer consoles, this is not an issue.

Related: Is Call of Duty 2022 a sequel to Modern Warfare?

What is FOV in Call of Duty?

The following is a visual representation of FOV. Suppose everyone had the smallest square by default. PC players can bring up the slider and see from the larger squares. The higher the slider, the bigger the square, which doesn't feel right when you're stuck with the smallest square.

Image via Activision-Blizzard

Are consoles ever getting an FOV slider in Call of Duty: Warzone?

As long as a majority of Warzone players aren't playing on next-gen consoles, which is basically current-gen at this point, the FOV slider won't return. As the builds on consoles may be incredibly similar, Raven Software might not be able to remove it from one and not the other. Therefore, it will be a few years before consoles get their FOV sliders.

There won't be any loss of FOV for PC players, which is a significant advantage over controllers in the keyboard and mouse debate. It is unlikely that the FOV slider will ever leave PC since it has been a setting on PC for some time, while it only just arrived on consoles.

For more Call of Duty content, stay on Pro Game Guides, and if you need a boost in Warzone, check out Best OTs 9 Loadout and Class in Call of Duty: Warzone.

Pro Game Guides is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
We have upgraded our commenting platform! Existing comments will be imported over the next few weeks.
related content
Author
Image of Jorge A. Aguilar 'Aggy'
Jorge A. Aguilar 'Aggy'
Aggy has been playing games since he was four years old. He has written for Sportskeeda, GFinity Esports, Dot Esports, Tales, and here at Pro Game Guides. Before becoming the Associate Editor here, he was the Evening Editor, and in the past was the Head of Social for GFinity and the Weekend Editor for Dot Esports. He checks almost every article on Pro Game Guides and runs the Social Media accounts. https://linktr.ee/SirAggy
twitter