I'm late to this discussion, but I totally agree that this is going to be closer to AW than any other title. From a business standpoint, the future is the only way to go and the "boots on the ground" warfare is not going to sell any longer. If it did, Activision would re-release MW2 or something from the past on the Xbox One. Why would they go through the trouble of developing a game for years that has already been done? Much easier for them to re-code an old game and release it on current gen.
I'm a huge COD fan, and just bought the Xbox One to move away from the 360 and into the future. Honestly, it's the only game I play and my kids buy other games. I bought it specifically to play Black Ops 3 and ready to move on. Too many issues with AW on the 360 and it took months for them to finally fix.
"Move on and forward with your life and don't look back. It's much more enjoyable and healthy than re-living the past." Probably the best advice I have ever remembered.