Alongside the full reveal of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, publisher Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty Warzone will be unable to download and will be delisted on PS4 and Xbox One beginning next week on June 4, 2026, and that later this year, it will be unplayable by the end of this year with the arrival of Season 1 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
It's the end of an era as Call of Duty officially moves into the current generation, after it previously confirmed that Modern Warfare 4 would not be available on PS4 and Xbox One. The decision to also move Warzone on from last-gen then comes as little surprise, but is arguably even more significant than Modern Warfare 4 not being available on last-gen consoles.
As Call of Duty's extremely popular free-to-play option, Warzone has maintained a steady population of players across both eighth-generation and ninth-generation consoles, particularly as every ninth-generation console, including the Nintendo Switch 2, which arrived only last year, has seen a price increase.
What was once the 'budget' option for players to keep playing one of the most popular modern games is no more, as players who've remained on last-gen devices are now forced to upgrade their consoles and PCs during a time when everything is only going up in price due to a slew of reasons. Though the one at the top of most players' minds is the rising cost of memory, which Valve cited just yesterday as the reason for why the Steam Deck saw a massive price hike.
After Warzone is delisted next week, you'll still be able to play it, though with the arrival of Modern Warfare 4's Season 1, which is likely to come shortly after, if not alongside, Modern Warfare 4's October 23, 2026, release date, it will be unplayable on PS4 and Xbox One consoles.
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