Call of Duty: Warzone’s Xbox One and PS4 shut down is approaching — here’s what’s happening and when you have to stop playing
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will mark the first entry in the franchise to drop support for Xbox One and PS4, along with the free-to-play battle royale Warzone. The news was announced in June, ending an era of cross-generation support for the long-running shooter series. Xbox One and PS4 players were unable to participate in the recent traditional yearly beta test, which featured the new Zodiac map exclusive to newer-generation consoles and PC.
While the games remain playable on legacy hardware for now, the shutdown is expected to occur in the coming months. This transition signals Activision’s shift toward focusing development exclusively on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC platforms. The decision leaves millions of players on last-generation consoles behind, particularly impacting the free-to-play Warzone community that has operated across multiple platforms since its 2020 launch.
The discontinuation marks a significant change in Call of Duty’s traditional support model, which has historically maintained backwards compatibility to maximize player base accessibility across hardware generations.