Call of Duty Warzone Will Leave PS4 and Xbox One Behind Later This Year as Activision Moves Fully Into the Current Generation
Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Warzone is beginning its exit from PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, marking a major turning point for one of the biggest free to play shooters in the market. In an official Activision support update, the publisher states that service reductions for Warzone on PS4 and Xbox One begin on June 4, 2026, with full support on both last generation platforms ending later this year when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 arrives.
The first stage of that transition starts next week. Beginning June 4, Call of Duty: Warzone will be removed from the digital storefronts on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and will no longer be available to download on those systems. Activision also says that content purchased with local currency, including COD Points related store items and BlackCell related offerings, will begin disappearing from the Warzone in game store and applicable menus on those platforms. The Battle Pass, however, will remain available in game for free tier progression during the remaining support window.
A second step follows on June 25, when the in game store for Warzone will be removed entirely from PS4 and Xbox One. After that, the final cutoff will come with Season 1 of Modern Warfare 4, at which point Call of Duty: Warzone will no longer be playable on either platform. Activision further clarifies that the game will remain playable through the end of Season 06 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, but only for users who already have it in their platform library before new downloads are shut off on June 4.
This confirms what many players expected once Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 was announced for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2, while explicitly skipping PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. That platform decision already signaled that Activision was ready to stop designing the franchise around older hardware, but extending that shift to Warzone carries even more weight because of how central the free to play title has been to the wider Call of Duty ecosystem.
For players who stayed on PS4 and Xbox One, Warzone had remained one of the most accessible ways to continue participating in the Call of Duty experience without committing to a full premium release every year. That makes this change more than a technical platform adjustment. It is also the end of a long running bridge between older console owners and Activision’s modern live service strategy. Once the shutdown is complete, remaining players on those systems will need to move to current generation consoles or PC if they want to continue their Warzone progression. Activision says progression and most purchased content will carry over as long as users continue on a supported platform with the same linked Activision account, though some balances such as COD Points remain tied to platform families.
From a broader business perspective, the move makes strategic sense. Supporting a massive live service shooter across aging hardware inevitably creates development constraints, especially when the publisher is also trying to push new features, updated integration plans, and a new annual premium title. With Modern Warfare 4 arriving on October 23, 2026, Activision is drawing a firm line around what it considers the active future of the franchise. The result may be disappointing for last generation players, but it also removes one more barrier to building Call of Duty around newer hardware targets and a broader current generation install base.
For now, PS4 and Xbox One users still have a limited runway left, but the message is clear. Warzone is on its final stretch on last generation hardware, and the franchise’s next chapter is moving forward without it.
What do you think about Activision ending Warzone support on PS4 and Xbox One this year, and do you think the transition to current generation only is happening at the right time?
