Activision to end Warzone support on PS4 and Xbox One later this year

Activision is phasing Call of Duty: Warzone off PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, a move that turns a live-service shutdown into a hardware upgrade deadline for players who are still on last-generation consoles. According to Activision Support, new downloads will disappear from PS4 and Xbox One digital storefronts on June 4, the in-game store will be removed on June 25, and the game will remain playable on those systems only through the end of Season 06 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Activision says support for the game on those platforms will end later this year.

Players who move to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S or PC can keep their Warzone progression if they log in with the same linked Activision account. Content bought with COD Points will carry over to supported platforms, but some COD Points remain tied to the platform account that purchased or earned them. On PS4 and Xbox One, COD Points can still be redeemed in the Warzone in-game store through June 25, giving legacy players a short window to spend currency before that storefront disappears.

The scale of the hardware cut is still significant. Sony says the PlayStation 4 sold more than 117 million units worldwide, and Microsoft has disclosed 58 million Xbox One units, a combined legacy base of roughly 175 million consoles. That matters because live-service support is now a major determinant of when consumers replace hardware, especially in a market where Microsoft said gaming revenue rose 9 percent while Xbox hardware revenue fell 25 percent in its latest fiscal year. The economics are shifting away from boxes and toward recurring content, subscriptions and in-game spending, leaving publishers with more leverage over how long older machines stay relevant.

The decision follows an earlier reset in the franchise. Activision shut down Warzone Caldera on September 21, 2023, ending Caldera gameplay, player progression, inventories and online services. In 2024, the company began separating Warzone from annual Call of Duty downloads to reduce file sizes and give players more control over what they install. Now Activision is pushing the series further onto current hardware, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 set to launch this fall on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and supported PC platforms, and Warzone integration arriving in Season 1.