Call of Duty 2026 Won't Release on Last-Generation Consoles - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 May 2026 / 3,402 Views
Nearly six years into the current-generation of consoles - the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S - it has been confirmed Call of Duty 2026 will not release for the PlayStation 4. This most likely means it is also not in development for the Xbox One.
"Not sure where this one started, but it’s not true. The next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4," reads a social media post from Activision.
Call of Duty has been releasing on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox one since 2013's Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Microsoft recently announced future Call of Duty games would no longer release day one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a way to lower the price of the two tiers to $22.99 a month and $13.99 a month, respectively.
Following the lackluster launch of last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Activision announced they will no longer be doing back-to-back releases of Modern Warfare or Black Ops games as they admit "the franchise has not met your expectations fully."
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And it only took 6 years.
Curious if this is the year Nintendo finally gets COD again
Likely amended behind the scenes
It wouldn't make since for the deal have started until the first game actually launches
Well now that everyone will be upgrading to PS5/XBSXS with GTAVI in addition to the recent Xbox-centric shift in Microsoft’s Xbox Gaming division, I can’t say I’m too surprised. Took 13 years… oomphf that’s a long time to be supporting a system.
correct and great call
cod has been like 90/10 in favor of newer cods, so there will be a boost but not huge.
Finally...
Better late than never, I guess lol
It is long time (for a fan of last gen video games versions) and this is a good decision.
CoD is in big trouble. GTA will likely cause the lowest CoD sales number of the decade.
It had to happen eventually.
It had to happen eventually.
Don't care.
