The last chapter for Call of Duty: Warzone on last-gen hardware is officially being written. Activision has confirmed that the battle royale will stop functioning on PS4 and Xbox One once Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 goes live, and the countdown has already started.
Warzone store sunset on PS4
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The timeline every last-gen player needs to know
The first cut comes on June 4, when Warzone gets delisted from the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store for PS4 and Xbox One. New downloads stop there. If you already have the game installed, you can keep playing for now, but the window is closing fast.
Then on June 25, the in-game store shuts down on both platforms. No more purchasing Call of Duty Points bundles, no more cosmetic drops. The free Battle Pass remains accessible after that date, so players can still grind progression, but the monetization side of the game goes dark.
The final death blow arrives with MW4 Season 1, expected shortly after Modern Warfare 4 launches on October 23. At that point, Warzone simply stops being playable on last-gen hardware. Full stop.
What this means for players still on last-gen
Here's the thing: a meaningful slice of the Warzone player base has been holding on to PS4 and Xbox One hardware. The game launched in 2020 and built much of its early audience on those platforms. Cutting them off isn't a surprise at this point in the console generation, but the timing with a major new title confirms this is a deliberate push toward current-gen and PC.
Modern Warfare 4 is launching exclusively for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Switch 2. No last-gen version. That alone signals where Activision sees its audience now.
The connection between MW4 and Warzone runs deeper than just a launch date. When Season 1 of MW4 goes live, content from the new game starts flowing into Warzone. That integration only works at the performance and feature level that current-gen hardware can handle, which makes the last-gen sunset a technical inevitability as much as a business decision.
The bigger picture for Call of Duty's future
This move fits a pattern that has been building across the franchise. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 already pushed the series forward on current-gen, and MW4 is set to continue that trajectory with no last-gen footprint at all.
For players who have been debating an upgrade, the June 4 delisting date is the practical deadline if you want to keep playing Warzone without interruption. After October, there is no version of the game running on PS4 or Xbox One.
If you want to stay sharp in the meantime or get ready for MW4, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 guides cover loadouts, mechanics, and meta strategies that translate well across the franchise. Broader gaming guides are also worth checking for anything else in your rotation while you plan the hardware move.
