Is Warzone Still on PS4 and Xbox One? (November 2026)

No, Warzone is no longer playable on PS4 or Xbox One. Support ended when Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 went live on 6 November 2026, and your progress only continues if you sign in on a supported platform (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC or Nintendo Switch 2) with the same linked Activision account. Here is the full shutdown timeline, what carries over, and what happens to leftover COD Points, as of November 2026.

We checked this against Activision Support's Warzone Platform Update FAQ, the official Call of Duty Season 1 blog and Raven Software's Season 1 patch notes, plus Tourney Time's shutdown coverage, in November 2026.

The Shutdown Happened in Three Stages

Activision did not switch off last-generation Warzone in one step. Its support FAQ laid out a staged wind-down that started in the summer and finished with the arrival of Season 1. Knowing the stages explains why some players lost access to the store months before they lost access to the game.

Warzone on PS4 and Xbox One: shutdown stages (Activision Support)

Date	What changed
4 June 2026	Removed from PS4 and Xbox One digital storefronts; local-currency content such as COD Points and BlackCell removed from the in-game store; Battle Pass no longer purchasable with COD Points
25 June 2026	In-game store removed on PS4 and Xbox One; last day to redeem COD Points there
End of Black Ops 7 Season 06	Last day the game could be played on PS4 and Xbox One
Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 (6 November 2026)	Warzone no longer available to play on PS4 and Xbox One

Between June and the end of Black Ops 7 Season 06, owners could still install the game from their console library and play it, and the free Battle Pass tiers stayed unlockable. That window is now closed. Raven's Season 1 patch notes repeat the change plainly: with the launch of Season 1, Warzone is no longer supported on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

What Carries Over When You Move

The good news is that most of what you earned is attached to your Activision account rather than the console. Activision's FAQ says that as long as you play using the same linked Activision account, your full progression and content purchased with COD Points carry over to any supported platform.

The Season 1 blog repeats the point: your progression carries over if you log in with the same linked Activision account. Separately, Activision's carry-forward plan brings Operators, Operator skins, weapon blueprints, calling cards, emblems, finishing moves, emotes, sprays, parachutes and contrails from Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III, Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 into Season 1 Warzone. Weapon camos are not on that carry-forward list.

There is one important nuance. The Season 1 integration also reset Player Level, because Warzone now shares the Modern Warfare 4 leveling and optional Prestige system with Multiplayer and DMZ. So "your progression carries over" means your account, unlocks and purchased content follow you, but you start the new Modern Warfare 4 level track like everyone else. Our guide to leveling up fast in Warzone covers the legitimate ways to climb it quickly.

COD Points and Purchases: Same Console Family Only

This is the part that catches people out. Activision splits your purchases into three groups, and they do not all travel the same way.

• Content bought with COD Points is shared across your Activision account and is available on any supported platform when you use the same linked account.
• Unspent COD Points, whether purchased or earned through the Battle Pass, are tied to the platform account. Any balance left on PS4 or Xbox One can be redeemed on the current-generation console in the same family when you use the same account.
• Most content bought with local currency is tied to the platform account and can be used on the current-generation console in the same family. Content tied to another Call of Duty game stays in that game.

In practice, a PS4 balance goes to PS5 and an Xbox One balance goes to Xbox Series X|S. Activision's wording only covers the same console family, so do not expect leftover points from a PS4 to appear on Xbox, PC or Switch 2. If you have a large unspent balance, moving within the same family is the way to keep it usable.

Where You Can Play Warzone Now

Warzone now runs on the same platforms as Modern Warfare 4: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2. Activision's support page lists those as the Modern Warfare 4 platforms, and the Season 1 blog confirms that Warzone launched on Switch 2 at the same moment it left the older consoles.

Switch 2 is the new option for players who want a handheld. It is a different experience from a PS5 or Series X, though, and the platform-specific details matter; our Warzone on Switch 2 guide covers the download, storage and what is known about performance. If you are moving to PC instead, our Season 1 settings guide lists sensible starting points for graphics and controller layouts.

For players who are not ready to upgrade, there is no workaround: the game will not launch on PS4 or Xbox One. Activision's FAQ is also clear that this change only applies to Warzone. Every other Call of Duty title originally released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One remains available to play there.

Moving to a New Platform Step by Step

If you are switching hardware, a few minutes of preparation saves a lot of frustration.

1. Confirm which Activision account you used. Sign in on callofduty.com and check your profile for the linked PlayStation or Xbox account. Progress follows the Activision account, not the console.
2. Link the new platform to the same account. When you first launch Warzone on the new console or PC, sign in with that same Activision account rather than creating a new one.
3. Stay in the same console family if you have COD Points left. Unspent points only move to the current-generation console of the same brand.
4. Check your blueprints and Operators. Older weapon blueprints appear under the Legacy tab in Create-a-Class once unlocked through Player XP in the Armory.
5. Expect a fresh level track. The Season 1 Player Level reset applies to everyone, so plan for a new climb through levels 1 to 55 and optional Prestige.

Older weapons work differently now. They use fixed Warzone preset builds that cannot be edited in Gunsmith and do not get Modern Warfare 4 Mastery Camos, which our legacy weapons guide explains in detail.

Common Problems After Switching Platforms

Most moves go smoothly, but a handful of issues come up again and again in the first week of a new season. Before you contact support, run through these.

• Your unlocks are missing: the most common cause is signing in with a different Activision account than the one linked to your old console. Progress follows the account, so check which one you are using before assuming anything was lost.
• Your COD Points balance is zero: if you moved from PlayStation to Xbox, PC or Switch 2, or from Xbox to anything other than Xbox Series X|S, that is expected. Unspent points only move within the same console family.
• Your old blueprints are locked: legacy blueprints start locked in Season 1 and unlock through Player XP in the Armory. They are not deleted.
• A specific item is unavailable: Raven's known issues list says multiple legacy emotes are temporarily unavailable, and that there is no legacy blueprint for the ROC 20MM at launch.
• Your loadout edits did not save: the same known issues list says new players may find changes to custom loadouts are not saved during a match, which can look like lost progress but is a reported bug.

If something is still missing after those checks, Activision Support is the right place to ask, and it helps to have your old platform account name and Activision ID ready when you do.

What PS4 and Xbox One Players Are Missing

Staying on old hardware does not just mean losing the game; it means missing the largest Warzone update in years. Season 1 brought the full Modern Warfare 4 integration: the Hajin Battle Royale map and Zodiac Resurgence map, all 33 Modern Warfare 4 launch weapons with Weapon Prestige and Warzone Mastery Camos, Tactical Sprint for every Operator, Elite Perks, the Zipline Launcher and Grabber Drone, Ground Ops and Weapon Augments. Verdansk and Rebirth Island are part of the season too, so even the classic maps now require new hardware.

Activision's Season 1 blog framed the move as Warzone, and Modern Warfare 4, moving on from older-generation hardware. Given that Modern Warfare 4 itself never launched on PS4 or Xbox One, a shared progression system could not have worked there anyway.

It also changes who you play with. If your regular squad included friends still on a PS4 or Xbox One, they now need new hardware or a PC to join you, and that is worth raising early so nobody is caught out on a squad night. The cheapest route for each player depends on what they already own, but the key point for everyone is the same: keep using the original Activision account so years of unlocks are waiting on the new system.

Picking Up Where You Left Off

If you are restarting on new hardware and want to skip some of the Prestige climb that the Season 1 reset created, the store's Modern Warfare 4 Prestige Boost moves an account from its current Prestige to a target up to Prestige 10, completing levels 1 to 55 for each Prestige by hand on your own account, on the Classic or Regular path you select. It is listed only for supported platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, so it does not apply to PS4 or Xbox One.

The store's wider range of Modern Warfare 4 services sits on the MW4 hub.

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