Warzone Goes Dark on PS4 and Xbox One: What Carries Over, What You Lose and What’s New in Season 1

It is official: the drop zone is closed for last-gen players. Call of Duty: Warzone no longer runs on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Activision pulled the plug when Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 went live at midnight Eastern on Nov. 6, and the news is still lighting up gaming timelines this weekend as players who never upgraded find their old consoles locked out of the free-to-play battle royale.

Editorial illustration of an old generic game console beside a TV showing grey static, next to a glowing modern console and a screen with a parachute descending over a map at sunset. No people or logos. — Editorial illustration. Warzone stopped running on PS4 and Xbox One when Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 launched on Nov. 6.

Here is what happened, what players keep, what they could lose, and where Warzone goes from here.

Why Warzone left PS4 and Xbox One

Warzone is free to play, but its content is tied to the newest Call of Duty release. Season 1 fully folds Modern Warfare 4 into Warzone, with its weapons, progression and gameplay systems, and Modern Warfare 4 itself was never released on PS4 or Xbox One. As Digital Trends put it, that left the game with no way to stay compatible with consoles that are now more than a decade old.

Activision’s support page spells it out plainly: starting with Season 1, Warzone “will no longer be playable on PlayStation 4 and XBOX One as the game, and Modern Warfare 4, moves on from older generation hardware.” Every other Call of Duty title released on those consoles stays playable; only Warzone is affected.

A shutdown months in the making

The end did not come out of nowhere. Activision first laid out the plan in a platform update in early June. On June 4, Warzone was removed from the PS4 and Xbox One digital storefronts, so new downloads stopped, and Battle Pass purchases with COD Points ended. On June 25, the in-game store disappeared on those consoles entirely. Players who already had the game installed could keep playing through the end of Black Ops 7 Season 06, which made Nov. 5 the last full day of play in Eastern time.

Insider Gaming noted that the move followed Activision’s earlier shutdown of Warzone Mobile in April 2026.

What carries over, and the COD Points catch

The good news for anyone upgrading: your full progression and any content bought with COD Points carry over to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC or other supported platforms, as long as you sign in with the same linked Activision account.

The catch is unspent COD Points. Activision says those are tied to the platform account, so they move only within the same console family. A PS4 balance can be redeemed on a PS5, and an Xbox One balance on an Xbox Series X|S, but switching from PlayStation to Xbox, or the other way around, will not bring those points along. Most content bought with real money works the same way.

One more thing to know before jumping back in: Season 1 resets Player Level for everyone, so even carried-over accounts start a fresh leveling path across Multiplayer, DMZ and Warzone.

What Season 1 brings on current hardware

For players on supported platforms, the season is packed. According to Activision and Call of Duty’s Season 1 briefing, Warzone adds a new Battle Royale map, Hajin, set in South Korea, and a compact Resurgence map, Zodiac. Verdansk and Rebirth Island are slated to return later in the season. New modes at launch include Rally Point, a 20-player Resurgence mode with no circle, 120-player Massive Resurgence on Hajin, and 44-player Loaded Resurgence.

Gameplay changes include Tactical Sprint for every Operator without a Perk (with a slightly shorter duration), the ability to drag downed teammates while reviving them, plus new gear such as the Zipline Launcher and Grabber Drone. The season also marks Warzone’s first-ever arrival on Nintendo Switch 2.

Why it matters

Warzone launched in 2020 and became one of the most popular free-to-play games around, and it has run on PS4 and Xbox One from day one. Dropping those consoles means some longtime players now face a choice between buying new hardware and walking away. It also signals how firmly major publishers are moving on from the last console generation.

What’s next: if you are still on a PS4 or Xbox One, the safest move is to keep your Activision account linked so your progress is waiting when you upgrade, and to stay in the same console family if you want your leftover COD Points. Everyone else can drop into Hajin now, with Verdansk and Rebirth Island on the way later this season.