It's possible that the 2026 Call of Duty game will not be available on Xbox Game Pass as a day one release. When Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard, it meant that the blockbuster Call of Duty franchise would become a part of Xbox Game Pass. The first Call of Duty to make its debut as a day one Xbox Game Pass game was 2024's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, with 2025's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 following in its footsteps.
Historically, all Xbox-owned games have been day one Xbox Game Pass games, with day one releases a major selling point for higher tiers of the service like Ultimate. It's been assumed that all future Call of Duty games will be day one Xbox Game Pass releases, but now it seems that may not actually be the case.
Call of Duty: Warzone developer Raven Software adds a feature that Battle Royale fans have been begging the studio to add for many years now.
Previous reports have suggested that Call of Duty might be skipping Game Pass this year, and now that's been corroborated by Windows Central's Jez Corden. Corden said that he has heard it's a possibility...
