Call of Duty 2026 Won't Be Releasing on Last-Gen Consoles - IGN

Call of Duty fans can breathe a sigh of relief as this year's entry will not release on last-gen consoles, so developers don't have to hold back. Earlier this week, a rumor began to spread that the next Call of Duty game, rumored to be Modern Warfare 4, was being playtested on PlayStation 4. This caused some panic among fans, as the PS4 will be turning 13 around the time of the next Call of Duty game's release, and rumors indicate the PS6 is only a year or two away. Some feel like games are being held back by last-gen consoles, but Activision appears to be moving on from them. The official Call of Duty X account has confirmed that the next Call of Duty is not in development for PlayStation 4, which presumably means it's also not in development for Xbox One. This will be the first Call of Duty game since 2013's Call of Duty: Ghosts to not release on the Xbox One/PS4 generation of hardware. It's unclear if this will empower Infinity Ward and the other Call of Duty studios to make a bigger technological leap with this year's game, but that is certainly the hope among fans.