Modern Warfare 4 skips Xbox Game Pass day-one launch

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, releasing October 23 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, will not launch on Xbox Game Pass day one — a first for the franchise since Microsoft acquired Activision in 2023. Players must buy the game outright at launch, breaking the day-one pattern set by the previous two entries.