Microsoft Will Delay ‘Call of Duty’ New Releases on Xbox Game Pass, Drops Subscription Prices

Apr 21, 2026 9:37am PT Microsoft Will Delay ‘Call of Duty’ New Releases on Xbox Game Pass, Drops Subscription Prices

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Microsoft is dropping the price of its Xbox Game Pass subscription plans — and it’s also going to hold back new “Call of Duty” titles from the services for about a year.

Beginning this year, future releases of mega-popular first-person shooter “Call of Duty” releases, from Microsoft’s Activision division, won’t be available in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch. According to Microsoft, new “CoD” games will be added to the subscription tiers during the following holiday season — about a year later. The company said existing “Call of Duty” titles in the library will continue to be available.

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