Summary
While the 2025 installment of Call of Duty is reportedly being developedwith an eye on releasing it for thePlayStation 4andXbox One, much tothe frustration of current-generation console owners, it appears that the 2026 iteration ofCall of Dutywill be looking to the future. Specifically,the yet-to-be-revealed successor to the Xbox Series line of consoles.
Following the announcement of a delay to the upcoming Season 03 of Black Ops 6, known Call of Duty insider, TheGhostofHope, took to Twitter to share several massive details. Among them, the 2026 version of Call of Duty is being worked on development kits for the next Xbox, potentially signaling a launch on the next Microsoft console.
What Is COD 2026?
Before the end of 2024, TheGhostofHope reported that the 2026 COD will be developed by Infinity Ward and will likely be a fourth entry in the studio’s Modern Warfare reboot timeline. Maps from Modern Warfare 3 (the 2011 version) are also reportedly being remastered,similar to the remaster of MW2 (2009) maps in Modern Warfare 3 (2023).
What We Know About The Next Xbox
WhilePlayStationclosed out 2024with a mid-generation refresh in the form of the PS5 Pro, Microsoftskipped the hardware refresh altogether, instead seemingly opting to focus on the future. That futurewill reportedly include a dedicated handheld on top of a traditional home console.
During that same timeframe, Xbox head of consumer products, John Friend, revealed that the company had plans in the works for both the 25th anniversary of Halo and the 25th anniversary of Xbox.As Windows Central’s Jez Corden pointed out, the 25th anniversary of Xbox would fall on May 24, 2025, the same timeframe that new consoles have historically been released at, as well as the same window that Call of Duty has typically dominated. In other words, the two could be a match made in heaven — a new Xbox with a new COD to take advantage of its features.
