{"id":38018,"date":"2023-10-13T12:54:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T10:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1857597"},"modified":"2023-10-13T15:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:18:40","slug":"when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate\/","title":{"rendered":"When could Call of Duty come to Xbox Game Pass? Our best estimate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Good news, we hope! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ben Huxley\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 13 October 2023 at 10:54 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The CMA has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/xbox-activisition-overcome-hurdle-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finally approved<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/microsoft-xbox-acquires-activision-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard-King deal<\/a> after the latter made concessions regarding cloud streaming rights over the games involved.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t stop them from appearing on Team Green\u2019s subscription service, and so we\u2019ll be answering when could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/call-of-duty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Call of Duty<\/a> come to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/xbox-game-pass-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xbox Game Pass<\/a>, with our best estimate of the exact date.<\/p>\n<p>The deal has been years in the making at this point, and the path forward isn\u2019t entirely certain yet, but one thing is for sure \u2013 a lot more people are going to be playing Call of Duty in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just Call of Duty, of course, Microsoft will own outright Activision, Blizzard, Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, King, Major League Gaming, Radical Entertainment, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob and Treyarch.<\/p>\n<p>Expect to see a fair few games \u2013 and perhaps some old favourites \u2013 appearing on Xbox Game Pass in the future.<\/p>\n<p>With all that said, CoD is your God so let\u2019s cut to the chase!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will Call of Duty come to Xbox Game Pass?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yes, Call of Duty will be coming to Xbox Game Pass<\/strong>. Now that the final regulatory body, the CMA, is appeased, nothing is stopping Call of Duty from being added in due course.<\/p>\n<p>This means that nothing is standing in Microsoft\u2019s way, and (hopefully) those with the Game Pass will soon be able to play Call of Duty releases without splashing out the full price for the pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>This will also be alongside other titles from the wealth of studios Microsoft now owns.<\/p> <h2><strong>When will Call of Duty come to Xbox Game Pass?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Call of Duty will come to Xbox Game Pass in 2024<\/strong>. This was revealed on X (formerly Twitter), with Activision-Blizzard themselves stating \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">we anticipate that we would begin adding games into Game Pass sometime in the course of next year<\/span>\u201c.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s awesome to see anticipation building for Call of Duty\u00ae: Modern Warfare\u00ae III. As we continue to work toward regulatory approval of the Microsoft deal, we\u2019ve been getting some questions whether our upcoming and recently launched games will be available via Game Pass.<br\/><br\/>While we\u2026<\/p>\u2014 Activision Blizzard (@ATVI_AB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATVI_AB\/status\/1711464921077006751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>After Microsoft finalised its acquisition of Bethesda, 20 games from the Elder Scrolls studio appeared on Game Pass just two days later (on 11th March 2021).<\/p>\n<p>Call of Duty still has deals in place with PlayStation, however, meaning we won\u2019t see it added quite as promptly.<\/p>\n<p>If this changes then we will update you as soon as we have more information regarding the situation.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6338231434112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a>, subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free newsletter<\/a> and <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest gaming intel.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310, PLUS a \u00a310 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Good news, we hope! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":38019,"template":"","categories":[1,8],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/10\/when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate.jpg",1600,1066,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/10\/when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/10\/when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/10\/when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/10\/when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/10\/when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/10\/when-could-call-of-duty-come-to-xbox-game-pass-our-best-estimate.jpg",1600,1066,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Good news, we hope!","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/38018"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}