Microsoft will bring the latest Call of Duty games to Xbox Cloud Gaming from day one. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available to stream for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on launch day, October 25th at 10am PT. Modern Warfare III and battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone will arrive on the platform on the same day.
This is the first time a Call of Duty game will be playable on Microsoft’s cloud gaming platform. “Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to enjoy Call of Duty in more places than ever before, including consoles, PC, mobile devices, select Samsung TVs, Amazon Fire TV, and Meta Quest devices. ” said Xbox Vice President of Game Experience and Game Experience. About the platform Ashley McKissick wrote in a blog post. “This will give you even more ways to play Black Ops 6 from day one.”
Ubisoft owns the streaming rights to Activision games after Microsoft struck a deal in 2023 to gain regulatory approval for its acquisition of the Call of Duty maker. So it looks like Ubisoft has licensed it to Microsoft (other cloud platforms can do the same).
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features a complete campaign set in the early 1990s. The game adds Omnidirectional Movement, a new fluid mobility option that lets you sprint, slide, and dive in any direction. ” Also new is Supine Prone, the “ability to rotate while prone,” which Activision says provides greater freedom of movement and tactical flexibility. The map spans the Middle East, Southern Europe, Russia, and the United States.
Modern Warfare III is last year’s game, arriving on Game Pass in July. One of the most underrated games in the history of the series, it is a direct sequel to Modern Warfare II. The game tells the story of a special operations force tracking down Russian ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Macaro, who is plotting to start World War III. The game includes a single-player campaign, multiplayer, and an open-world zombie mode (just in time for Halloween).
Finally, Call of Duty: Warzone is Activision’s 2022 answer to the free-to-play battle royale trend. Like genre stalwarts like Fortnite, you parachute onto a shrinking game map and go all out. Locations include Urzikstan, Rebirth Island, and Fortune’s Keep.
