The live service games industry is a tenuous one. Continuing to support a game with live content month after month is expensive and daunting, and very few games have been super successful at it.
One of those games isCall of Duty: Warzone. TheCoDbattle royale mode launched in 2020 and has brought in players from around the world to hop into matches in Verdansk, Rebirth Island, Urzikstan, Al Mazrah, Caldera, and several other maps alongside multiple mainCoDtitles.
One thing that has stayed consistent, though, is content. Activision employs several studios to work on monthly updates for the game that add things like weapons, skins, operators, map updates, and more to keep things fresh. But doing so is pricy, and if the game is no longer turning a profit, it could be at risk of being sunset, having its servers shut down, or having its future live service content canceled.
Could this ever happen toCall of Duty, the biggest and best-selling series year in and year out? Here’s what we know so far about the possibility ofWarzoneshutting down.
Is Warzone shutting down?
There is no evidence ofCall of Duty: Warzoneending or shutting down anytime soon, contrary to rumors that have been spreading online in June 2025. Any talk aboutWarzone’ssuccesses or failures outside of direct confirmation from Activision is just conjecture or rumors at this point.
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, however, did just recently shut down. The game is no longer available to download from the App Store or Play Store as of June 22, 2025. Activision said the game “unfortunately has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences.”
Warzoneon console and PC, though, is still likely a profitable venture. Therehas been a lot of controversy surrounding the game since it launched, largely due to issues with hacking and cheating. However, discussion aboutWarzonebeing shut down really gained momentum with the launch of season three ofBlack Ops 6and the introduction of Verdansk.
Rumors began circulating earlier this year about Warzone whenCoDleaker @TheGhostofHopepostedthat “Warzone 3” would not be happening in 2026 “if Verdansk fails to retain current/returning players.” This report, while unconfirmed, is always possible, as is anything when it comes to the gaming industry.
For now,Warzoneappears to be here to stay for the foreseeable future. Could that change at any time? Of course. If the game keeps waning in popularity and becomes less profitable, there is room for a shakeup of theCoDBR.
