Game Pass to Welcome Classic Call of Duty Titles in 2026!

Big news for gamers on the horizon! Asha Sharma, the new head honcho at Xbox, recently dropped some mixed updates for Game Pass enthusiasts. On the upside, the subscription service is getting a price cut, but there’s a downside: fresh Call of Duty games won’t be hitting Game Pass at launch anymore. Instead, they’ll roll out about a year later, just as the next installment is gearing up to take the spotlight.

This shift marks one of Sharma’s first major moves since taking over from Phil Spencer, following a rather rocky year for Microsoft where Xbox stumbled quite a bit. The era of giving Game Pass subscribers instant access to Call of Duty’s biggest franchise has come to an end. Activision seems eager to move past this arrangement, especially since the availability of Call of Duty on Game Pass reportedly impacted the sales of Black Ops 6 in 2024 and Black Ops 7 in 2025.

Fans have had mixed reactions to this news. While some are disappointed, others seem to understand the shift. However, one common wish among gamers is for the inclusion of older Call of Duty titles on Game Pass. One user even expressed on X, “They should add all legacy Call of Duty games to Game Pass right now!”

And it seems Activision is listening! Sources indicate that they plan to expand the Call of Duty catalog on Game Pass this year. Currently, only a few recent entries are accessible, with the oldest one being 2017’s Call of Duty: WW2. The addition of legendary titles like Modern Warfare 2 and the original Black Ops could really entice fans, especially since many of these classic games still sell for $30 to $60, and some never made it to PC at all.

Here’s a quick trip down memory lane with some titles that could potentially land on Game Pass:

• Call of Duty (2003)
• Call of Duty 2 (2005)
• Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (2005)
• Call of Duty 3 (2006)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
• Call of Duty: World at War (2008)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
• Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)
• Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021)

It’s worth mentioning that 2021’s Vanguard seems to have slipped through the cracks as well, leaving many fans wondering if it will ever make a comeback. Who knows? Maybe even Treyarch’s Big Red One, a less spotlighted version of Call of Duty 2 from the original Xbox/PS2 era, will finally see its day!

With 2026 around the corner, keep your fingers crossed for a treasure trove of classic games to join the Game Pass lineup!