Prior to the official announcement for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, Activision confirmed that this year’s entry would be leaving last-gen consoles behind – marking the first game to be released exclusively on current-gen hardware. At the time, it was unknown what would become of COD’s free-to-play Warzone. Now we know, with Activision confirming that Warzone will be delisted (on PS4 and Xbox One) as soon as next week.

Making the surprise announcement on their blog, the team at Activision revealed that they are leaving last-gen Warzone behind in a rather rapid fashion.

Though the game will technically be playable on PS4 / Xbox One up until the arrival of MW4 Season 1 (likely sometime in November / December), the last-gen version of Warzone is being officially delisted from storefronts next week on the 4th of June.

As mentioned, you’ll still be able to redownload the game and keep playing for now, but come Season 1 of MW4 all last-gen support will be officially ended.

The full post (including an FAQ detailing what will happen to you COD Points etc) can be found HERE, with more information on Modern Warfare 4 itself available HERE.

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Microsoft is preparing to bring its AI-driven “Gaming Copilot” assistant to current-generation Xbox Series X|S consoles by the end of 2026, as confirmed by Sonali Yadav, Xbox Gaming AI partner group project manager, during a recent GDC 2026 panel.

The service, which has been undergoing beta testing on PC, mobile, and the ROG Xbox Ally since October 2025, is designed to act as a real-time “gaming sidekick”. By analysing gameplay through automated screenshots and OCR, the AI provides contextual hints, strategy coaching, and personalised game recommendations without requiring the player to leave their game or consult a separate device. During the presentation at GDC 2026 (via GamesRadar), a Microsoft representative stated that the goal is to help players “get to the fun faster”, effectively replacing traditional static game guides with a dynamic, LLM-powered assistant.

However, the rollout hasn't been without its share of friction, particularly regarding privacy and data handling. When the beta first launched, it was discovered that Gaming Copilot was enabled by default and could extract text from screenshots for “inference” to understand what was happening on the screen. While Microsoft eventually clarified that the actual gameplay screenshots are not used to train their underlying AI models, they confirmed that text and voice interactions can be used for training unless the user manually opts out. This sparked a wave of concern among European users regarding GDPR compliance and raised red flags for developers and playtesters who worried the tool might inadvertently capture and transmit NDA-protected material from unreleased builds.

The expansion to the Series X and Series S is seen as a step toward Microsoft's next major hardware leap, currently known as Project Helix. This upcoming device, positioned as a premium PC-console hybrid, is expected to reach the alpha dev kit stage in 2027, with a target launch window in 2028. Project Helix is rumoured to run a special version of Windows 11 featuring a native “Xbox Mode” and will likely integrate Gaming Copilot at the system level to take advantage of next-generation NPU hardware.

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KitGuru says: As Microsoft leans further into AI, the success of the 2026 console rollout will likely dictate how central these agentic features become to the future of the Xbox brand. Do you think AI will become a core part of gaming and consoles, or is it just a trend that will eventually die?

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