Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 coming to Xbox Game Pass this month: report
Microsoft announced in May that Call of Duty: Back Ops 6, the next installment in Activision’s popular first-person shooter franchise, would be coming to Xbox Game Pass when it launches in October. But the first Call of Duty title on the gaming subscription service may come much sooner. The Xbox parent company is reportedly planning to bring Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to Xbox Game Pass this month.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Game Pass
An insider gaming report said Monday that last year’s Modern Warfare 3 would be coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month, but did not provide a specific date. “Insider Gaming was unable to verify an exact release date at the time of publication, but multiple sources have suggested it will be in the second half of this month,” the report said.
The information was also confirmed later by Windows Central, but neither Microsoft nor Activision have yet confirmed plans to add Modern Warfare 3 to Game Pass.
There are currently no Call of Duty games available on Microsoft’s video game subscription service. Last year, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said that Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard games wouldn’t arrive on Xbox Game Pass until 2024, as legal hurdles delayed the company’s acquisition of the Call of Duty maker. Spencer had said at the time that Microsoft couldn’t complete the work needed to add Activision titles to the Game Pass catalog until the acquisition was complete.
Black Ops 6 launches on Game Pass on day one
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be the first game in the best-selling franchise to hit Game Pass on day one when it launches on October 25. Modern Warfare 3 (reviewed), released on November 10 of last year, is the most recent game in the series. Older COD titles are also expected to slowly make their way to Game Pass, although Microsoft has not provided a timeline for this.
Earlier this week, Microsoft raised the prices of Xbox Game Pass across all territories and tiers ahead of the launch of Black Ops 6 on the service. The company also introduced a new “Standard” tier for the subscription service that will not offer any new first-party titles on launch day.
