Update: Activision has finally announced Call of Duty: Warzone as a free-to-play battle royale game with support for up to 150 players. As expected, it releases on March 10 and will be available to both those who own Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and those who do not. Modern Warfare owners will get access to Warzone a few hours early, with everyone else being able to download it separately later in the day on Tuesday. However, be prepared for a huge download size if you don’t have MW. Here’s a breakdown of when you can start playing (or at least downloading).
Modern Warfare players will be able to start downloading Warzone at 8 AM PT on March 10; it’ll be a 15-22 GB update depending on whether you’re playing on PC, PS4, or Xbox One, and you can begin downloading it now. Opening Modern Warfare should prompt the update if it hasn’t already begun on its own, though if you encounter any issues, try restarting your system. Those who don’t own MW and need to download it from your respective platform’s store can expect an 80-100 GB download beginning at 12 PM PT on March 10.
The countdown is set to end at 8 AM PT tomorrow, March 10. It occupies a locked space on the Modern Warfare main menu that was introduced with Season 2, and has been linked to the existence of Warzone since then. Although it appears in Modern Warfare, previous leaks have suggested that Warzone will be both free and standalone, not requiring a Modern Warfare purchase to play.
A countdown is now in the Classified section of Modern Warfare
Earlier today many details about Warzone were confirmed by a now-pulled video showing off its gameplay. This leak confirmed that players will fight in 1v1 matches in a gulag to secure revival, feature 150 players at launch, and support the same cross-play as Modern Warfare’s multiplayer.
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