Call of Duty Warzone Mobile shutting down a year after launch; here’s what the company said

Microsoft-owned Activision is shutting down Call of Duty Warzone Mobile just over a year after its global launch. The company took to the social media platform X (earlier Twitter) to share the reason for shutting down this mobile game. The game maker wrote that the title “has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences.” The game will be removed from the App Store and Google Play after Sunday, May 18. Players who have already installed the game before Monday, May 19, 2025, will still be able to access it with continued cross-progression of shared inventories and matchmaking for online play.However, Activision has announced there will be no new seasonal content or gameplay updates. Social features across platforms will no longer be available, while players won’t be able to purchase content with real-world currency. Activision has stated on a support page that refunds will not be offered for previously purchased content or unspent COD Points. Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile was launched worldwide on March 21, 2024. The game featured shared progression with Call of Duty: Warzone on console and PC. Despite this, its performance on mobile did not meet the company's expectations.In the X post, the company wrote: “We deeply appreciate your dedication and passion for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. Going forward, we will be streamlining the scope of the game. This decision was made after careful consideration of various factors and while we're proud of the accomplishment in bringing Call of Duty: Warzone to mobile in an authentic way, it unfortunately has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences.As a result, we will no longer be delivering new seasonal content and gameplay updates to the mobile version. Effective immediately, players will no longer be able to purchase Call of Duty Points or Black Cell using real currency in Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. Sunday, May 18, 2025 will be the last day the game can be downloaded from the Google Play and Apple’s App Store and social features across both mobile platforms will be retired.Players who have the game installed before Monday, May 19, 2025 will still have access to the game with continued cross-progression of shared inventories using existing content, and servers with matchmaking for online play. Any unspent COD Points can also be redeemed in-game toward available content in the Store. We know that this news may be disappointing, and we truly appreciate the support, passion, feedback, and dedication from our community. We have special incentives for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile players in Call of Duty: Mobile and encourage our players to try it for free.”