What you need to know
- Despite their replayability thanks to the Xbox Backwards Compatibility program, many older Call of Duty titles had servers that had fallen into disarray.
- Call of Duty's publisher, Activision, is part of a record-breaking $69 billion acquisition by Xbox's parent company, Microsoft, expected to close soon despite regulatory pushback.
- Classic Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 1 have recently had their servers repaired, possibly in anticipation of the Xbox x ABK merger's closure.
- Xbox has not confirmed what, if any, Activision titles will join Game Pass due, in part, to marketing agreements held between Activision and Playstation, but it is expected some older Call of Duty titles could join the multi-game streaming service shortly after closure.
