Call of Duty 2026 Will Likely Be Trading the Xbox One for Microsoft’s Next Big Thing After the Series X

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Call of Duty 2026 Will Likely Be Trading the Xbox One for

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’s Next Big Thing After the Series X

The Call of Duty franchise and its release over different platforms over the past couple of decades have been a staple of the gaming industry, slowly becoming one of the most anticipated releases annually. This is especially true for users on Xbox, who have been enjoying more attention than ever since

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The Cod games over time have also helped push the technical limitations of all the different consoles it has been on. Unfortunately, it might be time to abandon the long-running Xbox One and put it to rest, as the latest leaks suggest the developers have now started focusing on the next best thing.

Call of Duty 2026 is being developed on Xbox’s next generation

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A recent leak suggests that Call of Duty 2026 is already in development on dev kits for

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’s upcoming console, meaning that its target hardware will be beyond what the Series X and Series S currently offer and way beyond the Xbox One, which has been holding on for its dear life since 2013.

EXCLUSIVE Details for Modern Warfare IV (2026):

– No Old Gen support
– Traditional UI like the older games (More traditional than BO6)
– Engine being overhauled to address MWII problems like “visual clutter” etc.
– Being developed on Dev Kits for the Next Xbox
– No “Warzone 3″…

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The alleged leak also reveals more unexpected information about the next year’s Call of Duty. This includes how the game is possibly going to have a more ‘traditional’ UI taken after the earlier installments of the franchise. Furthermore, the leaks dictate that the game’s engine might be getting reworked around as well to deal with problems the studio faced before.

However, the biggest piece of meat in this long list of alleged Call of Duty leaks is how the next game is being crafted on the next generation of Xbox consoles. Lastly, the leaks reveal a final nail in the coffin for a fan-favorite title, unveiling that there will be no Warzone 3 if Verdansk isn’t able to gather more players soon.

Why dropping Xbox One makes a lot of sense

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Seeing it from the eyes of a developer, developing a game across different generations of consoles is toll-taking, especially the optimization part. Supporting older hardware often means making compromises, including worse graphics and sacrificing the overall quality to make the game barely playable.

Skipping Xbox One entirely allows developers to push the next iteration of Call of Duty to its full potential. For a fast-paced FPS like this one, being on older consoles that are barely able to deliver 60FPS on a good day is not a great experience.

If Call of Duty 2026 does indeed bypass the Xbox One, it would mark the end of an era for one of the most successful consoles in history. While the Xbox One has had an impressive run since its 2013 debut, the demands of modern gaming are unfortunately more than what it could provide.