Sledgehammer Games' 2023 reboot is the first title in the Call of Duty franchise added to Microsoft's game subscription service.
Microsoft has officially announced that the first-person shooter will become available to Game Pass subscribers imminently, as leaks suggested.
The megaton first-person shooter could become available to Game Pass subscribers later this week.
The first-person shooter will arrive for the service in the latter half of July, with a potential announcement today, it's been claimed.
Activision's shooter was the best-selling game of the month in the US, while both PS5 and Xbox enjoyed year-on-year sales increases.
Other than 2013, 2018, and now 2023, Call of Duty has been the United States' best-selling game every year since 2009.
It's now the second best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date, with Call of Duty HQ ranking second in monthly active users.
Four new multiplayer maps and the return of Gunfight kick off the season on December 6th, with new modes and Ranked Play coming later.
After a below-average reception from fans and critics, Activision's latest sequel in the series has been discounted on consoles.
The "Snaking" exploit is only available for keyboard and mouse users, but cross-platform play means console players are also affected.
Is it time for Call of Duty to move on?
Sledgehammer's controversial sequel has racked up more hours per player than Modern Warfare (2019) and Modern Warfare 2 (2022).
Not even a surprisingly good Zombies mode can save this year's Call of Duty from its miserable Campaign and multiplayer issues.
The only Call of Duty game with a lower score than Modern Warfare 3 is 2012's PS Vita title, Call of Duty: Black Ops - Declassified.
Meanwhile, Quarry, Rundown, and Scrapyard are removed from the Hardpoint playlist while Sledgehammer investigates "unfavorable spawns."
Meanwhile, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is pushed down to No. 3, while Football Manager 2024 debuts in fifth place.
Most physical sales were on PS5 at 72 percent, while Xbox constituted 20 percent and the PS4 version contributed eight percent.
"We have worked hard to deliver on this vision which has been years in the making. Anything said to the contrary is simply not true," Sledgehammer writes.
After the Campaign launched in early access for pre-orders, Multiplayer and Zombies are now live worldwide for all players.
However, those plans were shelved when the studio was informed that it would instead be working on Modern Warfare 3.