Unfortunately, Warzone 1 cannot be played at the moment. The game was re-released as Warzone Caldera on April 20, 2020, and quickly became a hit in the gaming industry. It rapidly gained a large fan following, and since it was released during the lockdown, its popularity surged. Soon after, Warzone 2 was launched, and the former was re-published with the new name Warzone Caldera.
Currently, all servers for this title have been shut down, and there is no way to play the game. This article aims to provide comprehensive information regarding when the game shut down, the possibility of its return, and more.
Can You Still Play Warzone 1?
Warzone 1, the initial installment of Call of Duty's battle royale shooter, is no longer playable as of September 21, 2023, as all servers have been shut down. The game was temporarily taken offline on November 16, 2022, coinciding with the release of its second iteration, Warzone 2. Despite being re-released on November 28, 2022, under the new name Warzone Caldera, all servers have been shut down on September 21, 2023, making matches impossible to find.
Recently, a new glitch has surfaced, enabling you to access the title via the Modern Warfare (2019) application. However, if you attempt to find matches, instead of showing a connection error, it will put you into infinite queuing time.
Developers have officially announced that there are no plans to relaunch Warzone 1 or Warzone Caldera. They advised users to delete the game from their console or PC to free up space.
Inventory status of Warzone 1
All content from Warzone 1 was available and accessible in Warzone Caldera. However, when all the servers were taken down, game progression and inventories became inaccessible. Nevertheless, any purchases made that are accessible in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) or Black Ops Cold War will still be available in those games on the same account used for playing Warzone Caldera.
COD Point (Call of Duty Points), the game's in-game currency, will remain on the platform and can be transferred between Call of Duty games on the same platform linked to the Activision account.
It is worth noting that COD Points can only be spent on the specific platform where they were purchased, but items bought with COD Points are shared across all platforms linked to your Activision account.
That covers everything there is to know about Warzone 1's status at present.