{"id":25680,"date":"2025-01-28T15:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/do-you-need-xbox-live-gold-and-ps-plus-to-play-warzone-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:02:18","slug":"do-you-need-xbox-live-gold-and-ps-plus-to-play-warzone-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/do-you-need-xbox-live-gold-and-ps-plus-to-play-warzone-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need Xbox Live Gold and PS Plus to play Warzone? &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need Xbox Live Gold and PS Plus to play Warzone? Activision\/Sony\/MicrosoftDo you need to have an active Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus membership to play Call of Duty: Warzone? Here\u2019s everything you need to know, including whether Warzone is free-to-play. Since its release back in March of 2020, Call of Duty: Warzone has been completely free for all players regardless of platform. However, its status as an online game means that there has been some confusion over whether a paid subscription is necessary to play it. If you wish to know whether you can play Warzone without spending any money, then our handy hub will break down everything you need to know, regardless of whether you\u2019re on Xbox or PlayStation. Contents Do you need PS Plus to play Warzone? &#8211; Do you need Xbox Live Gold to play Warzone? &#8211; Is Call of Duty: Warzone free? &#8211; Will Warzone 2 be free-to-play? &#8211; Do you need PS Plus to play Warzone? We\u2019ll tackle PlayStation first because it\u2019s the more simple of the two. Warzone players playing on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 do not need an active PS Plus subscription to be able to play the CoD battle royale game. Read More: Best Warzone Sniper Rifle class loadouts &#8211; The subscription costs $60\/\u00a350 for a 12-month period, but is not necessary for free-to-play titles. For example, players wanting to play Call of Duty: Vanguard\u2019s multiplayer will require an active subscription. Players who only want to play Warzone will not need to pay this annual fee. Do you need Xbox Live Gold to play Warzone? On April 21, 2021, Microsoft announced that players would no longer require Xbox Live Gold to play free-to-play games, including Call of Duty: Warzone. While this wasn\u2019t always the case, with the company previously requiring Xbox Live Gold for all games, regardless of their cost, they committed to removing this for free games back in January 2021. Free-to-play now means free-to-play. Starting now, all Xbox players can access these free-to-play games with or without an Xbox Live Gold subscription: https:\/\/t.co\/krFop3Qkg6 pic.twitter.com\/CVbRK2hpus \u2014 Xbox (@Xbox) April 21, 2021 Of course, Xbox Live will still be required for paid games, so you shouldn\u2019t drop your membership if you wish to play multiplayer. Is Call of Duty: Warzone free? Thankfully, CoD: Warzone is completely free-to-play, and can be downloaded from the official store of whichever platform you want to play it on. Its lack of price tag is why it\u2019s become one of the most popular battle royale games. For any newcomers to the world of Warzone that don\u2019t have these memberships, this will be music to their ears as they\u2019ll be able to enjoy the adrenaline-fueled action without having to pay. Will Warzone 2 be free-to-play? Activision has yet to confirm whether Warzone 2 will be free-to-play. However, given its predecessor being free, we imagine Warzone 2 will follow this trend. Of course, the upcoming title will include the usual battle pass and paid cosmetics for players to purchase. Should any more updates come out regarding this subject, we\u2019ll be sure to update this article accordingly. So, there you have it \u2013 that\u2019s everything you need to know about whether you need Xbox Live Gold and PS Plus to play Warzone. Looking for more Call of Duty: Warzone guides and content? Check our tips and tricks: Best Warzone settings to increase FPS on PC | Most popular Warzone weapons | Best Warzone loadouts | Call of Duty Warzone Mobile: Everything we know | What is Sabotage Contract in Warzone? | How to level up Vanguard weapons fast for Warzone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need Xbox Live Gold and PS Plus to play Warzone? Activision\/Sony\/MicrosoftDo you need to have an active Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus membership to play Call of Duty: Warzone? 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