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Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 is live, and Warzone is on Switch 2
Nintendo says Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 launched on November 6, 2026, and that free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, including the new Hajin battle royale map.
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Season 1 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is live, and Call of Duty: Warzone is now available as a free-to-play game on Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo's announcement, posted November 9, 2026, says Season 1 launched on November 6.
What Season 1 adds in Modern Warfare 4
Nintendo's post describes Season 1 as a major update with new maps, modes, and weapons. The listed 6v6 maps are Backstab, Canyon, and Shoot House. A featured Kill Block combo, Kill Block: Crash, is also part of the season. Modes listed for the launch include Possession, Infected, Grind, Drop Zone, and Gauntlet 1v1.
Nintendo says additional maps and modes, including Ministry and Overflow, are due in the mid-season update. A new DMZ area, a weapons facility "codenamed X01," is also part of the season, along with new orders, enemies, and a Threat Briefing challenge.
Warzone on Switch 2
Season 1 "marks the debut of Call of Duty: Warzone on the Nintendo Switch 2," Nintendo says. Warzone is described there as a free-to-play combat experience. The post does not say that owning Modern Warfare 4 is required to play Warzone on Switch 2; it presents Warzone as a free-to-play release on the system.
The Switch 2 launch of Warzone arrives with the Hajin battle royale map and the Zodiac Resurgence map, plus a Hajin Gulag, a Zipline Launcher, a Grabber Drone, a "Grinding for Royalty" challenge system, weapon augments, and Ground Ops activities. Nintendo also points new or returning players to a Rally Point playlist, with more modes due mid-season.
Modern Warfare 4 itself remains a separate, paid game. This article is not collapsing the two products into one purchase.
The takeaway
Season 1 is already out as of November 6, and Warzone's Switch 2 debut is part of that season, as a free-to-play mode of play on Nintendo's new hardware. If you have been waiting to try Warzone on Switch 2, Nintendo says it is available now, alongside the new Hajin map.
Cover image: A Nintendo Switch 2 console in its docking station, photographed by Crisco 1492. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Key facts
- Season 1 launch
- November 6, 2026
- Warzone on Switch 2
- Free-to-play, as of Season 1
- New BR map
- Hajin