Activision has officially dropped support for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. The title was the company’s biggest project on the mobile gaming platform. Fans thought it would be a mobile winner, just like its PC and console versions.
Activision Ends Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
At first, the game was a success. Many users played it in its first weeks. Its success did not last long, though. There were soon complaints of major performance issues from players. These included lag, crashing, and graphics issues on some devices. Therefore, the number of users declined significantly.
Over time, the game failed to grow. It couldn’t bring in enough new players and struggled to keep the ones it had. Without a strong and stable player base, the project started to lose momentum.
Now, Activision has made it official. Warzone Mobile support is ending. From May 19, the game is not available for download on either the App Store or Google Play. New players can no longer play it. Current players may still play the game on their devices for the moment, but some features have already been disabled.
Activision Shuts Down Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
In-game purchases with real money are disabled. The game’s online shop is also closed down. Even though Activision hasn’t issued a full shutdown date yet, these steps mean that the full shutdown will come shortly after.
The company said that the development team delivered a quality product. But the mobile application didn’t perform as desired. It was unable to achieve the desktop and console versions of Warzone’s level of success.
This shows just how hard it is to take a big, complex game to mobiles. Not even a successful brand is a guarantee of success.
As Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile loses speed, fans find themselves disappointed. Most hoped it would be a top-level mobile shooter game. It struggled and was gone in no time instead.
