Call of Duty: Warzone Is Out on Nintendo Switch 2, and It's Free: What's in the Launch Update
Free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone has arrived on Switch 2 with Season 1, bringing the Hajin and Zodiac maps, Zipline Launchers and Grabber Drones.
Call of Duty: Warzone has made its official debut on Nintendo Switch 2. The free-to-play battle royale arrives as part of Season 1 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which started on 6 November, and Nintendo has now set out what players get.
Warzone comes to the console with two new maps, Hajin for Battle Royale and Zodiac for Resurgence, along with the season's other updates. For everything Season 1 adds to Multiplayer and DMZ, see our Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 guide.
What's new in Warzone
- Hajin Gulag: eliminated players fight 1v1 across one of two arenas, each affected by Hajin's local weather.
- Zipline Launcher: fire anchors to create a zipline and move quickly between rooftops or over obstacles.
- Grabber Drone: a rare drone that can pick up loot, objects from the environment and even other Operators.
- Weapon Augments: upgrade a weapon for the rest of the match, with benefits such as faster handling and better bullet velocity and damage range.
- Ground Ops: drill safes, activate surveillance towers, shoot down cargo drones and track loot-filled radioactive barrels with a Geiger counter.
- Grinding for Royalty: personal challenges generated from your own player stats, with Weapon Camo rewards that refresh every season.
Where to start
Nintendo suggests the Rally Point playlist for new or returning players, as it explains the basic mechanics. From there, you can move on to Massive Resurgence and Loaded Resurgence, with other modes arriving mid-season.
Nintendo's post doesn't say how big the download is or give any performance details for the Switch 2 version.
