Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer warns against changing your region for early access
Players are cautioned by Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward not to switch their regions in order to skip local launch times.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer warns against changing your region for early access
In a tweet(opens in new tab), the Modern Warfare 2 developer cautions players against sneaking into another area to gain early access since they might suffer unanticipated consequences. That can involve things like having a bad connection or being shut out of the game until the game’s scheduled launch.
Launch PSA: If you are trying to change your console’s region setting in order to access #MWII early, you will experience connectivity issues and may be locked out of the game until the official launch time of your region.
— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) October 27, 2022
Players wanting to enter games as early as possible and get around restrictions sometimes use region swapping for location-based launches. This explains why the number of players in New Zealand will frequently experience an unheard-of increase around the release of a major game like this one.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer warns against changing your region for early access
Your location and platform will affect when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launches, whether it’s the multiplayer or the non-early access campaign. On Friday at midnight in your zone, the game begins on Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
There is a worldwide launch time for the multiplayer on PC, so you don’t need to bother about changing your VPN location at all. At 5AM BST/12AM EST/9PM PST, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer servers become live (Thursday).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer warns against changing your region for early access
When you are eventually permitted in, there are plenty of reasons to play this year’s Call of Duty, as our review-in-progress notes: “Modern Warfare 2 campaign shows that the franchise is headed in a healthy path after a rocky few years.”
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