Those buying the Xbox One or Xbox Series X versions ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2may be disappointed to learn that they are unable to disable crossplay.Crossplay was introduced to theCall of Dutyfranchisea few years ago, giving PC, PlayStation, and Xbox gamers the opportunity to play with each other. There are those who enjoy crossplay, as it allows them to play with their friends regardless of their platform of choice, but there are others who aren’t fans of the feature and would rather keep it disabled.
There are many arguments against crossplay, like in games that allow PC gamers to use a mouse and keyboard setup while those on console are stuck using controllers. Cheating is far more prevalent with PC games than it is on consoles as well, and so crossplay potentially exposes console gamers to more cheating than they would run into if they kept the feature turned off. Those on PS4 and PS5 can turn offCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2multiplayer crossplay whenever they’d like, but those on PC and Xbox do not have the option to do so at the time of this writing.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2multiplayer launched todayafter a week of campaign early access, giving millions of gamers the chance to jump into the latestCall of Dutygame. However, Xbox gamers have discovered that the game does not allow them to disable crossplay. Because of the aforementioned issues that some gamers have with crossplay functionality, some Xbox fans are not happy about this revelation, especially since PlayStation gamers are able to disable crossplay if they so desire.
Can You Disable Crossplay for Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox?
It’s unclear why Xbox gamers are not being allowed to disableCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2crossplay at this time, or if the feature will be added at a later date. Activision has plenty of bigModern Warfare 2updates planned for the near future, with November 16 scheduled to see thelaunch of theWarzone 2.0battle royaleand the new DMZ mode, and Season 1 Reloaded set to drop in December. However, it’s unclear what all those updates will entail, or if any of them will give Xbox gamers the chance to disable crossplay.
IGN pointed out that this was an issue that plagued theoriginalCall of Duty: Warzoneon Xboxas well, not allowing players to launch the game without having crossplay enabled. Activision has not issued a statement on the matter just yet, but for now, Xbox gamers will have to keep in mind that they will not have the option to disable crossplay inModern Warfare 2multiplayer for the foreseeable future.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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