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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer launch time for PC, Xbox and PlayStation revealed

India Today Gaming
October 27, 2022 19:47 (UPDATED: October 27, 2022 19:48 IST)

Meanwhile, a report suggests that Modern Warfare 2’s physical disc edition allegedly has only 70MB data and the rest of the game needs to be downloaded.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer release time is almost here. The game drops on October 28 but the release time varies based on the different regions. That variation only exists for PlayStation and Xbox players though. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is set to release at the same time for PC players. Find out when the game goes live in your region right here.

Activision has also revealed the release dates for Call of Duty Warzone 2.0, Modern Warfare’s Season 1, DMZ and Battle Royale modes. Meanwhile, there’s a report suggesting that Call of Duty Modern Warfare physical disks only contain 70MB of data that gets installed on the PS5. Gamers would still have to download 100GB of additional data in order to even play the single-player version of the game.

The time is now. #ModernWarfare2 Global Rollout is officially underway. pic.twitter.com/Apvey3oqqX
— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) October 27, 2022

Call of Duty Modern Warfare II multiplayer release time

Call of Duty Modern Warfare II multiplayer will go live on October 28 at midnight for Xbox and PlayStation players based on their region. However, the game will go live in West Coast North America when East Coast reaches midnight. This means it’ll go live at 9pm PT. As for PC players, the multiplayer game goes live at the same time around the world. Due to time zones, that means different times based on the region.

Here’s when the game goes live for PC players:

India: 9:30am IST
UK: 5am BST
Europe: 6am CEST
East Coast US: Midnight EDT
West Coast US: 9pm PDT (Thursday)

Activision issues warning about changing regions to gain early access

Please be aware that Activision has sent out a warning about changing your region in order to access the game early. Doing so can lock players out of the game until the official launch in their region.

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

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 launch time

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 will launch on November 16 alongside the DMZ and Battle Royale modes as well as Modern Warfare II Season 1. Warzone 2.0 will kick off with a new Al Mazrah map while the DMZ is a new game mode that will be available for Call of Duty players. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Vault Edition players will get access to the Battle Pass for free and will be able to skip 50 Tiers right at the start.

In Multiplayer, players can choose between a Killstreak or Scorestream system to take into the match 🔥

Take a deeper look at how Killstreaks and Scorestreaks function in #MWII ➡️ https://t.co/5b0Rqpyb6u pic.twitter.com/HqIRMILeh8
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) October 25, 2022

Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer launch patch

There have been several changes made to the multiplayer game modes of Call of Duty Modern Warfare II ahead of the launch. These changes were made based on the feedback received during the beta phase. Changes to enemy visibility and third-person were made while some weapons were tweaked. Movement and matchmaking along with audio and UI have also been improved with this new Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer launch patch. Players can find all the changes made on the official patch note.

Modern Warfare 2’s physical disc edition allegedly has only 70MB data

Modern Warfare 2’s physical disc edition apparently only has just 70MB data, as claimed by Does It Play. They’re a social media account that tests physical video games so as to confirm if they can be completely played offline or not.

If that turns out to be true, Modern Warfare 2’s disc would be taking up less than 1% of the store on a standard PS5 which has 100GB of storage. Players would then have to download almost the entire game in order to play. For obvious reasons, it’s a move that comes with criticism. The tweet below sums up the situation.