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Only PC players have to register a phone number to play Modern Warfare 2More than 20,000 bans were issued during the game’s open beta
More than 20,000 bans were issued during the game’s open beta
A new blog post detailingCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Ricochet anti-cheat strategy has revealed that only PC players will be asked to register a phone number before they can play the game. This is different from the blanket phone registration requirements that Activision Blizzard implemented forOverwatch 2’s Defense Matrix at that game’s launch at the beginning of this month, beforeremoving themfor most players last week. Modern Warfare 2 players on both Battle.net and Steam will need to register a number.
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“A text-enabled mobile phone number is required to playCall of Duty: Modern WarfareII on PC,” the blog post said. “ExistingCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers that have previously verified their account will not be required to provide any additional information to access Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0.” Activision Blizzard say the phone requirement is no different from that of Warzone’s, which has been in place since May 2020.
Ireportedat the start of this week that Modern Warfare 2 players would need to register a phone number, and that Activision Blizzard warned pre-paid, or pay-as-you-go, numbers “may not work”. The company didn’t specify then that only PC players would be the only ones needing to register. Oh well, as Grahamnoted, at least we get 4K and support for ultrawide monitors, right?
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ziplines ontoSteamandBattle.neton October 28th for £60/$70/€70. You can read the full Ricochet progress report blog posthere.
