The next October 28 will see the light Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, one of the most anticipated games of the year. Due to the proximity of its launch, Activision has been sharing the latest details that you should take into account, but there is one in particular that has raised a lot of controversy. According to the Blizzard website, yes or yes the game will require your phone number, otherwise you will not be able to play.
One thing needs to be cleared up first. What does Blizzard have to do with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? This company, owned by Activision, released Overwatch 2 just the week before. In its support website mention that this title, and soon Modern Warfare 2they need your phone number to make use of two-factor authentication (2FA).
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2and the newly created accounts of Overwatch 2 Y Call of Duty: Modern Warfare require a phone number
Thus, Activision’s idea is that two-factor authentication is mandatory for all players. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Although they do not mention the reason on their website, it is probably due to the fact that, in recent years, thousands of users of Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War Y war zone have been victims of account theft.
Hackers manage to access profiles to change their access credentials and then sell them on the black market at prices that vary depending on the unlocked content — skins, for example. It was also learned that cheaters, whose accounts had received a permanent ban, were buying stolen accounts to get back to their old ways.
Prepaid phones won’t work
While two-factor authentication adds a pretty solid layer of security, many are not looking too kindly on Activision making it mandatory. Another issue to consider is that the company itself indicates that prepaid phones “might not work” with their notification system. This is especially alarming because, in various regions of the world, consumers maintain their telephone lines under this payment model. Latin America is a good example.
In fact, it was not necessary to wait for the release of Modern Warfare 2 to check that this measure will cause many headaches. Players who pretended to enjoy Overwatch 2, but who have prepaid phones, could not activate two-factor authentication. Blizzard, however, acknowledged that they did not inform about this system in time and allowed many users to play without providing their number.
Will Activision do the same with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? We’ll see. The October 20day in which the players who reserved the digital edition will be able to access the campaign, we will be able to see how problematic this situation is.