Fans can start playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2 for free as the game is now available on both consoles and PC. Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is the sequel to Warzone, a free-to-play battle royale game released in 2020 that exploded in popularity in the last two years. Warzone reached an impressive number of 85 million players in 2020 and that total grew to over 100 million last year.Call of Duty: Warzone 2 adds a few new features to the standard battle royale gameplay, including a Circle Collapse system that spawns multiple safe circles across the map. The Gulag mechanic returns from Warzone, but it functions as a 2v2 encounter this time. Given the success of Warzone and the popularity of the Call of Duty franchise in general, there was a lot of hype surrounding the launch of Warzone 2, but users will not have to wait any longer.Gamers around the world can now start playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2 for free on consoles and PC. Activision had previously confirmed that Warzone 2 will launch on November 16 at 10 AM PT, and fans can access it after downloading its game pack in Modern Warfare 2. Similar to 2019’s Modern Warfare and the original Warzone, Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is connected to Modern Warfare 2 as both games use the same application.
However, users who just want to play MW2 are not forced to download Warzone 2, thereby saving some crucial storage space. For others, an earlier report suggested that Warzone 2 has a massive file size, as it takes over 100 GB of space. Although, this total may include the base files needed to run Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Fans should note that the original Warzone is now offline, but it will return at 10 AM PT on November 28 as Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera. This means that users who want to continue playing Warzone will be unable to do so for around 12 days. Although, anyone who has played Call of Duty: Warzone will receive a few items as gifts in Warzone 2, so players may be encouraged to try it out.
In addition to battle royale, Warzone 2 features a new DMZ game mode with a focus on survival and extraction. Players will be tasked with finding loot and escaping via a safe zone as they face off against both human and AI opponents.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
