The official release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is actually only a few hours away, but with a modification of the “New Zealand trick” players can apparently already get into the game – at least on the consoles.
When is the CoD MW 2 release? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 doesn’t actually start until October 28th in Germany.
At these times, the multiplayer mode starts on the respective platforms after the campaign has already been playable.
However, there is now apparently a trick how players with the console version can start now, on October 27th.
Players change region in Activision account for early launch in CoD MW 2
What is this trick? This is a modification of the “New Zealand” trick. Normally, players simply changed the region of their platform to “New Zealand” – the start there at 00:00 in this country corresponds to the previous day, 13:00. However, the developers announced that it would not work this time.
However, players on reddit are now sharing a new variant of the trick in order to be able to start early: they changed the address in their Activision account to a New Zealand address and were then able to enter the multiplayer of MW 2 early.
Important: This only works on the console, as the PC version starts at the same time globally.
GamePro colleagues have already tested this trick and confirm that it works (via GamePro).
To change the address you should:
Now all you have to do is start the game on the console and accept changes to the settings – then the multiplayer of MW 2 should also be playable.
The GamePro points out that it is possible, for example, that the progress could be reset after the official start in the region or, in the worst case, the account could be banned by Activision (via GamePro).
You want to know what’s new in CoD Modern Warfare II? In the video you will find out:
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You should note that the early start in this form is probably not being considered, given the developers’ warning about the “typical” New Zealand trick. Infinity Ward explained that you would only get connection problems and could be locked out in the region until the actual start.
So only use this trick if the early start time is worth the risk. Otherwise, the multiplayer on the consoles starts at midnight, on the PC it starts at 06:00 in the morning.
The CoD MW 2 release plan has thus reached the second stage. There are a total of 3 stages in the CoD release 2022, the 3rd stage represents the start of Season 1 and Warzone 2.0.