The first servers for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are now live. Those living in the easternmost parts of the map can start playing now. Everyone else will have to wait a little longer.
Who can play already? The release of Modern Warfare is worldwide at 0:00 local time for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (exception: North America). This means that in countries where it is already past midnight, people can start playing.
As of the time of writing (5:53 PM), this currently affects the countries Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. In these countries, both the campaign and multiplayer can be played immediately.
When can we play in Germany? In Germany, Modern Warfare is scheduled to launch at 0:00.
Only PC players will have to wait a bit longer. Here, the release in Germany is at 3:00 AM on Friday morning.
Is there any way we can start earlier? In previous releases, it was possible to start Call of Duty earlier by inserting the CD or accessing other countries via VPN.
At least the retail version with CD has worked for some players earlier this week.
On Xbox One, players have already found out that they can simply set their location settings to New Zealand. They can then start Modern Warfare easily.
However, it seems this does not work for the other versions. The PC version launches worldwide at the same time (and not locally like the console version).
No methods are currently known for PS4 to start Modern Warfare earlier.
Launch of Modern Warfare – How strong is the release
How well is the release going? The first players have already tested many of the modes or are currently playing. Some are sharing their experiences on social media and on reddit.
Here, the first impressions are quite positive. The servers seem to be stable, and there are few to no reports of poor connections. The biggest game mode is still disabled, presumably in favor of stability.
However, currently, there are hardly any reports from players since most are likely busy playing. The gameplay, the graphics, and also the Gunsmith feature are already receiving praise.
Only occasionally can problems or complaints be read.
These are the issues: Some users report crashes on Xbox One. Others find that the game is not displayed as purchased on PS4, even though they state they own it and have not returned it.
However, these are isolated reports. The majority of players seem to be able to play without problems.
