Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) is Now Backwards Compatible on the Xbox One
By Nicholas Barth ·
The Call of Duty title of Modern Warfare 2 or MW2 is now backwards compatible for the Xbox One thanks to an announcement from Xbox.
Tuesday, August 28th saw Xbox officially add one of the most popular titles in the Call of Duty franchise in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or MW2 as a backwards compatible game for the Xbox One console. This news makes Modern Warfare 2 the final Call of Duty title to become compatible with the Xbox One.
Modern Warfare 2 was released back in 2009 by Infinity Ward and was the sequel to the highly popular title of Call of Duty 4. Featuring a strong campaign, addicting and rewarding multiplayer experience and a fan favorite spec ops cooperative mode, Modern Warfare 2 is often regarded as the best entry in the popular first person shooter franchise of Call of Duty.
Due to the enormous fanbase the title currently has, many players have been anxiously awaiting to see when the title would become compatible for the Xbox One as other entries in the franchise have done so.
If you currently own a disc version of the game you will be able to utilize its newfound compatibility by inserting the disc into your console. Owners of the digital Xbox 360 version of the title will be able to use the backwards compatibility of the fan favorite game by downloading it from the Xbox store.
For those who do not own any version of Modern Warfare 2, it is currently on sale for $14.99 on the console's store so that you can enjoy the newfound backwards compatibility of the latest Call of Duty title to become backwards compatible
Both DLC map packs for Modern Warfare 2 will be able to be played through the backwards compatibility on the Xbox One, but players must already own the two DLC packs in order to play it on the backwards compatible version of Modern Warfare 2.
With Modern Warfare 2 finally becoming backwards compatible for the Xbox One, the Call of Duty community will see Tuesday, August 28th as a day of celebration for the title's backwards compatibility and will no doubt be trying to collect a few nukes.
(cover photo courtesy of Infinity Ward)