Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Server Status - Xbox Live Not Working (UPDATE)

UPDATE: 11:39 PM PST - 9/16/2018

No issues regarding the server status for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are currently being reported by Xbox Live. However, if you are experiencing issues, be sure to follow this following link here where you will be directed to the status page of Xbox Live. 

Original Story

The video game community was met with some very exciting news on Tuesday, August 28th as Xbox announced that the fan favorite Call of Duty title of Modern Warfare 2 or MW2 had finally become backwards compatible for the Xbox One console. However, the servers for CoD MW2 have not been working as players would like which has resulted in the Xbox Live server status for CoD MW2 to be current down. 

Players have been reporting issues with the matchmaking system for the newly minted backwards compatible title of CoD MW2 with Xbox finally announcing on its official support page that it is aware of the issues that players are having with the servers for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and are actively working on it, according to a report by Call of Duty news outlet Charlie Intel. 

If you’re having issues with matchmaking on Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox, Microsoft says they’re aware of the issue and working on it: https://t.co/d6R8hL0cGE pic.twitter.com/2OgwOCTRJv

— Call of Duty News • charlieINTEL.com (@charlieINTEL) August 29, 2018

The news of the status for the servers of MW2 of not being at an optimal state for the vast array of players who were excited to boot up Modern Warfare 2 once again on their Xbox One consoles and enjoy what many consider to be the best title in the popular first person shooter franchise is of an unfortunate nature. 

However, it is of a positive note that Xbox is aware of the server issues that MW2 is currently having and is working on fixing it in what many hope to be a timely manner. 

While the exact cause of the server issue for CoD Modern Warfare 2 was not revealed, it would make sense that with the massive influx that the servers for the game has seen today with the announcements of its backwards compatibility could have possibly overloaded the servers. 

We will continue to update this article with more information regarding the status of the servers for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or MW2 as it is made available by Xbox. 

(cover photo courtesy of Dot Esports)