Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Joins Overwatch 2 in Requiring Phone Number Verification

The game’sBattle.net pagestates a mobile phone number must be linked to a person’s account to play the game.

Activision Blizzard didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

This is when servers are flooded with so many service requests that it overloads the system.

Cheaters also plagued Call of Duty Warzone, another free-to-play game from the company.

According toYouGov data, 38% of US adults between 18 and 29 have prepaid plans.

Outcry prompted Activision Blizzard to allow a majority of existing users to bypass SMS verification.

New users, however, must have a valid post-paid phone number.

It’s uncertain if a similar consideration will be made for Modern Warfare 2 players.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIis set to launch on Oct. 28.