How To Fix The "Purchase Modern Warfare" Error In MW2

A new error message is starting to confuse players who want to play the new Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. Here's everything you need to know about how to fix the error message.

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Warzone 2.0 started with some error messages | © Activision

The new Warzone 2.0 is online and many players who just want to play the battle royale are getting an error message. They can’t start the game because Call of Duty thinks you need Modern Warfare 2 to play Warzone, but this isn't correct. We will show you, how to fix this issue.

How To Fix The Error Message

Of course, the error message 'Purchase Modern Warfare 2 to have access' isn't true. The message is fortunately just a bug that's been caused by the huge demand on the game's servers on launch day. You can try a few ways to fix the issue aside from waiting for the servers to stabilize.

  • First you have to make sure that you have all the updates installed.
  • If this doesn't work, restart the game (this works mostly)
  • If you still have the error message, restart your PC or console and reconnect with the Internet

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2.0 Error Code Diver: How To Fix

In addition to this error, some players also have the problem that the friends list not working. Although the hype for the new Call of Duty Battle Royale is real, it doesn’t get off to an optimal start in the first days.

At least this worked for us, and we hope it does for you too. Please let us know in the comments whether this worked for you, and if you have any other solutions to the problem, we would also love to hear them. And if this does work for you, enjoy it. Here are the meta weapons for Season 1.

Modern Warfare 2 works fine, so if you still need it, you can find it here! Call of Duty: MW2

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