Warzone 2.0 players are encountering a bug locking them out of the game unless they buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
While Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare 2 both share a client launcher, the two games exist independently of each other. As a free-to-play title, players do not need to own Modern Warfare 2, or any other Call of Duty product in order to play.
That’s when things work as intended, anyway. Players have flocked to Reddit to complain about the bug, which seems to be quite a wide-spread issue. The bug in question seems to be triggered after players have already finished several matches, and are trying to start a new one, to be welcomed with the message “Purchase Modern Warfare 2 to have access to everything,” locking them out of the game. Players are also reporting that restarting the game does not fix the bug.
“Since yesterday I played probably around 6 Warzone 2.0 matches with no problem,” said user Unf0cused on Reddit. “Now when I try to play it, when I click ‘Battle Royale Solos’ I get the “Purchase Modern Warfare II to have access to everything” window (I’ve also tried the other BR variants with the same result). I’ve restarted the game and my PC, but that didn’t help.”
