Warzone 2 crossplay options and how to disable on Xbox

Warzone 2 crossplay, including crossplay for Modern Warfare 2, is a feature that allows players on different platforms to play with each other. That being said, the feature is entirely optional, but while PlayStation players can turn it on and off without issue, keeping their games of Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 strictly in-house, so to speak. Xbox players can do this as well, but it requires a little bit more effort, while PC players can't disable crossplay at all.

Of course, you might wonder why you'd want to - and that's largely due to the general advantage of playing on PC. Mouse and keyboard is considered far more efficient for precision shooting gameplay, so some think it's a bit unfair for players with controllers to get up against that. If you feel the same way, here's what you need to know about Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 crossplay and how to disable it.

Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 crossplay options

If you're a PlayStation player then you still have the Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 crossplay option available within the menus, so you can easily decide if you want to limit your matchmaking to just PS5 and PS4 or extend it to other platforms. You can find it through the following route:

• Press Options/Start to bring up the side menu
• Move to the Settings tab (cog icon)
• Select Account & Network
• Crossplay settings are at the top of the screen

As said above, this Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 crossplay option seems to have been removed from the Xbox and PC versions of the game, so there isn't a simple fix if you want to limit which platforms are included in your matchmaking. While there doesn't seem to be any way for those on PC to address this, there is a workaround which may allow Xbox players to avoid this enforced crossplay.

How to disable Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 crossplay on Xbox

There may not be a Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 crossplay option included within the game on Xbox, but there is a setting you can activate at console system and account level that should prevent it from happening. The prompts may differ slightly between Xbox Series X and Xbox One, but the general route you want to take from the dashboard is:

• Open the Settings tile
• Select Online safety & family under General
• Select Privacy & online safety
• Select Xbox privacy
• Select View details & customise
• Select Communication & multiplayer
• Under You can join cross-network play change the drop down to Block

With cross-network play blocked on your Xbox account, the game shouldn't be able to connect to other platforms outside of the Xbox network. As this is an unofficial fix, you may need to see how it affects performance on your console, and also remember that this will apply to any other online games you play while you have this block set on your account. 

It's possible that Activision will reinstate the Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 crossplay option for all platforms in a future update, but for now at least this appears to be the only way around it on Xbox.