Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Has Third-Person View Option

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be introducing a third-person mode. Call of Duty has strictly been a first-person shooter franchise for much of its existence, but the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be shaking things up. While the game will still primarily be an FPS, it will also offer Call of Duty fans the option to play from a third-person perspective.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's optional third-person mode was announced at the Call of Duty Next event, a showcase that revealed MW2 multiplayer, Call of Duty: Warzone 2, and Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's third-person mode is exactly as it sounds — it allows Call of Duty fans to play multiplayer from a third-person perspective instead of the usual first-person view.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's third-person mode represents a significant change, and so it's no surprise that Activision is hoping to test the feature in the beta. The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer beta, kicking off this weekend for PlayStation gamers with early access, will have separate playlists for first-person and third-person. This will give players the chance to test how the third-person view changes up the Call of Duty experience. Based on the feedback it gets from the beta, Activision could decide to have third-person available as an option in all playlists instead of having its own, separate ones.

There are some gameplay quirks to Call of Duty's third-person modes that players should be aware of. While in third-person, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players can swap which shoulder the camera is hanging over, and the game switches to first-person when aiming down