Modern Warfare 2 might get its first free-to-play weekend according to latest rumors

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According to industry insider Tom Henderson, the latest Modern Warfare 2 might be getting its first free-to-play weekend alongside its mid-season patch next month. This is similar to previous games in the COD franchise where players try the game out for free for a certain amount of time and buy it when the rates go down.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) has become the fastest-selling game in the franchise with over one billion matches played across the player base. The Season 1 Battle Pass was released last week along with free-to-play Warzone 2 and DMZ game modes that escalated the active player count of the game even higher.

Now that players are buying the full game at a rapid pace, others might feel skeptical about getting their hands on the AAA title starting from $70 for the standard edition with up to $109 for the Vault Edition. However, the majority of the player base seems satisfied with the free-to-play Warzone 2.0 as it features similar gun mechanics and gameplay to Modern Warfare 2.

According to Tom Henderson, who is famously known for leaking legitimate info about several AAA titles, Activision might be looking to release a free-to-play weekend starting December 15 across all platforms that MW 2 is available to play on.

A day prior to the update, the mid-season update of Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 called "Season 1 Reloaded" is set to hit the game on December 14, as confirmed by Infinity Ward. Henderson confirmed that the free-to-play weekend will begin on Thursday, December 15, and will run until late Saturday, December 18.

For those unfamiliar with the perks of the free-to-play weekend, it will allow players to experience all multiplayer modes of Modern Warfare 2, gain higher XP across their Battle