PC gamers are being urged to avoid playingCall of Duty: WW2after its recent debut on Xbox Game Pass, as the 2017 shooter appears to be riddled with hackers using remote command execution exploits to take control of an individual’s computer.Call of Duty: WW2is now the fourth entry in Activision’s popular first-person shooter series to join Xbox Game Pass, following the studio’s acquisition by Microsoft. However, as the oldest entry in the franchise to join the service, PC players may want to focus on just the campaign.
PC Gamers Urged to Avoid Call of Duty: WW2
Cheaters inCall of Dutyare, unfortunately, extremely common, and with new entries in the series released yearly, servers for older titles are often overtaken by hackers. However, fans are incredibly annoyed by the situation currently unfolding with the 2017 shooter, as many believeCall of Duty: WW2’s debut on Xbox Game Passshould have been accompanied by updated anti-cheat systems to ensure that players were not put at risk. Although it is a much older title, Game Pass is hugely popular, which means it was destined to see an influx of unsuspecting players jump into it thanks to the service.
Shortly afterWW2was added to Game Pass, Activision announced amysterious background update for many olderCall of Dutytitles. Although the publisher did not reveal the purpose of the update and server maintenance, many speculated that it could be to add extra security to older titles in preparation for adding them to Xbox Game Pass in the future. However, withWW2being one of the titles included in the mysterious update, its infestation of hackers shows that this likely wasn’t the case after all.
