Activision has lifted prepaid cell phone restrictions for Battle.net’s 2FA system. That means anyone with a cell phone can play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Overwatch 2 on any kind of cell phone.
Activision and Blizzard came under attack in October against his 2FA system called SMS Protect. This is not a phone number requirement like other games such as Dota 2 or Rainbow Six Siege. However, because they don’t accept prepaid cell phones or his VOIP. That meant you had to buy a cellular plan to play two of the biggest games of the year, but not many people use prepaid Wi-Fi. Our services are becoming more flexible and competitive.
It was a confusing decision to keep out a large number of potential players, but the situation quickly deteriorated. Many players have confirmed that prepaid cell phones don’t work with his SMS Protect, but a few people, including Overwatch 2 associate his editor and reviewer Tyler Colp, say prepaid devices did. Instead of a definitive “no,” it sucked about what was going on, but at least it left no doubt and there was some confusion.
An update released later that month confirmed that the phone number requirement no longer applies to console players, and that PC players who previously confirmed themselves in Call of Duty: Warzone It is clear that it does not apply. A similar relaxation of phone requirements was also applied to Overwatch 2 players on October 7th. But now that I have a phone and I’m ready, everything is much easier.