For over a year, fans have demanded that the library ofCall of Dutytitles get added to Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox finally delivered withCall of Duty: WW2. The game was added to the service on June 30, and it’s one of the mostcriminally underrated entries in the series. Xbox seemed to give fans exactly what they wanted, but instead of a match made in Heaven, it was a match made in Hell.
While the game worked fine on consoles,Call of Duty: WW2was acomplete disaster on PC Game Pass. The dangerous security exploits remain unfixed, and Xbox’s response to the situation has me regretting buyingCODon Xbox PC.Call of Dutyhas beenXbox Game Pass’s biggest problemfor a while now, and the trend, sadly, continues withWW2.
Call Of Duty On PC Game Pass Is A Nightmare
A Terrible Shame
I was actuallyreally positive about the Xbox PC portsof olderCODsbeforeWW2released on PC Game Pass. It seemed the security exploits were plugged up, but theCODcommunity was dead wrong.Call of Duty: WW2still has the dangerous RCE (Remote Code Execution) exploits present in the Steam version,allowing hackers to run malicious codeon your computer.
Not long afterWW2released on PC Game Pass,Microsoft quickly shut off the serversfor that version of the game. It seemed that the servers would eventually go back up, with the security exploits fixed. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case.
After the servers were shut off, Microsoft thendelisted the Xbox PC version entirelyand removed it from PC Game Pass. This is horrible on so many levels.
I Regret Buying COD On Xbox PC
It Seems Xbox Consoles Are Still The Best Way To Play Classic COD
The first reason why it’s so terrible thatCall of Duty: WW2’sXbox PC version was delisted and removed from PC Game Pass is that it’s clear that theservers likely won’t be fixed anytime soon. If Xbox were actively working on the servers, then the game probably wouldn’t be removed in this manner.
To show how devastating the server closure is, according toTrueAchievements, 55 of the 90 total achievements in this game are now unobtainable.
Second, this means that people who have actually purchased the Xbox PC version or the Season Pass can now only play the campaign, as even solo Zombies is locked behind the servers. Frankly, I think people who just recently bought the Xbox PC Season Passshould earn a refund, as you can’t access any of the DLC content now.
Third, this is a dangerous sign for future classicCall of Dutygames on Xbox PC. IfWW2isn’t fixed, that doesn’t look good for all the other titles, and if they get added to PC Game Pass,will the same thing happen? I personally bought manyCODson Xbox PC to play when the ROG Xbox Ally comes out, but if the multiplayer isn’t fixed, I deeply regret my purchase.
I was looking forward to playing myfavorite title in the series,Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, when that inevitably hits PC Game Pass, but after this situation withWW2, I’m staying far away from multiplayer. Unfortunately, due toCall of Duty: WW2on Game Pass, future classicCODson the service should only be played on Xbox consoles because of the PC version’s security exploits.
