‘Warzone 2’ Launch File Size, Season 1 Patch Notes And Everything You Need To Know

Warzone 2.0 is a free-to-play battle royale video game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

It is a sequel to 2020’s Call of Duty: Warzone. The game is a part of 2022’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II but does not require the purchase of the aforementioned title.

It was introduced during Season 1 of Modern Warfare II content. The game features cross-platform play and a new extraction mode titled DMZ.

Warzone 2.0 was officially revealed by Activision at Call of Duty Next in September 2022, was released on November 16, 2022, and is part of a single cross-game launcher known as Call of Duty HQ.

Similar to its predecessor, in Warzone 2.0′s primary game mode, Battle Royale, players compete in a continuously shrinking map to be the last player remaining. Players parachute onto a large game map, where they encounter other players.

A new feature in Warzone 2.0, Circle Collapse, allows multiple circles to spawn within the map, which closes independently of one another, before converging into one single safe zone.

Like the first Warzone, upon death, players are sent to the “Gulag”, a small-sized arena where killed players battle one another for a chance at respawning on the map.

In Warzone 2.0, Gulag matches are in 2v2 format, and may sometimes include an AI combatant called “the Jailer”, whom players can hunt down to acquire a key and escape, in addition to the traditional method of winning Gulag matches.

In-game cash currencies also return, allowing players to buy various items at several buy stations scattered across the map, including custom load-outs with personalized weapons and perk setups.

Warzone 2.0’s setting is a desert-themed map titled Al Mazrah that features 18 points of interest. New movement mechanics include mantling, diving to prone, and swimming.

In addition to shared progression with Modern Warfare II, Warzone 2.0 also features shared cross-platform progression and social features with Warzone Mobile, a new Warzone title made exclusively for mobile devices.