Crossplay is a popular mechanic in games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 thanks to its ability to allow friends to play together, no matter what system they have a game on. However, this setting can also put you at a disadvantage by placing you against a player using a mouse and keyboard, which allows for easier aiming and sharper accuracy. It sets you up for a real headache and frustration. Because of this, many players may want to turn off the crossplay option in the game so that they will only be playing against those on the same platform as them.

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Fortunately, this setting can be easily turned off so that you can avoid those twitchy PC players and keep your matches on the same system. This will help keep your experience a little more consistent in terms of who you play against and how they are playing. To make this possible, just use the following processes to turn off crossplay in COD MW3.

How To Turn Off Crossplay In COD MW3

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At the time of writing, there is no option to turn off crossplay for PC players. Since PC players are the ones that console players are largely trying to avoid when turning the setting off, there is no reason to worry about it for this platform. As such, only console players will need to worry about turning crossplay off.

Here is how you can turn it off on Xbox and PS5, as each one requires a slightly different process.

Turning off crossplay can cause some longer wait times when finding a match. You are limiting your player pool, so it'll be tougher to find a full lobby.

How To Turn Off Crossplay On Xbox

COD MW3 is now on Xbox Game Pass, so for any of you wanting to disable crossplay, you will need to:

  1. Go to the Xbox's console settings.
  2. Go to the Online Safety and Family tab.
  3. Then, click on Privacy and Online Safety.
  4. Head to Xbox Privacy.
  5. Scroll down until you find Communication and Multiplayer.
  6. Go into these, and choose "Block" in the Cross-Network Play Setting.

How To Turn Off Crossplay On PS5

PS5's process is a little different from Xbox's. So, if crossplay is making your COD MW3 experience worse, follow these steps to turn them off:

  1. In COD MW3, go to the Menu, and go to Options.
  2. Click on Settings.
  3. Head to Account and Network.
  4. Turn off crossplay and cross-communication.
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