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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) – How To Disable Motion Blur

Soldiers in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Warzone 2.0

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This guide explains how to disable motion blur in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022).

Call of Duty has been living in the shadow of the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot over the last two years. But that’s all set to change with the upcoming launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Its campaign is available now while multiplayer will be launching on October 28th. Players are curious about the new features and changes they are now seeing for the first time.

Of course, people are already wondering about the optimum graphics and display set up for Modern Warfare 2. Having a combination of the best visuals and smoothest frame rate is essential for playing at your best.

One of the first options players are always keen to turn off is motion blur.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 How To Disable Motion Blur
Credit: Activision

Motion blur is used to replicate realistic looking motion at lower frame rates. However, many gamers don’t like it.

While it is intended to look realistic, some think it achieves the opposite. Not only that, but many also believe motion blur puts you at a disadvantage in multiplayer.

As a result, it is often one of the first things players turn off when the boot up a new game.

So, let’s go over how to disable motion blue in Modern Warfare 2

How To Disable Motion Blur in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The primary reason people like to turn off motion blur is to remove the perceived disadvantage it brings to multiplayer.

However, some players just don’t like how it looks. And that is particularly important in Modern Warfare 2‘s campaign – which otherwise looks great.

Ultimately, it is a matter of personal preference.

Thankfully, turning off motion blue is really straightforward and the difference is highly noticeable.

Modern Warfare 2 How To Turn off Motion Blur
Modern Warfare 2 graphics options.

This is how to disable motion blur in Modern Warfare 2: Press the Options/Menu button and go to ‘Settings’. Select ‘Graphics’ and go to the ‘Post Processing Effects’ section. Change the ‘World Motion Blur’ and ‘Weapon Motion Blur’ options to ‘Off’.

World Motion Blur blurs the environment as you move. It gives the impression of speed and movement as you traverse the in-game world.

Weapon Motion Blur blurs your weapon as you aim to make the movement look smoother.

If you do not like either, simply turn them both off.

And there you have it – now you know how to turn off motion blur in Modern Warfare 2.

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