Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has experienced a rocky launch – with a number of bugs detracting from the brilliant gameplay.

Whether it’s Xbox and PC gamers being unable to disable crossplay to rewards not turning up for Vault Edition owners, MW2 on all platforms has been affected in some way by bugs and errors.

The good news is for this particular ‘flickering’ issue, there’s a simple fix that – we hope – will make things a little bit more easy on the eyes when playing MW2.

Following these steps should hopefully avoid you having to do the dreaded uninstall and reinstall the game, which we stress should be a last resort, as an MW2 patch is likely on the way very soon.

MW2 flickering potential fix

If you’re playing on a PC and want to stop flickering, make sure that you have GSYNC enabled if you have an Nvidia GPU. Head to your settings on your computer, then go to “Manage 3D settings” before switching on Vertical Sync.

If you’re using an AMD GPU, right-click on the desktop, head over to AMD Radeon Settings, and then switch Wait for Vertical Refresh to Always on.

This should solve the issue as well as reduce screen tear.

It’s also worth noting that changing the refresh rate on your TV or monitor from 120Hz to 60Hz could also help. So, too, would lowering the graphics settings, which could help take the strain off the GPU and improve performance.

Finally, an obvious one, but make sure you have downloaded the latest drivers for your graphics cards – as these will be required for optimal performance.

You can find the Nvidia drivers here, and the AMD drivers here.

To reiterate the steps to stop flickering in Modern Warfare 2:

  • Step 1: Ensure that GSYNC (Nvidia) or Vertical Refresh is onStep 2: Check your TV / Monitor supports 120Hz and switch to 60Hz if you are experiencing issues Step 3: Make sure the latest drivers are installed Step 4: Ensure the latest update has been installed for MW2 – update 1.04Step 5: Lower graphics settings to see if there are any graphics options that are affecting the GPU

There will likely be another patch coming for Modern Warfare 2, following the latest update 1.04. Given the number of issues during the launch, we anticipate the patch will arrive imminently.