Call of Duty: Black Ops III vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Call of Duty: Black Ops III vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Call of Duty: Black Ops III Aspyr, Activison Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Activison
Overview
Release Date November 6, 2015 November 10, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Raven Software, Treyarch, Beenox, Nerve Software, XPEC Entertainment, XPEC Infinity Ward
Publisher Aspyr, Activison Activison
Official Site https://www.callofduty.com/blackops3 http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 16 hours 22 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Xbox 360 Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 470 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6970 @ 1GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported) Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation. Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or better processor is recommended.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 73 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 3.3 / 5 (1,504 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (2,085 ratings)