Call of Duty: Ghosts vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Call of Duty: Ghosts 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: Ghosts Activison Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Activison
Overview
Release Date November 5, 2013 November 10, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Raven Software, Infinity Ward, Neversoft Entertainment Infinity Ward
Publisher Activison Activison
Official Site http://www.callofduty.com http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 6 hours 22 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, Nintendo eShop, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Minimum OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHZ / AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 2.4 GHZ or better RAM: 6 GB RAM HDD: 40 GB HD space Video: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTS 450 / ATI® Radeon™ HD 5870 or better Sound: DirectX® compatible sound card DirectX®: DirectX® 11 Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet connection required for activation. 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.
Recommended Requirements Recommended OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 – 680 @ 3.6GHz RAM: 8 GB RAM HDD: 40 GB HD space Video: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 760 @ 4GB Sound: DirectX® compatible sound card DirectX®: DirectX® 11 Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet connection required for activation.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 68 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 3.2 / 5 (851 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (2,085 ratings)