IT'S been a long time coming, but Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is today finally playable on Xbox One. Microsoft announced the most recent Modern Warfare title would now finally work on their latest console on Twitter last night. 2 Fans have been clamouring for MW3 to be made playable on Xbox One for some time This means that if you've got an Xbox 360 version of the game on disc hanging around, you can just bung it in your Xbox One and go crazy. If you don't already have a copy but wanted to play one of last generation's best shooters, then Microsoft has you covered too. As part of the firm's Deals With Gold promotion, you can get MW3 for a mere £12.49. If you don't have an Xbox Live Gold subscription, then it'll set you back £24.99. While it was hardly revolutionary, MW3 was a solid entry into the series, and stands up well, even after almost seven years. 2 MW3 was released in November 2011, and was the last CoD game to to get the Modern Warfare moniker MOST READ IN GAMING EASY FLIX Netflix 'is turning your TV into a CONSOLE' by offering games over the internet WAR GAMES Call of Duty games in order: By release date and timeline X-FACTOR Handheld Xbox created by Microsoft is firm's first portable console DIE HARDER Call of Duty Warzone: How to unlock Nakatomi Plaza Vault from Die Hard CASH SPLASH Quick game challenges you to spend Elon Musk's $166bn fortune in 30 seconds GAME TIME Call of Duty Season 4 release date – when does Warzone Season 3 end? Modern Warfare 3 for Xbox 360, now playable on Xbox One - buy it now Hungry for more Modern Warfare on your Xbox? Activision are in the process of remastering MW2 for Xbox One to go with the £34.99 remaster of the original Modern Warfare. Modern Warfare 4 is also reportedly in the works; expect to hear much more about that once Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out the door in November. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.<doc-sep>If you own a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Xbox 360, you can now dive back into the game on your Xbox One. Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, Director of Programming for Xbox Live, has announced that the 2011 shooter is now playable on Xbox One via backward compatibility. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 built off of the foundation set by its previous two iterations, picking up where Modern Warfare 2 left off. The single-player campaign follows the hunt for a Russian terrorist as he ignites tensions with a series of attacks throughout Europe. The series' main attraction, its multiplayer, also returned with new game modes in tow, including a cooperative, wave-based survival mode. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today (and it is currently on sale in this week's Deals With Gold) https://t.co/qPMRNs2ZLo pic.twitter.com/MouA9LYTwW — Larry Hryb (@majornelson) June 19, 2018 If you have a copy of Modern Warfare 3 collecting dust, you should be able to play it on your Xbox One now. And if you've never given the game a go, it's available now for $29.99 at the Microsoft Store. And if you're an Xbox Live Gold susbscriber, the game can be picked up this week for $14.99 as part of the latest Deals with Gold sale.<doc-sep>
Today is a great day for Call of Duty fans as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the last installment in the Modern Warfare saga is joining the Xbox One Backward Compatibility list. Modern Warfare 3 was one of the top requested Xbox 360 games from Xbox One gamers, and it’s also 50% off as part of this week’s Deals with Gold. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today (and it is currently on sale in this week's Deals With Gold) https://t.co/qPMRNs2ZLo pic.twitter.com/MouA9LYTwW — Larry Hryb 🏡🎮 (@majornelson) June 19, 2018 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released back in 2011 on the Xbox 360, and while it didn’t get as much critical acclaim as the first and second games in the series, it remains a beloved games that brought a couple of innovations: there was a new cooperative mode called Survival, a revamped Killstreak reward system as well as a couple of new multiplayer modes. Now that both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1 and 3 are backward compatible, you may be wondering if MW2 may be coming soon. It may not be the case as according to a recent leak, a remastered version of the game could be released on the Xbox later this Fall along with the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. We'll see what happens, but for now it's nice to see Activision bringing back old-school Call of Duty games on the Xbox One. Share This Post: