Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare 4 matchmaking prioritizes match quality

Infinity Ward multiplayer creative director Joe Cecot said the goal of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 matchmaking is good matches rather than a perfect system. Unlike Black Ops 7, MW4 launched without open, skill-free playlists.

• Cecot: "I don't know if there's perfecting it," match quality is the priority
• Black Ops 7 in 2025 offered open playlists without SBMM; MW4 does not
• SBMM has been in Call of Duty since 2007's Modern Warfare
• A persistent lobby option in MW4 doesn't clarify whether skill is ignored