The company offering the hack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 also does a roaring trade on many other popular online games; a great reason for those who partake in online video games to do so on a secure platform such as Xbox 360.
So, by deciding to ditch dedicated servers, game developers Infinity Ward have no way to run anti-cheating software and identify players who are not playing by the rules. Many forums are carrying posts from extremely disgruntled PC gamers loudly proclaiming the benefits of dedicated servers and vowing not to buy the game until the online environment is placed on dedicated servers, where cheats can be identified and ultimately excluded from the game.