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Easy lobbies. Where and when you queue.

Easy Lobbies helps you choose a region and a time deliberately, on PC, PS5 and Xbox. It changes the pool you queue in. It doesn't switch SBMM off.

PC, PS5 and XboxOne subscription

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How Easy Lobbies works.

Practical steps that work on your own connection. Measure first, change one thing at a time, and keep what's actually better.

How easy lobbies work

A game builds each lobby from the players and servers available to its matchmaking system. Choosing another region can change that pool, queue time and latency, but SBMM still runs and no region guarantees a particular skill level or match.

Region switcher

Pick a region in the Versus app and keep that preference with the game. Warzone and Black Ops 7 can each use a different reviewed setup without changing one another.

Ping Boost

A distant region usually means higher latency. Route comparison shows latency, jitter and packet loss for the available options so you can weigh connection quality against region choice. The lowest sample is evidence for that test, not a promise.

Pick the right time

The Sweat-O-Meter shows local time and activity context for each region. Use it to plan a queue window, then judge the real match and connection rather than treating the display as a live lobby measurement.

Which setup is yours?

Call of Duty easy lobbies on PC, PS5 and Xbox. Start with the Versus VPN app, add Versus DNS or Console VPN for your console, and set all of it up from one place.

One subscription. All three setups.

Your Versus VPN plan includes the app, Versus DNS and Console VPN. No extra plans, no add-ons.

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DNS setting

Versus DNS

No PC needed

One DNS setting on your console. Nothing to install on it, no cable, no second device.

  • Works on PS5, Xbox and PC
  • Configure it in the Versus VPN app or your Versus dashboard
  • Call of Duty is routed for easier lobbies
Ethernet
Windows PC
Routed

Versus Console VPN

Uses a Windows PC

Your console plugs into a Windows PC, and the Versus VPN app routes Call of Duty through the region you choose.

  • For PS5 and Xbox
  • One ethernet cable from console to PC
  • Pick the exact region in the Versus VPN app

All three cover Warzone, Black Ops 7 and Modern Warfare 4. Call of Duty included.

What each setup gives you.

Same lobbies, same subscription, different hardware. Pick what matches your desk or the space under your TV.

Versus DNS

No PC needed
  • You needJust your console
  • Plays onPS5XboxPC
  • Set up inThe Versus VPN app or your dashboard
  • Extra toolsNothing to install on the console
  • SubscriptionIncluded
Use Versus DNS

Versus Console VPN

Uses a Windows PC
  • You needConsole, Windows PC and a cable
  • Plays onPS5Xbox
  • Set up inThe Versus VPN app on your PC
  • Extra toolsRegion of your choice
  • SubscriptionIncluded
Use Console VPN

Set up Versus DNS in a few minutes.

No download and no cable. You get your Versus DNS address after checkout, then change one setting on your console.

  1. Step 1Open Network settings

    Go to Settings, then Network, then Settings.

  2. Step 2Edit your connection

    Choose Set Up Internet Connection, highlight your network and press Options, then Advanced Settings.

  3. Step 3Switch DNS to manual

    Set DNS Settings to Manual.

  4. Step 4Enter your Versus DNS

    Type the Primary DNS address you get with Versus DNS, then press OK.

  5. Step 5Restart Call of Duty

    Let the PS5 test the connection and start the game again.

Inside the app

The tools behind every reading.

Route readings, regions and per-game profiles in the Versus VPN app on Windows.

Versus VPN node list with ping and loss for each location

Ping Boost

Read the route before Modern Warfare 4 does.

Launch week is when MW4 servers are busiest and routes are least predictable. Versus VPN measures latency, jitter and packet loss for each route before you connect, so you can tell a congested path from a bad match.

Sweat-O-Meter showing local times and how busy each country is

Sweat-O-Meter

Find the quieter hours.

Every region shows its local time and how busy it usually is, so you can see where it's early morning and where the evening grind is starting.

Easy Lobbies locations rated by local time, with Moderate and Strict modes

Easy Lobbies

Presets built for Call of Duty.

74 lobby locations rated by local time, a Moderate or Strict mode and a geo-fence. They're only available for Warzone, Black Ops 7 and Modern Warfare 4.

Versus VPN game library

Game library

A saved region just for Modern Warfare 4.

Each game keeps its own route and region, so switching between Call of Duty titles never resets your setup.

Plans

Get Versus VPN.

One Versus VPN plan covers every supported game, plus Versus DNS and Console VPN for Call of Duty on PS5 and Xbox.

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Questions

Easy Lobbies, good to know.

Straight answers, including what Versus can't do.

Does Versus VPN give you easier lobbies?

Easy Lobbies helps you choose a region and time deliberately, which can change the server pool available to matchmaking. Results vary by game, mode, account, region and time, so it does not promise an easier match.

Is SBMM off when I use a VPN?

No. The game still runs its own matchmaking. Region selection can change the pool it draws from, but it does not disable or rewrite the matchmaking system.

Are easy lobbies bot lobbies?

Easy Lobbies does not create bots or fill a match with AI. It provides region and timing controls; the game decides who or what appears in a lobby.

Can a game publisher restrict VPN use?

Versus VPN does not modify game files, memory or inputs, but each publisher decides how its terms apply to network routing and region selection. Review the rules for the game and mode you play.

Won't a far-away region give me bad ping?

It can. Compare latency, jitter and packet loss before saving the region. If the trade-off is not acceptable, choose a closer region or keep your current path.

Does Versus work for Call of Duty on PS5 or Xbox?

Yes, and it's all in the same Versus VPN subscription. The Versus VPN app is for PC. Versus DNS needs only one DNS setting on your console and no PC, set up in the app or your Versus dashboard. Versus Console VPN routes your console through a Windows PC with an ethernet cable. Other games use the Versus VPN app on Windows.

Versus VPN for Windows

Measure it.
Then keep it.

Set up Versus VPN once and keep your routes ready for every session.

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