Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 pre-order early beta access starts on 21st August; Game launches on October 23

Attention gamers! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will be officially released on 23^rd October, 2026. Pre-orders for this game have already started on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC Battle.net, Xbox on PC, or PC team.

Consumers who pre-order this game will get early access to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta. You can experience the game before its official release and also provide feedback to help ensure the best Day One experience possible when the game launches in October.

The pre-order early access runs from August 21^st– August 25^th. The Modern Warfare 4 (MW4) Beta features multiplayer gameplay across a variety of maps and modes, including core 6v6 maps and modes and Kill Block. It will also feature the single-player Campaign mission “Entrenched”.

Early Access Beta orders received:

🗺️ New 6v6 maps
🪖 Campaign Mission
☠️ Kill Block

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Further, it is revealed that players on all platforms, including Nintendo Switch 2, will be able to jump into the Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta Weekend (MW4 Beta Weekend 2) from 28^th August- 1^st September. No pre-order is required to participate in the weekend. Weekend 2 of the beta will introduce Ground War: Combat Outpost and the new Zodiac Resurgence map in Call of Duty: Warzone.

Early access players can earn in-game rewards for playing the Beta, which will be immediately available for use in the Beta once unlocked and playable in Modern Warfare 4 once the full game launches.

For Xbox users, it is revealed that this upcoming game will not be available with Game Pass at launch.