Call of Duty fans won’t have to wait until launch day to jump into Modern Warfare 4’s story, as the campaign early access will begin on Friday, Oct. 16. This applies to anyone who has digitally pre-ordered or pre-purchased MW4.
The campaign early access window will be available across all major platforms, including Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Battle.net and Steam.
CoD regulars can use this early access window, which has often been treated as a warm-up lap, to get familiar with MW4’s weapons, characters, and setting before diving into multiplayer, ranked, and whatever Warzone experience arrives alongside or after launch.
Nintendo Switch 2 version is also confirmed, but there’s a catch
While early access will apply to Switch 2 owners who pre-order digitally, Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will only be available later this year.
That means players on Sony, Microsoft, and PC ecosystems will be able to secure their early campaign access sooner, while Nintendo fans will have to wait a bit longer before they can lock in their copies.
How to pre-order MW4
Pre-orders are live now through the official Call of Duty store, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Steam, and Battle.net. To pre-order the MW4, all you need to do is:
- Visit the official Modern Warfare 4 store page
- Choose the edition
- Select your platform
- Click Pre-order
- You’ll be redirected to your platform’s storefront
- Complete your purchase through the store
Activision has confirmed that players who don’t pre-order should still get access to the open portion of the beta later on. Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will be available later.
You can also check our guide on how to pre-order the Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition, its price, skins, and all the benefits you get out of it.
There are three editions of Modern Warfare 4 to consider for pre-order or pre-purchase, which include Digital: Vault Edition (all platforms), Digital: Standard Edition (all platforms), and Physical: Standard Edition (consoles only).
