Release Schedule

Activision has confirmed the global release times and preload details for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which launches in various parts over the coming weeks.

Modern Warfare 4 officially launches on October 23 across all platforms, but you’ll be able to play the campaign a week before that with Early Access starting on October 16. DMZ, the extraction mode, is available from October 20.

Whether playing on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo hardware, here is everything you need to know about release schedules, preload details, and early access.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 global release times

The full game officially comes out on October 23, but access timing depends on early access status and platform.

PC players will be able to jump on at midnight local time on the morning of October 23. If the game doesn’t trigger straight away, fully close and exit Steam for a relaunch.

Los Angeles: 12am PDT

Mexico City: 12am CST

Bogota: 12am COT

New York: 12am EDT

Brasilia: 12am BRT

Accra: 12am GMT

London: 12am BST

Warsaw: 12am CEST

Cape Town: 12am SAST

Kyiv: 12am EEST

Beijing: 12am CST

Seoul: 12am KST

Tokyo: 12am JST

Melbourne: 12am AEST

Auckland: 12am NZDT

Campaign Early Access and Editions

Campaign Early Access begins on October 16, 2026, for players who digitally preorder the Standard Digital Edition or Vault Edition. Physical standard edition preorders do not include early access.

DMZ Access and Game Editions

Players who preordered will also receive early access to the DMZ mode starting on October 20.

Here is an overview of the available game editions and pricing structures.

Digital Standard Edition includes campaign early access, the full game, and digital preorder bonuses for $69.99.

Digital Vault Edition includes the full game, operator packs, signature weapon collection, one season of BlackCell, and the DMZ deployment bonus for $99.99.

Physical Standard Edition includes the base game without early access for $69.99.

Preload Dates and Times

Preload for Modern Warfare 4 begins rolling out on October 14 at 9pm PT.

Los Angeles: 9pm PDT

Mexico City: 10pm CST

Bogota: 11pm COT

New York: 12am EDT

Brasilia: 1am BRT

Accra: 4am GMT

London: 5am BST

Warsaw: 6am CEST

Cape Town: 6am SAST

Kyiv: 7am EEST

Beijing: 12pm CST

Seoul: 1pm KST

Tokyo: 1pm JST

Melbourne: 2pm AEST

Auckland: 5pm NZDT

During setup, users can choose specific content to download, including whether to install Warzone alongside Modern Warfare 4. The updated version of Warzone launches alongside Season 1.

Xbox players can bypass certain regional rollout limitations by adjusting console timezone settings.

System Requirements and Storage Space

Official system requirements indicate that Modern Warfare 4 requires 115GB of available SSD space on PC. Console file sizes may vary based on installed modules.

Minimum PC specifications include an AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or Intel Arc A580 GPU with 3GB of video memory.

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel: Intel Core i5-6600

• RAM: 8GB

• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 470 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / 1060 / Intel Arc A580

• Video memory: 3GB

• Storage: SSD with 115GB of available space

Recommended PC specifications for 90fps at High Settings require an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and an AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or Intel Arc B580 GPU with 8GB of VRAM.

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i7-8700

• RAM: 16GB

• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Intel Arc B580

• Video memory: 8GB

• Storage: SSD with 115GB of available space