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The full game, including Multiplayer, officially launches on October 23 across all platforms. Players can access the campaign a week earlier through Early Access, which begins on October 16, while DMZ, the game’s extraction mode, becomes available from October 20.
Covering PC, PS5, Xbox Series consoles and Nintendo Switch 2, this report breaks down release times, preload details, Early Access launch dates and system requirements.
Global release times
The full game launches on October 23, but the exact time players gain access depends on whether they have Early Access and which platform they play on. PC players can jump in at midnight local time on the morning of October 23, wherever they are based.
If the unlock does not trigger immediately, fully closing and exiting Steam before relaunching should activate it.
- 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 start date
Campaign Early Access begins on October 16, 2026, for players who digitally preorder the Standard Digital Edition or Vault Edition. Those who bought physical copies of the Standard Edition will not receive Early Access.
DMZ access start date
Players who preordered will also gain Early Access to DMZ mode, which begins on October 20.
Editions and prices
The available editions are as follows:
- Digital Standard Edition ($69.99): Campaign Early Access included, full game with digital pre-order bonuses, can upgrade to the Vault Edition.
- Digital Vault Edition ($99.99): Campaign Early Access included, full game plus both Operator Packs, Signature Weapon Collection, one season of BlackCell and the DMZ Deployment Bonus.
- Physical Standard Edition ($69.99): No Early Access, includes full base game, cannot upgrade to the Vault Edition.
Preload dates and times
Preload begins rolling out on October 14 at 9pm PT. For other regions:
- Los Angeles: 9am 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, players can choose which content to download, including whether to install Warzone alongside Modern Warfare 4. The new version of Warzone will not be available until the launch of Season 1.
Xbox players may be able to circumvent regional restrictions using a “New Zealand trick,” where they change their in-game timezone to New Zealand in the settings, reportedly allowing them to pre-install and play early.
System requirements
According to the official system requirements, the game needs 115GB of available SSD space on PC. Console versions may vary depending on which content is downloaded but will likely be similar.
- Minimum: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 CPU, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 470 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/1060 or Intel Arc A580 GPU, 3GB video memory, SSD with 115GB of available storage.
- Recommended (90fps, High Settings): AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700 CPU, 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or Intel Arc B580 GPU, 8GB video memory, SSD with 115GB of available storage.
Kirk McKeand is a Contributor on IGN Новини. Find him on Twitter @MckKirk
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