Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will feature “campaign early access,” allowing people who preorder or pre-buy the game to start playing the story mode early.
This applies to preorders and pre-purchases for the MW4 standard digital edition or the Vault edition, across Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Steam. The campaign early access begins on October 16, which is a full week before the game releases for everyone on October 23. During that week, only the game’s campaign will be available; multiplayer unlocks on October 23.
Existence of the campaign early access for Modern Warfare 4 leaked already, so the announcement today is not a total surprise.
There is also precedent for it, as 2022’s Modern Warfare 2 was the first game in the series to offer campaign early access. 2023’s Modern Warfare 3 did as well, but 2024’s Black Ops 6 did not, and neither did 2025’s Black Ops 7.
The Modern Warfare 4 campaign puts players into the shoes of Private Park, a young, inexperienced Korean soldier. He’s played by Young Mazino, who is best known for his roles on Beef and The Last of Us.
For more, be sure to check out GameSpot’s Modern Warfare 4 preorder guide.
