Activision has officially confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will launch worldwide on October 23, 2026, anchoring its holiday release schedule at a standard price of $69.99 on major platforms, as reported by Happy Gamer. Steam store pages also note a timezone-adjusted release window pointing to October 22 depending on regional variations. Developed by Infinity Ward with PC support from Beenox, the upcoming shooter will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC through Steam, Battle.net, and Xbox on PC, according to Analytics Insight.
Campaign Details and Platform Availability
The title features a narrative centered on a North Korean invasion of the Korean Peninsula, where players follow a squad of South Korean soldiers fighting on collapsing front lines alongside Captain Price, who operates from the shadows. This structure places the campaign on two simultaneous tracks involving open military conflict at the front and a separate hidden struggle. While the broader game releases on October 23, Campaign Early Access is tied to digital pre-orders and starts earlier on October 16, giving eligible players a dedicated head start ahead of the full release date. Pre-orders also grant early access to the Open Beta and include the Hunter Killer Operator Skin, which is compatible with Modern Warfare 4 as well as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone under specific conditions. Furthermore, the Vault Edition includes content packs like the Hostile Alliance and Special Forces operator bundles, a Signature Weapon Collection, one season of BlackCell, and a DMZ Deployment Bonus, alongside a 10% loyalty discount for eligible returning players running through October 23.
Alongside the main campaign, the title includes traditional multiplayer playlists spanning Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, Search and Destroy, and Inflation. It also brings back the extraction shooter mode DMZ, which features unpredictable enemy encounters, dynamic weather, and persistent inventory mechanics that carry loadout decisions across matches.
PC Hardware Requirements and Advanced Graphics
Activision and Beenox have outlined technical specifications for PC players. The minimum hardware requirements demand an SSD with approximately 115GB of storage, 8GB of RAM, a Ryzen 5 1400 or Core i5-6600 processor, and either a Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970/1060, or Intel Arc A580 graphics card. For a high-settings experience targeting 90 frames per second, requirements increase to 16GB of RAM and an RTX 3060 Ti or Radeon RX 6600 XT GPU.
The PC version incorporates advanced rendering technologies, including NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR Redstone, and Intel XeSS 3. Compatible hardware configurations will also support ray-traced reflections, global illumination, HDR 10+, Dolby Vision, and ultrawide displays, accompanied by a built-in benchmarking utility to help players test system performance prior to launching the game.