What is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's release date and early access?
Modern Warfare 4 is set to launch on October 23, 2026, but how early access will work is still unknown.
Covers: The announced or reported release date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and how early access is typically offered for Call of Duty titles, including preorder and edition-based access. It does not cover gameplay guides, reviews, or unrelated Call of Duty games.
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Evidence-backed AI-prepared starting mapCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is an upcoming first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It is the twenty-third installment in the Call of Duty series and the fourth entry in the rebooted Modern Warfare sub-series, following Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023). It is scheduled for release on October 23, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. The most recent Call of Duty title, Black Ops 7, was released on November 14, 2025.12
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It is developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, and is the fourth entry in the rebooted Modern Warfare sub-series.1
Evidence-backedListed platforms are Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.1
Evidence-backedHow early access will work for this title is not yet established by the available sources.
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If you are planning around the launch date
treat October 23, 2026 as the scheduled date reported by Wikipedia, and watch for a formal publisher confirmation before locking in plans.1
InterpretationIf you want to know whether you can play before launch
no early access details for Modern Warfare 4 are available in the sources here, so this remains an open question rather than something you can plan around yet.
InterpretationIf you are deciding which platform to buy for
the game is listed for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, so all four are named as targets.1
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Release date and platforms
AI summary:The game is scheduled for October 23, 2026, on Switch 2, PS5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, from Infinity Ward and Activision.
Evidence-backed: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is scheduled for release on October 23, 2026, according to Wikipedia's article on the game. The same article lists the target platforms as Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, and identifies Infinity Ward as developer and Activision as publisher.1
Evidence-backed: The broader Call of Duty series article also states that Modern Warfare 4 is scheduled for October 23, 2026, and places it after Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which was released on November 14, 2025. That article notes the rebooted Modern Warfare sub-series ran through Modern Warfare (2019), Modern Warfare II (2022), and Modern Warfare III (2023).2
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Early access
AI summary:No source here explains how early access will work for this title or for Call of Duty games generally.
Interpretation: No source on this page describes how early access will work for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and none describes the general early access pattern for Call of Duty titles. The question of whether early access is tied to preorders, specific editions, or a campaign early access window is therefore not answered by the material here.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is scheduled for release on October 23, 2026.
Listed platforms are Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.
It is developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, and is the fourth entry in the rebooted Modern Warfare sub-series.
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- 1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (Wikipedia)WikipediaPublished Oct 11, 2026Checked Oct 11, 2026
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is an upcoming first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It is the twenty-third installment in the Call of Duty series and the fourth entry in the rebooted Modern Warfare sub-series, following Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023). It is set to be released on October 23, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.”
- 2Call of Duty (Wikipedia)WikipediaPublished Oct 9, 2026Checked Oct 11, 2026
“Call of Duty (CoD) is a first-person shooter video game series and media franchise published by Activision, starting in 2003. The games were first developed by Infinity Ward, then by Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software. Several spin-off and handheld games were made by other developers. The most recent game, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, was released on November 14, 2025. The next game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, is scheduled for release on October 23, 2026. The series originally focused on a World War II setting, with Infinity Ward developing Call of Duty (2003) and Call of Duty 2 (2005) and Treyarch developing Call of Duty 3 (2006). Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) introduced a modern setting and proved to be the breakthrough title for the series, creating the Modern Warfare sub-series; a Modern Warfare remastered version was released in 2016. Two other entries, Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and Modern Warfare 3 (2011), were made. The sub-series received a reboot with Modern Warfare in 2019, Modern Warfare II in 2022, and Modern Warfare III in 2023.”
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