Overview
- The publisher set two beta windows with early access running Aug. 21–25 for pre-orders on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, and an open beta from Aug. 28–Sept. 1 that adds Nintendo Switch 2.
- The new multiplayer trailer released Aug. 19 features Rick Ross’s “The Devil Is a Lie” and shows the 12 new 6v6 maps, large-scale Ground War arenas, and footage of the Kill Block map.
- Kill Block is a modular, adaptive map that reconfigures between rounds to change sightlines, routes, and cover and can generate more than 500 distinct layouts to force tactical resets.
- The beta will include a playable single-player mission called Entrenched while DMZ, the extraction mode, is confirmed to return as a full retail feature at the game’s Oct. 23, 2026 launch.
- Modern Warfare 4 continues the 2019 reboot story with new protagonist Private Park and returning characters such as Captain Price and Ghost, and the beta is positioned to both market the game and stress-test cross-play servers.