Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · Release time
What time does Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 unlock?
PC preload opens: October 15 at 9:00 AM PT (16:00 UTC). Campaign early access: October 16, 2026; no start hour announced. Full game: October 23, 2026 at midnight local time.
PC preload opens
Digital pre-purchases on PC
Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 16:00 UTC
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Activision announces this for PC only.
Campaign early access
Digital pre-orders and pre-purchases
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · hour not announced
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Activision gives the day (Friday, October 16) but no start hour. Campaign only, not Multiplayer.
Full game
Everyone
Fri, Oct 23, 2026, midnight in your time zone
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Activision: the full game releases October 23 at midnight local time.
How long will the download take?
At a steady 100 Mbps, 115 GB takes about 2 h 33 min. Real downloads are usually slower than your line speed.
PC: 115 GB. Storage space in Activision’s PC requirements (SSD required), not a measured download size.
What this schedule does not establish
- Activision has not announced the hour Campaign early access starts.
- Console download sizes are not published.
- The US Steam store currently lists 22 October, a day earlier than Activision’s October 23. If you play on Steam, check your store page.
Console stores can show their own unlock time for your account. If your store page disagrees with this page, trust your store page.
Sources
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 PC trailer, tech updates, and more · Activision / Call of Duty, September 29, 2026. Checked October 2, 2026. PC preload from October 15 at 9 AM PT; Campaign early access from Friday, October 16; full game October 23 at midnight local time; 115 GB SSD storage requirement.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Steam · Valve / Steam store listing. Checked October 2, 2026. The US Steam store lists the release date as 22 Oct, 2026.
Times are computed in your browser from the publisher’s wording. “Midnight local time” is your own midnight. A date with no announced hour shows days, never a guessed time.