Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's campaign became playable on October 16 for players who pre-ordered the game, a week ahead of the full launch on October 23, GameSpot reported. The campaign unlocked at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC, and was available to preload beforehand.
Developer Infinity Ward issued a statement asking players not to spoil the story for others.
We've one ask. Let everyone experience it for themselves. Keep the campaign spoilers under wraps. Time to go dark.
MW4 is expected to wrap up the Modern Warfare storyline that began with 2019's Modern Warfare, GameSpot reported. Activision chief marketing officer Tyler Bahl told The Game Business that the game is "the epic conclusion of this recent series of Modern Warfare," according to Video Games Chronicle. Bahl said some characters and pieces could live on and be reinvented, but that the company was "excited by closing this chapter and launching a new one." He added that future games would have to innovate, saying the audience had asked for "new, or better, or different." GameSpot reported that Bahl also confirmed a new Call of Duty sub-franchise is in the works after years of Modern Warfare and Black Ops releases.
Bahl said taking the series in a new direction is difficult with a player base this large, pointing to players who only play Zombies, who divide along Black Ops versus Modern Warfare lines, or who prefer modes such as Prop Hunt, VGC reported. He said his focus as a marketer has been reaching different audiences with different messaging.
The early access period continues with the new version of DMZ, which unlocks on October 20 for pre-order customers, GameSpot reported. Multiplayer is not available until the full launch on October 23.
