Modern Warfare 4’s Beta Will Be Much Bigger Than a Multiplayer Test

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is bringing far more than a multiplayer sample to its upcoming beta. Infinity Ward confirmed that the test will include an “Entrenched” campaign mission, seven multiplayer maps, and a first look at Call of Duty: Warzone content.

The previously announced beta schedule has the early access session running from August 21 through August 25, 2026, for players who pre-order the game or receive promotional access, followed by the open beta from August 28 through September 1, 2026. Promotional access will include offers such as Discord Nitro and CDL Champs drops. Players without early access can join the second session for free.

Both beta periods will be available on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Xbox on PC, Steam, and Battle.net. The open beta will also support Nintendo Switch 2. Call of Duty NEXT will take place before early access and preview more of the maps, modes, and other features included in the test.

Call of Duty’s official X post described the test as the first beta to bring all three parts of the franchise together:

“For the first time ever: Multiplayer. Campaign. Call of Duty: Warzone. All in one Beta.”

Modern Warfare 4 Beta Content

The campaign portion will feature the “Entrenched” mission, marking the first time a Call of Duty beta has included playable single-player content. That test mission fits with Modern Warfare 4’s larger war missions, which are expected to sit alongside more focused tactical operations.

Multiplayer will offer seven maps across the two beta weekends. The pre-order phase will feature five new multiplayer maps alongside Kill Block—six maps in all: Rooftops, Silkworm, Transit 213, Cachette, Lotus, and Kill Block. The open beta will carry five of those maps forward, replace Lotus with Lithium, and add more modes and large-scale content.

Early access will feature nine multiplayer modes: Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, Inflation, Search & Destroy, Kill Block 10v10, 3v3 Gunfight, and Mobility Course. The open beta will add Hijack and Combat Outpost to that lineup. The playlist will change between the first and second weekends, giving players different combinations of maps and modes to try.

The open beta will also include the Combat Outpost Ground War map, which spans Imjin Farmland and Wolves Stadium.

Kill Block will also appear in the beta. The map includes more than 500 configurations, making it one of the more unusual additions to Modern Warfare 4’s multiplayer lineup.

Warzone is getting its own place in the test as well. Players will be able to try the new Zodiac Resurgence map, giving the beta a battle royale component alongside its traditional multiplayer and campaign offerings.

The full game is scheduled to launch on October 23, 2026, for PS5.

The beta will begin on August 21, 2026. Tell us which part of Modern Warfare 4’s beta you plan to try, and share your thoughts in the comments. For more updates, follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Developed by Infinity Ward

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is a first-person shooter and the follow-up to Modern Warfare III (2023), continuing the rebooted Modern Warfare storyline. The campaign is set during a North Korean invasion of South Korea and features dual perspectives: a young South Korean soldier named Private Park facing his first combat deployment, and Captain Price operating outside official channels on a personal mission. The game also includes multiplayer with 6v6 core maps, large-scale vehicle combat maps, and a dynamic map system called Kill Block that reshapes layouts between rounds. A DMZ extraction mode is also featured. The game is released exclusively on current-generation platforms and PC.

• Genre Shooter
• Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
• Perspective First person
• Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
• Release October 23, 2026
• Publisher Activision
• Age Rating

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