Modern Warfare 4 Launches October 23 as a Standalone Release

A new Call of Duty title is a major moment for players, the franchise, and the industry. New maps to learn, new weapons to master, new metas to discover.

That next chapter begins on October 23 with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 4®.

Modern Warfare 4 will launch as a standalone release. To play the game at launch, players must purchase it separately; it will not be included with Game Pass until Holiday 2027.

What XBOX Players Need to Know

XBOX players can pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 through the XBOX Store on console, the XBOX app on PC, and the Microsoft Store.

Digital pre-ordering Modern Warfare 4 includes Campaign Early Access* (begins October 16) and DMZ Early Access** (begins October 20), the Hunter Killer Operator Skin and Gilded Pearl Camo Pack.

Players who pre-order any digital edition will also receive the Inner Circuit M4 Weapon Blueprint. For XBOX console players, the Inner Circuit Blueprint receives an OG Green translucent treatment, celebrating 25 years of XBOX.

What Matters Most

Our teams are completely focused on Modern Warfare 4 and everything that comes with delivering a new Call of Duty to players,

Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will continue to have access to legacy Call of Duty titles (Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare III).

For players joining the fight in Modern Warfare 4 on October 23, launch is only the beginning.

Thank you for being part of the Call of Duty community.

* Actual Play Time Subject to Possible Outages and Applicable Time Zone Differences. Actual platform availability and start date subject to change.

** Campaign and DMZ Early Access start dates differ. Actual play time subject to possible outages and applicable time zone differences. Actual platform availability and start dates subject to change.

©/TM/® 2026 Activision Publishing, Inc.

For more information, please visit www.callofduty.com and www.youtube.com/callofduty, and follow @Activision, @CallofDuty, @CODLiveSeasons, and @InfinityWard on X, Instagram, and Facebook. For Call of Duty Updates, follow @CODUpdates on X.

Join Call of Duty's Official Discord to get the latest updates and maybe even meet your next squadmate!