Overview
- Preloads are live and the pre‑order gated Early Access beta begins Friday, Aug. 21 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC with access codes or platform pre‑orders required for some users.
- An Open Beta running from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 will add Nintendo Switch 2 support plus Warzone’s Zodiac Resurgence map and additional Ground War maps for all players to download free.
- For the first time in a Call of Duty beta, a full single‑player mission, “Entrenched,” is playable so testers can experience campaign combat alongside multiplayer modes.
- Multiplayer testing highlights a new adaptive map called Kill Block that can generate more than 500 configurations, a slate of 6v6 maps and new modes designed to probe gunplay, movement and match balance.
- PC changes include background shader pre‑compilation to cut launch waits and a requirement for TPM 2.0 with Secure Boot, a combination that may improve security but limit play on older systems.