Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: How to Access the Open Beta Early

2023’s Call of Duty will be in the form of Modern Warfare III, acting as a direct sequel to last year’s Modern Warfare II. With a brand new campaign, multiplayer experience, and more. Activision is hosting an Open Beta across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC (PlayStation owners get first access), starting this Friday, October 6. The beta will feature 5 of the 16 remastered launch maps from the 2009 Modern Warfare 2, with the full game including the entire collection upon release, on November 10.

Preorder Modern Warfare 3 for Early Access to the Open Beta

PlayStation users will get early access to the Open Beta on October 6-7 if they preorder the game through any retailer. The associated retailer will then email you a code for you to redeem with Activision. For more info on preorders, be sure to visit our full MW3 preorder guide to find out what’s included with each edition.

Remember, you’re getting early access to the Open Beta with your preorder, and you don’t have to pay anything until the game ships in late October. So you could absolutely preorder, get a beta code, and then cancel your order after the beta finalizes if you don’t like the game, at no cost.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: Open Beta Start Times

Weekend 1: PlayStation

October 6-7: PlayStation users who preorder (early access)

October 8-10: All PlayStation users

Weekend 2: Cross-play

October 12-13: PC and Xbox users who preorder, plus all PlayStation members

October 14-16: Open beta for everyone, on all platforms

How to Redeem Your Call of Duty Beta Code

Here’s how you can redeem that handy new Modern Warfare 3 Beta code you’ve just received. Follow the steps below, and you’ll be ready to play on Friday, October 6.

(If you’ve preordered digitally, the Beta will already be available to you; just search for the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Open Beta on the relevant digital storefront, and download it.)

• Head to callofduty.com to redeem your beta code
• Log in to an existing profile, or create a new free account.
• Choose the gaming platform you wish to use your code on, alongside the region you live in.
• You will then see a confirmation page if your code is valid – alongside a brand new code to enter on your chosen device.
• Enter the new code on your relevant device’s store page, and start the Open Beta download.

Modern Warfare 3 launches on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S on November 10.

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