Modern Warfare 4 Hits October 23 With Korea Campaign No Game Pass

By Indie Kings | October 4, 2026

Updated October 4, 2026: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 launches October 23, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC according to all sources. It pairs two opposite firsts with a first mainline Nintendo release since 2013 Ghosts alongside a first premium skip of day one Game Pass in the Game Pass era.

Image: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 key art. Credit: Valve Steam store, Activision.

October 23 On Four Platforms

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 launches October 23, 2026. All sources agree on the date and present it as a locked launch date rather than a window.

The platform list is PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC. All sources agree on those four destinations and none list older consoles as launch platforms.

PC coverage names Steam, Battle.net and Xbox PC as the PC routes. Cloud Dosage is the cited standing for that store list and no other PC store is named in the verified facts.

Activision is named as publisher in the announcement reporting. Infinity Ward is named as lead developer in the verified facts.

The image in this article is the official Steam header art. It is presented here as identification art for the announcement rather than as gameplay capture.

Reveal timing is part of the record. The reveal arrived May 28 after a day long livestream according to the verified facts.

More detail is expected at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 7. That showcase date is attributed to reporting around the reveal and Cloud Dosage.

LVLONE reports that pre orders are live at the time of its coverage. This article gives no store path and no checkout guidance and treats availability only as a reported status.

The launch table below collects the core facts in one place. Standing notes show where sources agree and where a single outlet carries a detail.

The table reflects announcement stage facts. Each row should be read as reported rather than as a hands on finding.

Four platforms at launch is itself a statement about scope. It covers Sony home hardware, Microsoft current hardware, Nintendo current hardware and PC in one date.

No PlayStation 4 or Xbox One version is listed in the verified facts. That cut is addressed in more detail in the Nintendo first section.

Valve operates Steam as one of the three named PC routes. Microsoft operates Battle.net and Xbox PC as the other named PC routes in the Cloud Dosage standing.

Sony and Nintendo appear here only as platform holders. No platform exclusive content is established in the verified facts.

Park And Price In Korea

The campaign premise is a North Korean full scale invasion of South Korea. All sources agree on that invasion frame.

Private Park is described as a young South Korean soldier facing first combat. All sources agree on Park as a campaign lead.

Captain Price returns as an outlaw operating outside the system. All sources agree on Price as the second campaign lead.

Price is framed as hunting a world threatening weapon. That hunt gives the campaign a global reason to leave Korea.

BleedingCool places Park plus Price across Korea, New York, Paris and Mumbai. That four theater structure is the outlet claim for campaign geography.

Trench warfare in Korea is the ground level anchor. BleedingCool describes Korea trenches as part of the campaign staging.

Close quarters combat in New York is the second named theater. MP1st also names New York among the campaign locations.

Car chases in Paris are the third named theater beat. MP1st names Paris and frames it as a vehicle led sequence type.

SAS night raids in Mumbai are the fourth named theater beat. NoisyPixel includes Mumbai in its theater list.

The pairing is deliberate in the reporting. A new soldier in first combat sits beside a veteran operating outside command.

MP1st notes back to back sub franchise releases ending with this entry. That context is presented as franchise scheduling rather than story detail.

No campaign length is established in the verified facts. No mission count is established in the verified facts.

No cast list beyond Park and Price is established in the verified facts. No villain name is established in the verified facts.

The campaign should be treated as premise only at this stage. Dialogue, structure and mission order remain [NEEDS VERIFICATION].

What is citable now is narrow and stable. Invasion of South Korea, Park in first combat, Price as outlaw hunting a weapon, and four theaters across Korea, New York, Paris and Mumbai.

Ballistic Authority And Kill Block

Ballistic Authority is named as the multiplayer gunplay system. BleedingCool is the standing for that system name.

BleedingCool describes Ballistic Authority as built for accuracy without random bloom. That description is an outlet claim and not a tested finding.

Audio visibility handling is also tied to Ballistic Authority coverage. BleedingCool and LVLONE are the cited standing for that audio and visibility element.

This article does not review gun feel. No time to kill, recoil pattern or audio mix judgment is offered here.

Twelve core maps are named for multiplayer. BleedingCool is the standing for the 12 map count.

Kill Block is described as a dynamic modular training ground. BleedingCool is the standing for that description.

Apex Attachments are described as progression mods. BleedingCool and insidesport are the cited context for that progression element in the fact block.

The three items read as a package in the reporting. A gunplay system plus a map count plus a training space plus a mod progression path.

Map names are not established in the verified facts. Kill Block layout options are not established in the verified facts.

Apex Attachments effects are not established in the verified facts. Unlock pacing is not established in the verified facts.

DMZ extraction returns. All sources agree that DMZ is back after its introduction in MW2 2022.

Solo and squads are both named as supported. All sources agree on solo plus squads framing.

Off books asset framing is used for DMZ. All sources use that framing in the verified facts.

DMZ mode rules are not established beyond that frame. Loot structure, map pool and progression carryover remain [NEEDS VERIFICATION].

Beenox is named with Infinity Ward on PC in the verified facts. That studio pairing matters for the PC section and for multiplayer parity questions that remain open.

The responsible read is to list systems by name and owner. Ballistic Authority, 12 maps, Kill Block and Apex Attachments are BleedingCool outlet claims until playable verification exists.

The Nintendo First

This is the first mainline Call of Duty on Nintendo hardware since 2013 Ghosts. ThisWeekInVideoGames is the standing for that gap.

Thirteen years between mainline entries is the arithmetic of that claim. Ghosts in 2013 to Modern Warfare 4 in 2026 is the reported span.

A 10 year Nintendo deal from 2023 is the business context. ThisWeekInVideoGames is the standing for that deal timing.

Nintendo appears here as deal party and platform holder. Microsoft appears as the other deal party in the reporting context.

Digital Legends is named for the native Switch 2 port. NoisyPixel is the standing for that studio assignment.

Native is the key word in that outlet claim. NoisyPixel describes Digital Legends work as a native Switch 2 version rather than a cloud version.

Switch 2 statement console language appears in LVLONE coverage. That phrasing signals positioning but not a technical specification.

Resolution targets for Switch 2 are not established. Frame rate targets for Switch 2 are not established.

Feature parity between Switch 2 and other platforms is not established. File size on Switch 2 is not established.

Those gaps should stay gaps. Any Switch 2 performance number outside NoisyPixel and LVLONE outlet claims would need [NEEDS VERIFICATION].

The old console cut is explicit. No PS4 or Xbox One version is listed according to ThisWeekInVideoGames.

Warzone becomes unplayable on old consoles after integration. ThisWeekInVideoGames is the standing for that consequence.

Sony and Microsoft both face a clean generational break on this entry. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S are in while PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are out.

That break has a preservation consequence for Warzone players on old hardware. The integration point is the reported cutoff rather than the Modern Warfare 4 launch alone.

The Nintendo first therefore pulls one way. It widens access to current Nintendo hardware while old Sony and Microsoft hardware exits the supported list.

The Game Pass Skip

There is no day one Game Pass release. ThisWeekInVideoGames and LVLONE share standing for that absence.

The skip is described as a condition of the Xbox Game Pass price reduction. ThisWeekInVideoGames is the standing for that condition framing.

That makes this the first premium skip of the era in the reporting language. ThisWeekInVideoGames carries that first framing.

Microsoft is the subscription operator in this context. The price reduction and the day one condition are attributed to Xbox reporting.

Cloud Dosage adds that cloud is unconfirmed. No XCloud or GeForce NOW confirmation is the stated status.

Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Battle.net, Steam and Xbox PC are named as Cloud Dosage platform routes. Cloud availability itself remains unconfirmed in that same outlet.

Vault Edition is priced at $99.99. LVLONE is the sole standing for that price.

A $89.99 price applies with a 10 percent discount for premium history or Game Pass Ultimate owners. LVLONE is the sole standing for that discount path.

Battle Pass inclusion is part of the Vault description. LVLONE lists Battle Pass with 100 plus rewards, skins, blueprints and COD Points.

Those Vault contents are outlet claims. This article does not verify bundle value or item quality.

Standard edition pricing is not in the verified facts. Other editions beyond Vault are not in the verified facts.

The Game Pass skip therefore pulls the opposite way from the Nintendo first. One expands platform reach while the other holds back subscription day one access.

PC specifics sit beside the subscription question. Infinity Ward leads with Beenox on PC according to NoisyPixel.

Expanded graphics options, upscalers and frame generation are named as PC areas. NoisyPixel is the standing for that PC feature set.

DLSS 4.5 and ray tracing are named in the PC outlet claims. Those labels should be read as NoisyPixel outlet claims rather than as tested PC findings.

System requirements are not established. Minimum and recommended PC specifications remain [NEEDS VERIFICATION].

The second table above keeps the two firsts separate from cloud and legacy status. Each row carries its outlet owner so readers can weigh it.

What Is Not Established

Many launch adjacent details are not in the verified facts. This section keeps them out of the citable record.

Standard edition price is not established. Beta dates are not established.

File sizes across PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2 and PC are not established. Preload timing is not established.

Cross play and cross progression rules are not established. Warzone integration timing beyond the old console consequence is not established.

Multiplayer mode list beyond DMZ is not established. Zombies status is not established.

Switch 2 output targets are not established. PC specification floors are not established.

Review status is not established. This article is an announcement service piece and offers no review judgment.

The gaps table below uses [NEEDS VERIFICATION] for every open item. It is meant to stop speculation from hardening into fact.

Readers should treat the verified fact block as closed. Everything else stays open until primary or outlet confirmation arrives.

Activision, Infinity Ward, Beenox and Digital Legends are the named studio and publishing parties. Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony and Valve are the named platform and store parties.

No performance claim in this article is presented as tested. DLSS 4.5, ray tracing, upscalers and frame generation are NoisyPixel outlet claims.

No gunplay claim is presented as tested. Ballistic Authority accuracy without random bloom is a BleedingCool outlet claim.

FAQ

When does Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 launch?
It launches October 23, 2026 according to all sources.

Which platforms are confirmed?
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC are confirmed by all sources, with Steam, Battle.net and Xbox PC named for PC via Cloud Dosage.

What is the campaign about?
A North Korean invasion of South Korea frames Private Park in first combat and Captain Price as an outlaw hunting a world threatening weapon, with Korea, New York, Paris and Mumbai named as theaters.

What multiplayer and DMZ details are reported?
BleedingCool reports Ballistic Authority gunplay, 12 core maps, Kill Block and Apex Attachments, while all sources agree DMZ extraction returns with solo and squads.

Why is the Nintendo and Game Pass pairing notable?
ThisWeekInVideoGames reports the first Nintendo mainline entry since 2013 Ghosts with a Digital Legends native Switch 2 port, alongside a first premium day one Game Pass skip tied to the Game Pass price reduction.

What Vault Edition price is reported?
LVLONE reports Vault Edition at $99.99, or $89.99 with a 10 percent discount for premium history or Game Pass Ultimate owners, including Battle Pass, 100 plus rewards, skins, blueprints and COD Points.

Bottom Line

Modern Warfare 4 is dated and scoped. October 23, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC is the stable core.

The campaign pitch is clear on paper. Park and Price give new and veteran lenses on an invasion story that moves from Korea trenches to New York, Paris and Mumbai.

Multiplayer is named but not proven. Ballistic Authority, 12 maps, Kill Block, Apex Attachments and returning DMZ are outlet claims to track into June 7 and launch.

The two firsts define the business story. Nintendo access widens while day one Game Pass access does not arrive, with old consoles exiting and cloud unconfirmed.

Sources: BleedingCool, LVLONE and ThisWeekInVideoGames provided the announcement record for this article. Read the BleedingCool report and the ThisWeekInVideoGames report for the underlying outlet claims. Activision, Infinity Ward, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony are named here as companies without linked endorsement.