It’s almost time, Call of Duty fans! Modern Warfare 3 is almost upon us! While the official release of the game is on November 10, there is campaign early access before that. Below, we’ve outlined the complete Modern Warfare 3 preload info for all modes, as well as the PC requirements players will need to hit in order to play the first-person shooter.
Modern Warfare 3 Preload Times for Early Campaign Access
PC: November 1, 9 AM PT
PS5/PS4: November 1, 10 AM PT
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One: November 1, 10 AM PT
Global Timings for PC:
Modern Warfare 3 Preload Times for Multiplayer
PC: November 8, 9 AM PT
PS5/PS4: November 8, 10 AM PT
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One: November 8, 10 AM PT
Modern Warfare 3 PC Requirements | Modern Warfare 3 PC Specs
Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)†
- CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- RAM: 8 GB
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 470
- Video Memory: 2 GB
- Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)†
- CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- RAM: 16 GB
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT
- Video Memory: 8 GB
- Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)
Competitive / Ultra 4K Specifications
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)†
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- RAM: 16 GB
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 64 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / RTX 4070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
- Video Memory: 10 GB
- Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)
Required for all specs:
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Recommended Drivers for NVIDIA/AMD
- NVIDIA: 537.58
- AMD: 23.10.2
As detailed on the Call of Duty Blog, PC players can enjoy over 500 customization options in the PC version, including FSR and DLSS 3.5 support, Nvidia Reflex, ultrawide, ray tracing, and many other options.
Here’s a PC-specific trailer for Modern Warfare 3.
Just a few more days, and we’ll finally be playing the next chapter in the Modern Warfare 3 campaign. I can’t wait to see where the story goes, and hopefully, the multiplayer ends up being as big a hit this year as everyone expects. However, that may all depend on how Sledgehammer can address the concerns, some of which were brought up in our MW3 beta review.
Modern Ware 3 early access campaign launches on November 2, with the game’s full release, including multiplayer and zombie mode, on November 10. Stay tuned, as we’ll have a full review of both modes after launch.