Modern Warfare 3 is technically not out for a couple of extra hours (relying in your platform and the place you occur to be on the earth) however, as is the case yearly, the servers are already reside. This means there are methods to entry multiplayer – or probably extra – proper now.
The methodology and modes you possibly can entry early differ by platform, so let’s break down all the pieces you want to do know.
Assuming you might have all of the totally different elements of Modern Warfare 3 pre-loaded, and have Call of Duty HQ (the brand new launcher/dwelling) up to date in your chosen platform, then you definately’re prepared to begin the journey.
How to play Modern Warfare 3 early on PlayStation 5
We’re beginning off with the best console platform relating to leaping via hoops. While that is the best solution to play proper now, it is solely accessible on PS5, and allows you to solely entry normal multiplayer – not Zombies, War Mode, Ground War/Invasion or any of the opposite modes.
Simply go to Call of Duty in your PS5, hit down on the Dpad twice till you attain Activities. Keep scrolling to the proper till you land on the Multiplayer Modes Activity (the one with the Rust background), and hit Square, or develop with Cross then enter. You’ll find yourself within the multiplayer foyer and you may go from there.
Do not again out, or you’ll nonetheless discover all multiplayer modes locked. The excellent news is that you simply if you happen to do this, you possibly can merely shut the sport down and re-do the identical steps. This methodology doesn’t require another tips.
How to play Modern Warfare 3 early on PlayStation 4
The PS4 sadly doesn’t have the PS5’s Activities characteristic, so we’ll must do issues the quaint means. You can’t change your console’s area, however what you can do as a substitute is change the handle of your Activision Account. Assuming you have performed any Call of Duty sport not too long ago, you need to have already got your Activision Account linked to your PlayStation Account.
To change your location, go to Activision Account website and log in. Click Profile on the highest proper nook of the display screen, then navigate to Basic Info from the panel on the left. Address is the second to final merchandise on the listing, discover it and hit Edit. Find New Zealand on the listing and enter the handle of any lodge within the nation.
Save out and relaunch to test if the brand new info has been up to date. Sometimes the Activision website is funky, so you might must re-do that step greater than as soon as. Now, all that is left to do is launch the sport in your PS4 and you need to have entry – until Activision decides to dam the characteristic till the correct launch.
How to play Modern Warfare 3 early on Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One
On Xbox, you want to change your console’s area to New Zealand, the place Modern Warfare 3 is at present out. Don’t fear, this transformation is not everlasting, and you may change again to your precise location as soon as the sport has been launched. This additionally has no impact on matchmaking servers: the sport will nonetheless attempt to discover you a match with the bottom ping.
To do that, press the Xbox button, choose Profile & System. Visit Settings, then System, and at last Language & Location. Select New Zealand from the drop-down listing below Location, and restart the console for it to take impact.
Some gamers are reporting, nevertheless, that doing this isn’t sufficient, and you might must additionally change your Activision Account’s handle to New Zealand. Check the part above on how to do this.
How to play Modern Warfare 3 early on PC
We saved this one for final as a result of it is way more tough to get began than the remainder. Credit to Twitter consumer @lachlanisdumb for locating this, and to @_Evdogg for sharing it. Their methodology additionally seems to work just for Steam copies, not Battle.web (not but, at the least).
Start by launching Call of Duty HQ, going to the Modern Warfare 2 part, and clicking Multiplayer. Before it masses, Alt-tab out, open Task Manager, and finish the Call of Duty HQ course of. You’ll must instantly return to Steam so you possibly can hit Play (inexperienced) as quickly because the button switches from Stop (as soon as it realises the sport had been closed).
It ought to now present the Modern Warfare 3 brand on launch (With Captain Price and the purple background), slightly the Modern Warfare 2 model. Your sport ought to now load into the multiplayer menu instantly. Keep in thoughts that, similar to the PS5 methodology, this solely unlocks entry to straightforward 6v6 multiplayer.
this methodology was despatched by @lachlanisdumb however solely factor i realised is closing through activity supervisor makes it extra doable. pic.twitter.com/OsQIw66QPR
— Evan Fox (@_Evdogg) November 9, 2023
