The date preload starts for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on PlayStation 5 may have been revealed. Modern Warfare 2 officially comes out on October 28, but fans who preorder the game can play the campaign a week early on October 20. This allows gamers to play Modern Warfare 2’s campaign, and possibly finish it, before the multiplayer component launches.PS5 lets users preload a game in preparation for its release at midnight local time, typically beginning 48 hours before the scheduled launch date so that players have enough time to download the full game. Call of Duty games are somewhat infamous for their massive file sizes, so it may take some users an extremely long time to finish downloading Modern Warfare 2. Thankfully, fans now have an idea of when they can start downloading MW2 in preparation for its launch.PlayStation Game Size on Twitter confirms that players can preload Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and its Campaign Packs on October 19, a day before its release date of October 20. Additional packs for MW2 include separate downloads for the multiplayer and co-op modes, with the preload for these two starting on October 21. So, gamers have ample time to download them before they come out on October 28.
A user named AndywithaI shared an image on Reddit that matches the information given by PlayStation Game Size. It confirms that preload for Modern Warfare 2 begins on October 19 along with Campaign Packs 1 and 2. The same image shows that users can start installing the Multiplayer Pack from October 21.
The upcoming Warzone 2.0 is also listed as a pack for Modern Warfare 2, and it appears to be an optional download according to PlayStation Game Size. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 officially comes out on November 16, 2022, so it’s unusual for the preload to start almost a month before launch. Activision had confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 will be separate downloads, as some users complained about the massive file size of 2019’s Modern Warfare as a result of combining both titles.
It looks like fans will not have to wait long to get a clearer picture of each mode’s file size in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Thanks to Activision providing early access to Modern Warfare 2’s campaign, users can even try to finish the story and uninstall both campaign packs before the multiplayer and co-op modes launch on October 28.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launches on October 28 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.