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Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Beta Preload
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How to preload MW3 beta

Get into the MW3 beta as quickly as possible by preloading it now!

If you want to jump straight into the Modern Warfare 3 beta, you need to preload it now. You also need to make sure you’re eligible to play the MW3 beta. Here’s what you need to do to preload the MW3 beta and get into the action.

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How to play the MW3 beta

The only way to play the MW3 beta for all the opening weekends before its full launch on November 10, 2023, is to pre-order Modern Warfare 3.

Also, only PlayStation players get to play the MW3 early on October 6 and 7 and then October 8 and 10. After that, everybody will get to play the MW3 beta from October 12 through 16.

Depending on your platform, you can play the MW3 beta by pre-ordering any version of the game, but you need to redeem your code. After pre-ordering MW3, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Pre-order MW3
  2. Locate the code you’ve been provided after purchase. In our experience, it should be in your email.
  3. Head to callofduty.com/redeem and fill in your details.
  4. Once you’ve received your code, redeem it on your PlayStation.
  5. On PlayStation, go into the in-game store and scroll over to “More.”
  6. Select “Redeem.”
  7. Redeem your 12-digit code in the store.

Once you’ve redeemed your beta code, you’ll immediately be given the option to download MW3. Do that to preload the MW3 beta. From here, you need to download Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the Call of Duty HQ.

How to fix the “pre-order to play” error in Modern Warfare 3

If you are in the Call of Duty HQ and see a “pre-order to play” message on MW3 but you already pre-ordered or got a free beta code elsewhere, then you’ll need to wait until the official servers go live.

In this case, you still need to download MW3. To do that, go to Settings and select “Manage Files.” Here, you’ll see an option to download Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Do that to preload the MW3 beta. Also, I’d recommend installing the MW2 and Warzone files just in case those are needed to play the MW3 beta.

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Noah Nelson
From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor's Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.