- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Battle.net, Steam, Xbox on PC) and Nintendo Switch 2. Not PS4 or Xbox One.
- PC storage
- An SSD with 115 GB free at launch, at every tier (Activision's launch requirements, 29 September 2026).
- PC gatekeepers
- DirectX 12, an SSD, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, an AVX-capable CPU, and a broadband connection.
- Switch 2
- Native build by Infinity Ward with Digital Legends. Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, gyro, Pro Controller, HDR, handheld, cross-play and cross-progression.
- Not published
- No install size for PS5 or Xbox, and no resolution or frame-rate target for PS5 or Xbox.
Where it runs
| Platform | What is confirmed | What is not |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 5 | Launch platform, 23 October. Pre-orders opened 28 May. Not on PlayStation 4. | No install size, resolution, frame-rate mode or DualSense feature has been published. |
| Xbox Series X|S | Launch platform, with Xbox Play Anywhere: one purchase covers console and Xbox on PC. Not on Xbox One. | The store page lists no install size; its capability tags (4K Ultra HD, HDR10, 60 fps+, 120 fps) are Microsoft's standard labels, not a published target. ESRB rating still shows as pending. |
| PC | Battle.net, Steam and Xbox on PC. Infinity Ward with Beenox. Launch requirements published on 29 September 2026 in three tiers: minimum, recommended (aimed at 90 fps in multiplayer on High settings) and ray tracing at 4K upscaled. Digital pre-purchases on PC can preload from 15 October at 9:00 AM PT. | No benchmark figures from anyone outside Activision. |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | Native build, Infinity Ward with Digital Legends. Pre-orders from 26 August, digital Standard and Vault. First Call of Duty on Nintendo hardware in over a decade. | No official resolution figure. Digital Legends says multiplayer reaches 60 fps docked and about 44 fps handheld, and the Campaign 30 fps; no resolution has been published. |
PC requirements, as Activision Support publishes them
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit, latest update | Windows 11 64-bit, latest update |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K (callofduty.com's PC post of 29 September; Activision Support's sheet says i7-8700) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or 1060, or Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, or Intel Arc B580 |
| VRAM | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | SSD with 115 GB available at launch | SSD with 115 GB available |
| Required regardless | DirectX 12, broadband internet, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, an Intel or AMD CPU with AVX. Intel Arc cards need Resizable BAR. | The same. These are the launch figures of 29 September 2026, which replace the beta sheet of 20 August. A third tier, for ray tracing at 4K upscaled, asks for a Ryzen 7 3700X or Core i7-10700K, 32 GB of RAM and an RX 9070 XT or RTX 5070 Ti with 16 GB of VRAM. |
What Activision promises PC players
- DLSS 4.5 support on high-end configurations.
- Real-time ray tracing expanded across Campaign, Multiplayer and DMZ, with work on ray-traced reflections, ambient occlusion, shadows and volumetrics.
- Multiple upscaling and frame-generation options to trade image quality against performance.
- Shaders prepared ahead of time, and Activision says significantly fewer restarts that an update forces on you.
- Competitive settings aimed at frame rate and responsiveness, and continued work on mouse responsiveness and visual clarity.
- TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are hard requirements, not recommendations — Activision published a separate article about them before the beta.
- Steam players must have a mobile phone number linked to their Steam account to play.
Nintendo Switch 2
🕹️ What the platform supports
Activision's 26 August post lists Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, gyro controls, the Switch 2 Pro Controller, HDR and handheld play, plus cross-play and cross-progression with the rest of the Call of Duty community. Multiplayer needs an Activision account, a Nintendo Switch Online membership and an internet connection.
💾 About 84.9 GB
Nintendo Life, reading Nintendo's own eShop listing on 27 August, reports the standard edition at roughly 84.9 GB, before any future updates. It puts the beta download at 38.7 GB. Nintendo Life also describes the physical release as a code in a box rather than a full cartridge.
📉 How it played in the beta
The only established outlet with real Switch 2 hours called it a competent build running up to 60 fps in multiplayer and fine with a Pro Controller on a TV, but found the Joy-Con sticks hard to aim with and the textures muddy enough that opponents blended into Silkworm's backgrounds.
🎁 A beta perk that has expired
During the open weekend every Switch 2 player could temporarily use Vault Edition content — the Hostile Alliance and Special Forces operator packs and the Signature Weapon Collection — without owning the Vault Edition. That window closed with the beta on 1 September.
The console numbers that do not exist
If a page or a video gives you an install size for PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S, or a resolution or frame-rate target for either, it is not coming from Activision. Nothing of the sort has been published as of this check. The only figures with a source behind them are the PC requirement of an SSD with 115 GB free, Nintendo's eShop listing at about 84.9 GB for Switch 2, Digital Legends' own word that Switch 2 multiplayer reaches 60 fps docked and about 44 fps handheld, and frame measurements taken from the beta, which is not the finished game. Everything else in circulation is extrapolated from how large Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 turned out to be, and those extrapolations are not on this page.
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 1 October 2026 and re-checked on 2 and 3 October 2026 against support.activision.com, the Steam store page, GoNintendo's interview with Digital Legends, callofduty.com's posts — the PC post of 29 September among them — the Xbox store page, and the coverage of Nintendo Life, GamingTrend, Vandal, Eurogamer.es, GodisaGeek and Insider Gaming. Not from a playthrough: nobody here has played it, and what the sources do not describe is not on this page.