Beta ends and launch priorities
Infinity Ward closed the Beta with a wrap-up of developer priorities heading toward launch; this record adds no new numeric balance profile.
Multiplayer priorities
- Further time-to-kill and weapon tuning.
- Perk tier adjustments and further Aim Assist changes.
- Additional spawn improvements.
- Nintendo Switch 2 performance improvements.
Warzone priorities
- UI and HUD readability improvements.
- Footsteps and audio improvements.
- Movement and map pacing improvements.
Lifecycle and launch
- The Beta officially ended September 1 at 10:00 PM PT.
- Modern Warfare 4 is scheduled to launch October 23, 2026.
- These priorities describe work heading toward launch, not confirmed launch balance values.
How to use this entry
These are developer priorities heading toward launch, not confirmed launch balance values. Do not use this wrap-up as evidence for Best settings, a launch meta, launch weapon stats or launch Perk tiers.
Affected systems and entities
- Systems: Beta lifecycle, TTK / weapon tuning, Perk tiers, Aim Assist, Spawns, Nintendo Switch 2 performance, Warzone UI / HUD, Warzone audio, Warzone movement, Warzone map pacing
- Weapons: None newly confirmed in this entry
- Killstreaks: None newly confirmed in this entry
- Maps / modes: Warzone