Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 looks huge: 84.9GB listed ahead of launch

Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, ahead of its October 23, 2026 launch. According to the Nintendo eShop listing, the game will take up an estimated 84.9 GB.

That’s massive for a Nintendo release, even if it still comes in under the 100 GB-plus installs some Call of Duty games hit on other platforms. It also clears up why the physical Nintendo Switch 2 version is a code in a box: 64 GB game cards max out at 64 GB, so the full game just doesn’t fit.

You’ll also get a chance to jump in early. A free open beta starts Friday, August 28, and Activision says that download comes in at 38.7 GB. It includes slices of the campaign, multiplayer, and Warzone, along with temporary Vault Edition content. For Nintendo players, there’s another reason this stands out. It’s the first Call of Duty to land on a Nintendo system in 13 years, since Call of Duty: Ghosts on Wii U.

And if you’ve been holding off to see whether the Nintendo version would actually match the others, this one looks promising. Microsoft’s 2023 10-year agreement with Nintendo promised full feature parity, the Switch 2 version supports gyro controls, and early previews say multiplayer is aiming for, and mostly maintaining, 60 fps while the campaign runs at 30 fps.

You can download Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 from the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2, or pick it up on October 23 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.