Running passim the past 2 weekends of September, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Beta volition beryllium disposable to play connected PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. The two-part Beta lawsuit volition diagnostic respective playable crippled modes and maps, arsenic good arsenic unsocial rewards that volition transportation implicit erstwhile the crippled launches successful precocious October.

So whether you're chasing the scheduled commencement and extremity times, each the playable crippled modes and maps, oregon however to unlock each 10 unsocial rewards, we person you covered successful our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Beta Guide below.

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• Modern Warfare 2 Beta Schedule: All Dates and Times
  • Weekend One (PlayStation Exclusive)
  • Weekend Two (Crossplay Beta)
• How to Access and Download the Call of Duty: MW2 Beta
• All Maps and Game Modes Available successful the Modern Warfare 2 Beta
• How to Unlock All Free Beta Rewards
  • All Rewards Available During Beta Weekend One
  • All Rewards Available During Beta Weekend Two
• New Gunsmith Changes How Weapon Progression Works
• PC Beta System Requirements

Modern Warfare 2 Beta Schedule: All Dates and Times

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta lawsuit volition tally implicit the past 2 weekends of September, with each play lawsuit spanning 5 days. It's worthy noting that the Beta is crossplay starting September 22, truthful players crossed PlayStation, Xbox, and PC tin each play together.

A afloat breakdown of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Beta Event schedule tin beryllium recovered below.

Weekend One (PlayStation Exclusive)

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Weekend One of the Beta is exclusive for PlayStation owners and volition tally from 10 AM PT Friday, September 16 to 10 AM Tuesday, September 20.

• Early Access Beta - September 16 to September 17
  • Kicking disconnected astatine 10 AM PT connected Friday, September 16, each PlayStation players that person pre-ordered the crippled volition person a accidental to enactment successful the aboriginal entree beta.
• Open Beta - September 18 to September 20
  • Starting from 10 AM PT connected September 18, each PlayStation players (no pre-order needed) volition person the accidental to delve into the unfastened beta. The lawsuit volition extremity connected September 20 astatine 10 AM PT.

Weekend Two (Crossplay Beta)

Weekend Two of the Beta is each astir crossplay. This Beta play volition supply entree to players crossed all platforms and volition tally from 10 AM PT Friday, September 16 to 10 AM Tuesday, September 20.

• Early Access Beta - September 22 to September 23
  • Kicking disconnected astatine 10 AM PT connected Thursday, September 22, each Xbox and PC players that person pre-ordered the crippled volition person a accidental to enactment successful the Early Access Beta. All PlayStation players volition person free access to the Beta during this period.
• Open Beta - September 24 to September 26
  • Starting from 10 AM PT connected September 24, each players crossed every platform volition person the accidental to play successful the Open Beta, whether you person pre-ordered the crippled oregon not. The lawsuit volition extremity connected September 26 astatine 10 AM PT.

How to Access and Download the Call of Duty: MW2 Beta

The MW2 Beta is disposable to download and preload from the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Battle.net Store, and Steam Store. You tin find much details regarding the Beta and wherever you tin acquisition the crippled erstwhile visiting Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 2 Beta page.

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All Maps and Game Modes Available successful the Modern Warfare 2 Beta

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Beta volition diagnostic four playable maps and five antithetic crippled modes. For much details, beryllium definite to cheque retired the implicit database of each disposable maps and crippled modes below:

• Game Modes
• Maps

It's important to enactment that each crippled modes and maps volition rotate daily, truthful there's a accidental that not each representation and crippled mode volition beryllium disposable each day. You tin support up with each the latest playlist changes by visiting the official Call of Duty Twitter account.

Game Modes

• Team Deathmatch
  • Mode Description: Kill players connected the opposing team. The archetypal squad to scope the people bounds wins!
  • Team Sizes: 6
  • Maximum Players: 12
  • Match Time: 10 Minutes
  • Score Limit: 75
• Domination
  • Mode Description: Capture, hold, and support objectives to gain points. The archetypal squad to the people bounds wins.
  • Team Sizes: 6
  • Maximum Players: 12
  • Match Time: Unlimited
  • Score Limit: 200
• Prisoner Rescue
  • Mode Description: Leave nary antheral behind. Locate the hostages and get them retired live oregon support them astatine each costs. Team revives are enabled.
  • Team Sizes: 6
  • Maximum Players: 12
  • Map Sizes: Small to Large Maps
  • Objective Type: Round-Based Objectives
  • Respawns: No Respawns
• Knock Out
  • Mode Description: Eliminate the opposing unit oregon clasp the bundle to win. Teammates tin revive each other.
  • Team Sizes: 6
  • Maximum Players: 12
  • Map Sizes: Small to Large Maps
  • Objective Type: Round-Based Objectives
  • Respawns: No Respawns
• Search and Destroy
  • Mode Description: Teams alternate betwixt detonating and defusing a bomb.
  • Team Sizes: 6
  • Maximum Players: 12
  • Map Sizes: Small to Large Maps
  • Objective Type: Round-Based Objectives
  • Respawns: No Respawns

Maps

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• Farm 18
• Valderas Museum
• Mercado Las Almas
• Breenbergh Hotel

How to Unlock All Free Beta Rewards

As you advancement done the Modern Warfare 2 Beta, you'll person the accidental to unlock up to 10 unsocial in-game rewards that see an Animated Emblem and Player Card, an Operator Skin, 2 Weapon Blueprints, and adjacent more. It's besides important to enactment that immoderate unsocial rewards unlocked during the Beta volition beryllium disposable instantly astatine launch.

Joining the MW2 Open Beta after the archetypal weekend? All play 1 rewards are still available to beryllium unlocked. The lone downside is that you'll conscionable person little clip to execute each the rewards connected offer, which volition necessitate you to gain 290,000 XP to scope the maximum fertile headdress of level 30.

All Rewards Available During Beta Weekend One

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To get each play 1 rewards, you volition request to scope rank 15, which is adjacent to 87,500 XP. Here are each the unsocial items that tin beryllium unlocked during the archetypal beta play that runs from September 16 to September 20.

• Emblem: Smashed It
  • How to Unlock: Rank 2 (3,000 XP)
• Charm: Buckle Up
  • How to Unlock: Rank 4 (10,500 XP)
• Player Cards: Passed the Test
  • How to Unlock: Rank 6 (25,000 XP)
• Sticker: Operation First Blood
  • How to Unlock: Rank 10 (45,000 XP)
• Weapon Blueprint: Side Impact
  • How to Unlock: Rank 15 (87,500 XP)

All Rewards Available During Beta Weekend Two

To get each play 2 rewards, you volition request to scope rank 30, which is adjacent to 290,000 XP. Here are each the unsocial items that tin beryllium unlocked during the 2nd beta play that runs from September 22 to September 26.

• Vinyl: No Competition
  • How to Unlock: Rank 19 (130,500 XP)
• Sticker: Safety First
  • How to Unlock: Rank 21 (155,000 XP)
• Vehicle Skin: Floor It
  • How to Unlock: Rank 26 (225,000 XP)
• Weapon Blueprint: Frontal Impact
  • How to Unlock: Rank 30 (290,000 XP)

Pre-Order Rewards

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Should you pre-order the Vault Edition of MW2, you'll person the first-ever Weapon Vault, the FJX Cinder. In addition, players volition besides person the classical Red Team 141 Operator Pack, which includes Ghost, Farah, Price, and Soap.

Both the FJX Cinder and Red Team 141 Operator Pack are disposable immediately and tin beryllium utilized passim the beta period.

New Gunsmith Changes How Weapon Progression Works

The Gunsmith has received a important update in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that fundamentally revamps the archetypal Loadout instauration instrumentality from Modern Warfare (2019). Infinity Ward's extremity for the overhaul was to make a overmuch much explorative limb builder that reduces repetitiveness.

And that they person done, arsenic a brand-new mechanic called Weapon Platforms has been introduced, and it fundamentally changes the mode that limb progression present works successful the game. Weapon Platforms are champion described arsenic a postulation of up to 5 weapons wrong the aforesaid shaper that shares a excavation of attachments. This is designed to assistance streamline progression and customization truthful that you tin seamlessly swap betwixt aggregate playstyles connected prime weapons.

Learn much astir each the Weapon Progression and Attachment changes successful our Progression Guide below:

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• How Weapon Progression and Attachments Work

Modern Warfare 2 PC Beta System Requirements

Plan connected playing the Modern Warfare 2 Beta connected PC? Here are the minimum and recommended PC specifications that are needed to enactment successful the Beta.

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