Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign preloading begins tomorrow

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (opens in new tab) is set to go into full release on October 28, but if you preorder you can jump into the campaign a full eight days earlier, on October 20. With that date now just a couple of days away, Activision has announced that preloading will begin at 10 am PT/1 pm ET on October 19—tomorrow.

Activision clarified that this preload is strictly for the singleplayer campaign: Preloading for the full launch, which will also include multiplayer and special ops, will begin at 10 am PT/1 pm ET on October 26. Modern Warfare 2 will finally, fully unlock at 9 pm PT on October 27, which as illustrated in the handy map below is actually October 28 in most of the rest of the world.

The update also includes detailed system requirements, for those unsure whether—or how well—Modern Warfare 2 will run on their rigs. Basic requirements were revealed in September but the new breakdown gets into greater detail across four distinct specs.

The numbers:

Minimum:

• CPU: Intel Core I3-6100 / Core I5-2500K OR AMD Ryzen 3 1200
• RAM: 4 GB
• Storage: 72GB at Launch
• GPU: Minimum: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470, 2GB
• Hi-rez assets cache (optional disk space that can be used to stream high-resolution assets. The option can be turned off in the game’s settings.): Up to 32GB