Call Of Duty: Vanguard's beta opens to all this weekend

With the early access beta starting now

News by Graham Smith Deputy Editorial Director

Published on Sept. 16, 2021

Call Of Duty: Vanguard has already had a beta on PlayStation, and if you've pre-ordered the game you can play it right now on PC. On Saturday however, the beta will open up to everyone with a Battle.net account.

The early access beta will run until September 18th at 6pm BST / 1pm ET / 10am PT, at which point the open beta will begin and run until Monday, September 20th at 6pm BST / 1pm ET / 10am PT. No pre-order is required and your progress will carry over to the full game.

These betas are, of course, focused on the game's multiplayer modes. That includes new modes such as the small scale two-player tournaments of Champion Hill, and Patrol, a new mode based on Hardpoint but with a single capture point that is constantly moving across the map. Both teams fight to stand close to the capture point, scoring points for doing so, and the first team to 200 points is the winner.

All the other normal Call Of Duty multiplayer modes are present in the beta as well, including Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination and Search & Destroy.

Activision also provided minimum and recommended specs for smooth performance in the beta:

Minimum Specs for the Public Beta: