Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Fixes One Of Black Ops 7’s Biggest Problems

One of the big gripes around last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was its always-online requirement for its campaign. Progress was often tedious–especially if you had a spotty online connection–and you couldn’t even pause the game without risking death and a checkpoint restart. Fortunately, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 looks set to rectify that point of content, as its single-player campaign will be playable offline.

As confirmed by Insider Gaming, players will have the option to untether themselves from the internet if they want to play through the single-player campaign, which is particularly good news for anyone looking to experience the game through a mobile gaming PC like the Steam Deck or the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Modern Warfare 4. Maintaining a stable connection on those platforms isn’t always possible, so the removal of the always-online requirement means that users will have one less hurdle to worry about.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players can attest to just how annoying this feature was. Originally, the idea for the game’s campaign was to promote co-op play over solo missions, but this also meant that players working through a corridor of bullet-sponge enemies could be booted back to the previous checkpoint if their internet connection dropped. Open channels also meant that fellow players could talk over cutscenes, an issue that wasn’t too bad if you were playing with friends. But if matchmaking paired you with someone unaware of just how bad their background noise was? It was absolute hell on the ears.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on October 23 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2. Developer Infinity Ward has described the campaign as a dark and dangerous tale, partly told from the perspective of a South Korean soldier as his country faces a full-scale invasion by North Korea. The game will also feature Call of Duty’s signature action, without you needing to worry about a car chase being derailed by a bad internet connection.

Like previous years, an open beta for the game will kick off ahead of its launch–with more details on that to be revealed soon–and Modern Warfare 2’s DMZ mode will be making a return.