The Call of Duty WW2 PC beta is open a day early – jump in now and test the game before launch

By James O'Connor

The open beta for Call of Duty: WW2 on PC has launched earlier than expected.

The beta, which was due to launch tomorrow, is up now, and open to everyone.

Head to the Call of Duty WW2 beta Steam page and download the beta, if you haven’t already. If you pre-downloaded, you’re good to go now. Four maps and four modes will be available during the beta period.

This is a good chance to test if your rig is up to the task of running the latest Call of Duty. Here are the minimum and recommended specs, though, in case you want to save yourself a 14GB download:

Minimum specs

• OS: Windows 7 64-Bit or later
• CPU: Intel Core i3 3225 or equivalent
• RAM: 8 GB RAM
• HDD: 25 GB HD space
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 @ 2 GB / AMD Radeon HD 7850 @ 2GB or better
• DirectX: Version 11.0 compatible video card or equivalent
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended Specs

• OS: Windows 7 64-Bit or later
• CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD Ryzen R5 1600X
• RAM: 12 GB RAM
• HDD: 25 GB HD space
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1060 @ 6GB or AMD Radeon™ R9 390 / AMD RX 580
• DirectX: Version 11.0 compatible video card or equivalent
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

The beta will be live until Monday, October 2, and the game will release on November 3.