After Crossing 100,000 Player Count in the First Hour, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Beta Is Already a Hit Among PC Players on Steam!

Published 10/13/2023, 11:02 AM EDT

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is currently going through its Beta phase. It began last week with PS5 owners getting exclusive access. However, this week is seeing Xbox and PC players diving into the limited build of the game. Well, it looks like the Beta is already turning into a hit among PC users, going by a recent record accomplished on Steam.

Within an hour of its release on for PC on Steam, Modern Warfare 3 attracted over 100,000 active players. It is simply staggering in more than ways one. Just a few months ago, speculations were floating online about Call of Duty being dead. Seems like the situation has completely turned upside down now.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Beta attracts nearly 130,000 concurrent players on Steam almost instantly

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Yes, that’s exactly what has happened with the recently released limited build. As soon as it went live on the digital store Steam, players jumped in to play it as if they were waiting impatiently for endless hours. As a result, the Beta ended up amassing close to 130,000 concurrent players within an hour of its debut on the PC-based platform, on October 12, 2023.

Here’s a screenshot from the SteamDatabase website, which keeps track of games and their stats:

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The stats, above, clearly show that the hype for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 among PC players is going through the roof at the moment. Probably that’s the main reason behind the Beta performing so well. In fact, it currently has over 105,000 active players as of this writing.

It will be interesting to see how the game turns out to be for PC users upon its full release next month. Apart from the Multiplayer experience, which they are getting with the Beta, the title will be loaded with a lot more content.

What’s in store for fans after the release of Modern Warfare 3?

The game will bring back the traditional Campaign experience. Following the events of last year’s Modern Warfare II, it will continue the story with the members of Task Force 141. However, they will face their biggest enemy this time – Vladimir Makarov. He was last seen in 2011’s original Modern Warfare 3.

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Moreover, the single-player mode will also receive a unique feature called open-combat missions. It will allow the players to craft new strategies and tactics in order to complete a certain mission. In short, they will feel like being inside an open-world title. But this change will only apply to a limited number of quests.

Then, there’s also the Zombies mode, based on a PvE format. It will be set inside the massive region of Urzikstan while being an open-world experience. Players will be required to form teams or go solo against large hordes of the undead. Their main objective will be to loot items, finish the given missions, and extract successfully in the end.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 comes out on November 10.

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