Act Fast: How to Get Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta Codes Before They’re Gone
Missed Call of Duty: NEXT on September 30, 2025? You also missed your shot at a free Black Ops 7 early access beta code—only viewers who stuck around for at least an hour of the live stream walked away with one.
If you skipped the Call of Duty: NEXT stream on September 30, the window for free Black Ops 7 beta codes already slammed shut. Yep, it was one of those watch-an-hour-while-it’s-live deals. Annoying? A little. But you’re not out of options if you still want in.
Missed the stream? Here’s the deal
Free early access beta codes were only handed out to people who watched the live showcase for at least one hour while it aired on September 30, 2025. That ship has sailed. Early access kicks off October 2, 2025, so here’s how to get in now without the freebie.
How to still get a Black Ops 7 beta code
The current path is old-school: buy a physical copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Your beta code should be printed on the receipt in-store or included in your emailed receipt if you bought online. If it’s missing, contact the retailer (they need to be an authorized seller) and ask for the code.
Once you have it, redeem at callofduty.com/betaredeem. You’ll sign in to your Activision account and enter a 13-digit beta code. After that, you’re set for early access.
No code needed if you went digital
If you have the digital version of Black Ops 7, you don’t need a code at all. You’ll be able to hop into the beta automatically.
Game Pass shortcut (the inside baseball part)
If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass PC, or Game Pass Console, you can play the early access beta for free. That’s a direct perk of Microsoft’s Activision acquisition. Translation: you don’t have to preorder anything just to try it early.
Early access start times
Early access begins October 2, 2025 at the times below. If you’re seeing these listed elsewhere under the open beta section, that’s the confusion talking — these times line up with early access.
- USA: 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on October 2
- UK: 6:00 PM BST on October 2
- Europe: 7:00 PM CEST on October 2
- China: 11:00 PM CST on October 2
- India: 10:30 PM IST on October 2
- Brazil: 2:00 PM Brazilian Time on October 2
- Australia: 4:00 AM AEDT on October 3
- New Zealand: 6:00 AM NZDT on October 3
- Japan: 2:00 AM JST on October 3
Don’t want to buy anything? Open beta is right behind it
You can play the Black Ops 7 open beta for free starting October 5, 2025. No purchase required. It will be available to install on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PS5. The open beta wraps on October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM PDT, so you’ve got a tight window to jump in.
Short version: free code window is closed, but you can still get early access via a physical purchase, digital auto-access, or any Game Pass tier. Or just wait three days and play the open beta for free. Your call.