Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 editions leaked, open beta coming first to PlayStation
Leaked files indicate a similar model to the past two premium games in the franchise.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will follow the same pattern of special editions as the last couple of big games in the franchise, according to a new leak.
PerCharlieIntel, leaked data indicates thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2will have three different editions available for preorder: Standard Edition, Cross-Gen Bundle, and Vault Edition. This is similar in nature to theeditions of Call of Duty: Vanguardrevealed in 2021, or the three editions available for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War in 2020.
The leak also indicates that PlayStation users will get first access to the game’s open beta ahead of launch, which is again in line with past Call of Duty titles, where PS4 andPS5users got to try the alpha and beta first.
The existence of a cross-gen bundle also indicates that this game will be coming to both current-generation and last-generation consoles, so if you haven’t managed to buy anXbox Series X|Sor PS5 yet, you’ll still be able to play it.
Earlier in the day, we learned thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 now has a release date, and is slated to arrive on Oct. 28, 2022. A reveal of some sort is expected to take place on June 8, 2022, per a prominent piece of graffiti that was in a video revealing the game’s key art.
Somewhat amusingly, this comes as Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard in a deal worth almost $69 billion. The deal, which is currently slated to finalize sometime before June 30, 2023, will see Activision Blizzard added to the Xbox first-party publisher slate, alongside the existingXbox Game Studiosand the previously-acquired Bethesda Softworks.
Even after the the deal goes through, Microsoft hascommitted to bringing Call of Duty to PlayStation, though specific details have not been disclosed.
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