Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has today been confirmed for release in late October, but before then, those who pre-order the game will get their fingers in the game early with an open beta. Access is provided by early allocating cash for either the Cross-Gen Bundle or Vault Edition, and perhaps most interestingly, the pre-release test will be available first on PS5 and PS4.
This is the first real proof that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision does not affect support for Sony systems, at least in the short term, as this reinforces the marketing agreement Sony has with the franchise. Previous titles like Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War have also provided open beta versions to PS5 and PS4 users before anyone else. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has also previously expressed his desire to “keep Call of Duty on PlayStation”, but with the deal yet to be finalized, this event is not something Microsoft heads could block in the first place.
As for what else you get for pre-ordering one of these two digital editions, the Cross-Gen Bundle is self-explanatory: both the PS4 and PS5 versions in one, as there will be no one free PS4 to PS5 upgrade. As for the Vault Edition, you get a Battle Pass and 50 Tier Skips, Red Team 141 Operator Pack consisting of Ghost, Soap, Price and Farah and FJX Cinder Weapon Vault. On top of that, there are also tokens for 10 hours of double XP and double weapon XP as well as the Ghost Legacy Pack, which includes 12 Operator skins and 10 weapon Blueprints.