Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been confirmed today for release in late October, but before that, those who pre-order the game will have their hands on the game soon with an open beta. Access is granted by committing money in advance to the Cross-Gen package or the Vault edition, and perhaps most interestingly, pre-release testing will be available first on PS5 and PS4.
This is the first real evidence that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision does not affect support for Sony’s systems at least in the short term, as this reinforces Sony’s marketing agreement with the franchise. Earlier titles like Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War have also delivered open betas to PS5 and PS4 users before anyone else. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has also expressed a desire to “keep Call of Duty on PlayStation” in the past, but with the deal not yet closed, that deal isn’t something the Microsoft boss could block on first place.
As for what else you can get to book either of these two digital editions, the Cross-Gen package is self-explanatory: PS4 and PS5 versions in one, as there will be no free upgrade from PS4 to PS5 . As for the Vault edition, you get a Battle Pass and 50 Tier Skips, the Red Team 141 operator package consisting of Ghost, Soap, Price and Farah, and the FJX Cinder Weapon Vault. In addition to this, there are also 10-hour dual XP and dual-weapon XP chips, as well as the Ghost Legacy package, which includes 12 operator aspects and 10 weapon plans.