Fall is already looking stacked with some exciting game releases. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is among the many games launching in that pre-GTA 6 period, dropping on October 23. If you can’t wait to get your hands on it and see what Infinity Ward has been cooking up, preorders are now live for it at various retailers.
Here, we’ve broken down what editions are available to preorder, how much they cost, and what they come with. Pick up your preferred copy and be ready to roll on release day.
Preorder Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – Standard Edition
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The Standard Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is available to preorder for $69.99 across physical and digital formats. It also comes with a preorder bonus, which you can learn more about below, but some retailers are actually offering their own extras if you buy through them.
Amazon, for instance, is offering a preorder bonus of 5 hours of Double XP. GameStop is another offering its own exclusive preorder bonus in the form of a Steel Trading Card. If these have caught your interest, it’s worth keeping in mind while you’re shopping around.
For those curious about a Switch 2 version of this year’s COD, a post from Activision details that, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is also launching on Nintendo Switch 2, with preorders coming later this year.” This marks the series’ debut on a Switch system. Unfortunately, Modern Warfare 4 will not be coming to previous-gen consoles and will not be available on Game Pass at launch.
Preorder Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – Steelbook Edition
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Best Buy is really going all-out for the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The retailer is offering a steelbook edition of the game that’s priced $69.99, the same as the standard edition. This version also comes with a preorder bonus, which you can learn more about below.
Preorder Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – Vault Edition
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Vault Edition Upgrade
The Vault Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is a digital purchase that’s priced at $99.99. It’s full of bonuses alongside the base game, including:
- Early access to the Open Beta
- Hunter Killer Operator Skin
- Hostile Alliance Operator Pack
- Special Forces Operator Pack
- Signature Weapon Collection
- BlackCell (One Season)
- DMZ Deployment Bonus
Get 10% off a Preorder of the Vault Edition
You can also score a 10% discount when preordering the Vault Edition (not the upgrade) if you “digitally or physically owned and played a premium Call of Duty title dating back to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), or have played one of these titles via Game Pass and have an active Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, or PC subscription,” according to Call of Duty’s website.
The website continues on to say that the discount is, “only available at checkout if you pre-order or pre-purchase Modern Warfare 4 on the same gaming platform and with the same platform account used for the previous qualifying title.” Here are the games that can qualify you for this discount:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered (2020)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Preorder Bonus
No matter which version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 you preorder, you’ll get early access to the Open Beta. For those who decide to get a physical copy, you will “receive a Beta registration code from their retailer when preordering. Beta registration codes can be redeemed at callofduty.com/redeem“, per Activision’s website. Those who opt for a digital copy will be automatically registered for the Open Beta.
Those who preorder a digital edition of the game will also get early access to the campaign, starting on October 16. That’s not all, either. Digital shoppers also get the Hunter Killer Operator Skin, which you can see below, to use “in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone” according to Activision. It will also be available in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 when it launches.
What Is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4?
Developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is the next entry in the Call of Duty franchise. As for what the campaign has in store, Call of Duty’s website says: “War erupts on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea launches a full-scale invasion that threatens to destabilize the world. A young squad of South Korean soldiers fight to survive on the collapsing front lines, while half a world away a vengeful Captain Price wages a personal war from the shadows as he stays one step ahead of those hunting him.”
If you’re curious about multiplayer, IGN’s Mark Medina tested it out in his first impressions preview and said, “the impression that sticks isn’t just that MW4 is bigger or flashier, it’s that it finally feels like Infinity Ward had the space to build the version of Call of Duty multiplayer they’ve been edging toward for years, without constantly trimming it down on account of last-gen console limitations.”
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Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.
