THE release of Call of Duty Vanguard is upon us, with fans of the popular shoot ’em up series eager to get their hands on the brand new game.

The new COD game is released tomorrow (Friday November 5, 2021) at 1am GMT and sees the series returning to its World War 2 roots – bringing new maps, modes and features to the beloved franchise.

The much awaited blockbuster game will be available to buy on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4 PS5 and PC.

Pre-loads started on October 28 for console players, so if you’ve pre-ordered digitally, you can pre-load right now.

There are three different editions of the new Call of Duty game: Standard Edition, Cross-Gen Bundle, and the Ultimate Edition.

Read our Call of Duty live blog below for the latest news…

  • Call of Duty: Vanguard Cross-Gen Bundle (digital)

    The cross-gen bundle is for console owners only, and offers more rewards and flexibility over the standard option:

    • Call of Duty: Vanguard (PS4, Xbox One, PS5Xbox Series XXbox Series S versions)
    • Early access to Call of Duty: Vanguard Open Beta
    • Night Raid Mastercraft Blueprint in Black Ops Cold War / Warzone (received for immediate use)
    • Operator Arthur Kingsley in Black Ops Cold War / Warzone (received later)
    • Frontline Weapons Pack containing two weapon blueprints (Digital exclusive)
    • Opportunity to pre-load the game before launch
    • 5 hours of Weapons 2XP for Vanguard and Warzone when the game launches
  • Call of Duty franchise release order

    Here are the Call of Duty games in release order, alongside their launch dates.

    To make things concise, we’ve not included the mobile games or various DLC (downloadable content) packs that have come out down the years.

    • Call of Duty (2003)
    • Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004)
    • Call of Duty 2 (2005)
    • Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (2005)
    • Call of Duty 3 (2006)
    • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
    • Call of Duty: World at War (2008)
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)
    • Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)
    • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015)
    • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)
    • Call of Duty: WWII (2017)
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard file size

    Call of Duty games are notoriously large when it comes to file size, causing quite the problem for console players with small hard drives.

    However, Vanguard’s install launch size is going to be slimmed down by 30% to 50% compared to previous instalments in the series. Although that only goes for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

    Activision has listed the approximate file sizes for install, pre-load, and space needed to play the game so you can start making room or invest in a new SSD now.

    • PS5:
      • 64.13 GB Download
      • 89.84 GB Required Space
    • PS4:
      • 54.65 GB Download
      • 93.12 GB Required Space
    • Xbox Series X|S:
      • 61 GB Download
      • 61 GB Required Space
    • Xbox One:
      • 56.6 GB Download
      • 56.6 GB Required Space
    • PC: TBC
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard Standard Edition (digital)

    First up is the Call of Duty: Vanguard Standard Edition. This includes:

    • Call of Duty: Vanguard (PS4, Xbox One, or PC version)
    • Early access to Call of Duty: Vanguard Open Beta
    • Night Raid Mastercraft Blueprint in Black Ops Cold War / Warzone (received for immediate use)
    • Operator Arthur Kingsley in Black Ops Cold War / Warzone (received later)
    • Frontline Weapons Pack containing two weapon blueprints (Digital exclusive)
    • Opportunity to pre-load the game before launch

    Console owners take note: this is the PS4 and Xbox One version only.

    The game will play on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S via backwards compatibility, but if you’re after a next-gen upgrade, you should take a look at the Cross-Gen Bundle or Ultimate Edition.

  • Call of Duty: Vanguard PS5 exclusives

    If you’re playing Call of Duty: Vanguard on PS4 or PS5, there’s some free, exclusive content headed your way.

    PlayStation players who purchase the Battle Pass Bundle get a bonus five Tier Skips on top of the 20 that the bundle offers as default.

    There’s also seasonal combat packs, with the first one including a new Operator skin, Weapon Blueprint, and more.

    Partying up with other PlayStation players will net you even more rewards. Party members get +25% bonus weapon XP.

    Monthly double XP events running for 24 hours, and an additional two loadout slots are also being made available for players on the platform.

  • Call of Duty: Vanguard release date and start time

    Call of Duty: Vanguard launches this Friday, November 5 across all platforms.

    If you pre-order, you can pre-load the game and start playing on November 4 according to one tipster. The times for North America are listed below:

    • 9pm PDT
    • 10pm MDT
    • 11pm CDT
    • 12am EDT November 5

    Pre-loads started on October 28 for console players, so if you’ve pre-ordered digitally, you can pre-load right now.

    If you’re playing on PC, pre-load begins at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT on November 2.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk

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