Where to buy Call of Duty: Vanguard on PS5, Xbox and PC including GAME, Tesco, Amazon and GameStop

Xbox One

• – £64.99 / $59.99
• – £59.99 / $59.99
• – £59.99
• – £64.99
• – £59.99
• – $59.99
• – $59.99
• – $59.99

PC

• – £49.99 / $59.99

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

There are also differences between digital and physical editions of the game, just to make things even more complicated. We've laid out all the details for you below.

All three digital editions have the following pre-order bonuses included, so you're getting all of this no matter which edition you opt for:

• Early access to Call of Duty: Vanguard beta
• Night Raid Mastercraft Weapon 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
  • “Shredder” Submachine Gun
  • “Wildwood” Submachine Gun

Read on for the bonuses specific to each edition.

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)

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 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, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox 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)
• 5 hours of Weapons 2XP for Vanguard and Warzone when the game launches

Call of Duty: Vanguard Ultimate Edition (digital)

The Ultimate Edition packs even more content in:

• Call of Duty: Vanguard (PS4, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S or PC 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)
• 5 hours of Weapons 2XP for Vanguard and Warzone when the game launches
• Task Force One Pack (3 Operator Skins and 3 Weapon Blueprints with Tracer Rounds)
• Battle Pass Bundle (1 Season Battle Pass + 20 Tier Skips)
• 5 hours of 2XP for Vanguard and Warzone when the game launches

If you pre-ordered the Ultimate Edition through the in-game Black Ops Cold War or Warzone stores, you'll get an extra reward on top of all that:

• 10 Battle Pass Tier Skips, eligible to be used immediately in Black Ops Cold War and Warzone.

Call of Duty: Vanguard Ultimate Edition Task Force One Pack details

Activision has also laid out everything that's included in the Task Force One Pack:

• Three Themed Operator Skins
  • Shepherd skin for Second Lieutenant Lucas Riggs of the 20^th Battalion, Australian Military Forces
  • Arctic Shadow skin for Lieutenant Polina Petrova of the 138^th Rifle Division, Red Army
  • Bomber skin for Captain Wade Jackson of Scouting Squadron Six, United States Navy
• Three Weapon Blueprints
  • Breacher Assault Rifle: includes special Tracer Rounds and eight pre-configured attachments. Kitted for close-quarters, with several attachments coming together to maximize its fire rate on a level that competes with the fastest-firing Submachine Guns.
  • Snowstorm Rifle: includes special Tracer Rounds and seven pre-configured attachments. This long-range tool can deliver devastating one-shot eliminations with ease. Get max damage with extra-large caliber bullets and armor piercing ammo
  • Thunderhead Submachine Gun: includes special Tracer Rounds and eight pre-configured attachments. This is an accuracy-focused  Submachine Gun. Increase fire rate with extended mag (9mm ammo), short barrel to increases fire rate slightly and damage range significantly, and recoil-boosting muzzle that uses that force to further improve fire rate.

Call of Duty: Vanguard physical editions

Check out Activision's info below on the physical editions of Call of Duty: Vanguard.

• PS4 Standard Edition
  • This version will have an option to upgrade to PlayStation 5 through the PlayStation Store.
  • Note the PlayStation 4 disc must be inserted into the PlayStation 5 to access the digitally upgraded PS5 version of the game.
  • Note that you cannot upgrade a Standard Edition disc to the discless version of the PS5.
• Xbox One Standard Edition
  • This version cannot be upgraded to Xbox Series X|S
• PS5 Standard Edition
  • This works on the PlayStation 5 console with a disc drive.
  • This version of the game will not operate on a discless PlayStation 5.
  • For a compatible version with the discless PlayStation 5, choose the digital Standard or Cross-Gen Bundle.
  • PlayStation 5 Standard Edition will not operate on a PlayStation 4.
•  Xbox Series X|S Standard Edition
  • This includes both the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One versions of the game on disc. 
  • Xbox Series X|S Standard Edition includes an Xbox Series X|S disc that is also playable on an Xbox One

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