Standard is $69.99 and Vault is $99.99. Despite the industry drift towards $80 games, Call of Duty did not follow — and one edition quietly cannot be upgraded.
| Edition | US price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Standard | $69.99 | Base game plus pre-order bonuses. Upgradeable later. |
| Physical | $69.99 | PS5 and Xbox Series X. Cannot be upgraded to Vault, and gets no early access. |
| Vault Edition | $99.99 | Digital only. Everything below. |
| Vault upgrade | $30 | For Digital Standard owners only |
No $80 edition exists. That is worth stating because it has become the expected price point — GTA 6 is an $80 game this November — and plenty of speculation assumed Call of Duty would follow. It did not. The base price held at $69.99.
If you see Deluxe or Ultimate editions mentioned, those are not real. They appear as leftovers in a storefront template and are contradicted by Activision’s own editions page, which lists only Standard, Physical and Vault.
Everything in Digital Standard, plus the Hostile Alliance Operator Pack, the Special Forces Operator Pack, the Signature Weapon Collection, one season of BlackCell battle pass, and a DMZ deployment bonus.
The honest way to look at the $30 difference: one season of BlackCell is a meaningful part of it, and the rest is cosmetic. If you were going to buy a battle pass anyway, the maths is closer than it looks. If you were not, it is $30 of skins.
Activision runs a Vault Loyalty Discount of 10% off at recommended retail price. It applies to pre-orders and pre-purchases only, and it expires when the game releases on 23 October. That takes the Vault Edition to $89.99.
Eligibility covers existing Call of Duty owners and active Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC subscribers who played a qualifying Call of Duty — which is a small consolation given the game is not on Game Pass at launch.
Buying on disc costs the same $69.99 and gives you less. Activision states that physical editions cannot be upgraded to the Vault Edition, and physical buyers do not get campaign early access on 16 October or DMZ early access on the 20th. Discs ship for release day.
So the disc is for people who want something on a shelf or intend to resell it. For everyone else it is the same money for fewer options.
All of that is digital-only. Activision notes that start dates may differ by timezone and are subject to change.
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The Digital Standard and Physical editions are $69.99 in the US. The Vault Edition is $99.99, or $89.99 with the 10% loyalty discount applied before release.
No. Despite the industry moving towards $80 games, the base price stayed at $69.99. Neither Activision's editions page nor the PlayStation and Xbox storefronts list an $80 tier.
Digital Standard plus the Hostile Alliance Operator Pack, the Special Forces Operator Pack, the Signature Weapon Collection, one season of BlackCell battle pass, and a DMZ deployment bonus.
Yes if you own Digital Standard, for $30. No if you bought the physical edition — Activision states it cannot be upgraded.
No. Early access to the campaign on 16 October and to DMZ on 20 October is for digital pre-orders and pre-purchases only.