The years turn andCall of Dutycontinues advancing, with the upcoming offering beingCall of Duty: Vanguard. Players are so eager to get their hands on the game that some discovered aglitch inCall of Duty: Warzonedropping WW2 weapons early.
Indeed, there is a lot for people to look forward to inCall of Duty: Vanguard, provided they like the kind of game it is. Rather than a serious tone, it has a goofier, more action-adventure take on World War 2 through a band of misfits, plus different multiplayer modes for people to enjoy. That said, it turns out that some playes will have more options than others.
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It turns out that not everyone will get everything thatCall of Duty: Vanguardhas to offer. According to the recent trailer released forCall of Duty: Vanguardfor PlayStation, both the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game will have “exclusive benefits” for the platform. As of this article, there is no news on what exactly that exclusive content is, only that it will be something Xbox and PC players won’t get to try right away. Presumably it has nothing to do withCall of Duty: Vanguard’s main playable charactersor story and only targets multiplayer, although since this is a story trailer even that is called into question.
This is nothing new for Activision, as several of the more recentCall of Dutytitles have had features locked to PlayStation at first. They were locked for a long time, and this new content will be no exception: it doesn’t get to other platforms until June 09, 2025. The best case scenario is that it’s just some cosmetics, but the odds are pretty good that it’s an entire mode. Maybe thedemons reportedly being added toCall of Duty: Vanguard’s Zombies modewill only be available for exorcism on PlayStation, but it’s probably more.
Anyone who doesn’t primarily use PlayStation for their core gaming experience won’t be happy, and in all likelihood many PlayStation users won’t be fans of it either since friends with other consoles can’t play whatever mode this is with them.Sledgehammer Games has responded to player feedback before, but this is probably a final decision.
Console exclusive content is generally not smiled upon by players as a whole, since it makes any other version of the game inherently lower value.Marvel’s Avengershas a lot riding on its PlayStation exclusive Spider-Man content, but it might have had a better chance of winning folks back if it was on other consoles too. Hopefully this practice ceases to become regular in the future.
Call of Duty: Vanguardlaunches November 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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