Activision revealed new PlayStation-exclusive content in the upcomingCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2during Thursday’s “Call of Duty NEXT” showcase. The presentation featuring the highly-anticipated sequel alongside its battle royale counterpartWarzone 2showed off plenty ofnew features coming in the newestCall of Duty. Activision has given fans plenty of reasons to be excited about the game between new maps and game modes and returning fan-favorites. Now, PlayStation owners got a sneak peek at exclusive content coming to the Sony version.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2showed off a new operator dubbed Oni coming to the game as an exclusive forCall of Dutyplayers on PlayStation. The short reveal trailer presents Oni as a mix between classic Japanese samurai and modern soldier, wielding a pair of short swords and donning a Japanese face mask on top of standard army gear. Oni will be available alongside a unique weapon blueprint for PlayStation players who pre-order the game’s digital version. The trailer also confirmed the pre-order content will be exclusive to PlayStation for a full year following the game’s launch.
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Modern Warfare 2’s exclusive Oni operator is the most recent in a long line of exclusive content PlayStation players have received throughout the franchise’s history.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warpreviously featured aPlayStation-exclusive Zombies modefor a year after the game’s launch before coming to Xbox and PC. PlayStation users have also often benefited from bonus campaigns providing increased XP or cosmetics in other games likeCall of Duty: VanguardandWarzone.
Modern Warfare 2’s PlayStation-exclusive content comes after Microsoft had recently quelled rumors ofCall of Dutybecoming an Xbox exclusive, following its purchase of Activision. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer recently wrote to Sony Interactive CEO Jim Ryan to confirmCall of Dutywill continue to be supportedon PlayStation for years to come. Fans have still continued to speculate that PlayStation may not continue to receive exclusive content like Oni in future games, due to Activision’s position as a Microsoft subsidiary.
The reveal of Oni was only a small part of a massive showcase forCall of Dutythat introduced plenty of content coming inModern Warfare 2andWarzone 2.Warzone 2revealed its new Al Mazrah mapfor the battle royale, alongside confirming new features like AI strongholds and 2v2 bouts in the Gulag.Modern Warfare 2is also set to bring major changes to theCall of Dutyseries, including a franchise-first third-person setting.Modern Warfare 2looks to have plenty in store forCall of Dutyfans when it launches next month.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2will release on October 28 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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