Preorder MW4 on Xbox/Xbox app nets $5 credit; Vault Edition gets 10% loyalty discount

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Microsoft will give a $5 digital credit to customers who preorder Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 through the Microsoft Store on Xbox or the Xbox app on PC; the game launches Oct. 23. The $5 credit is delivered as an Xbox gift card pop-up within 35 days of launch, must be redeemed by Dec. 15, 2026, and used within 90 days, and is unavailable on other consoles. Microsoft and Activision are also offering a 10% loyalty discount that cuts the $100 Vault Edition to $90 for players who previously owned and played qualifying Call of Duty titles or were Game Pass Ultimate/Premium/PC subscribers. The loyalty discount only applies to preorders on the same platform account that owned and played a qualifying title; MW4 will not be released on PS4 or Xbox One.

• $5 digital credit awarded to any MW4 preorder made on the Microsoft Store for Xbox consoles or via the Xbox app on PC; delivered as an Xbox gift card pop-up within 35 days of the Oct. 23 launch.
• The $5 credit must be redeemed by December 15, 2026 and then spent within 90 days of redemption; the credit is exclusive to Xbox consoles and the Xbox app on PC.
• The $100 Vault Edition receives a 10% loyalty discount (bringing it to $90) for players who owned and played qualifying Call of Duty titles or claimed and played them via PlayStation Plus, and for eligible Game Pass Ultimate/Premium/PC subscribers.
• The loyalty discount only applies to preorders on the same platform account that owned/played a qualifying title; none of the qualifying games were available on Nintendo, and MW4 will not be released on PS4 or Xbox One.