Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Price Revealed

It appears as though Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be available with a recommended retail price (RRP) of £54.99, just as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops both were, and that it will be available from 8th November 2011.

[user9422077]

Activision milking UK consumers again, and again, and again.

[Fishy Fingers]

Only the foolish ones who dont shop around. They always have price wars at supermarkets over COD. Never paid over £30 for one.

[ugabugaz]

Wish we had supermarket wars around the US :(
30 GBP comes around to $48 dollars.

[Fishy Fingers]

Ha, it would actually be less, as 20% of that is VAT (tax), so closer to $40.

[iamnsuperman]

Sainsbury's is defiantly one to look out for. I think it was £26ish for MW2 on day one. Love it when supermarkets compete with each other.

[I_find_it_funny]

not buying

[evrfighter1]

Even the pricing has a reveal...jeez

[Emmettcelticfan]

the deal in tesco near me was you got £20 PSN card or £20 worth of microsoft points if you bought black ops which was £40. so essentially you could spend the £20 on items in the store or save it for the maps

[BlackKnight]

There are taxes here as well, just depends on the state/county.

Sales Tax here is 8.25% :(

God California pisses me off sometimes. Thank goodness for Steam being out-of-state though :)

[Lifendz]

MW2, I bought day one. less than 2 weeks later I was back to COD4. Black Ops purchased day one, and I eventually left for BFBC2.

Not falling for this again. The hacks, glitches, bugs, etc are just too big a distraction. Activision got me twice, but there won't be a third time.

I don't think Bad Company 3 will surpass MW3, but I do think it'll do well enough to make Activision get a little nervous.

[gamingdroid]

Mine is around 8.75% in San Diego County.

However, areas like San Francisco (I used to live there), have taxes as high as 9.75%.

Of course, places like Norway has a 25% sales tax, and it is just automatically included in the price somewhat hidden. I don't know if they changed that, but the culture is, it's fine for me to pay more if everyone has it better.

The problem? People there don't have it better because they pay more taxes, it is because of the oil money!!!

Anyhow, I hate taxes in California as well. State is going downhill at this rate.

[Scrotie_McBoogerball]

I don't know about you guys but I haven'y bought a COD since WaW.

They charge $99-120 in Australia day one.

Seeing as we are $1.10 US at the moment it is FUCKING disgusting seeing as in the US it's mostly $40-60.

[jessupj]

@ Scrotie_McBoogerball

It's because there's only 1 wholesaler here so there no competition. You're absolutely right though, it's absolutely disgusting. My blood boils everytime I'm reminded of it.

That's why I ALWAYS buy online. Ebay is a god send. I can buy new high profile games for $45-$60 inc postage. Only thing is I have to wait 1-2 weeks for it to get here from the UK or USA so I miss out of that 'feeling' of community of being the first few to play it but it's worth it.

[jetlian]

its your gov that makes it so high. all the contries listed impose import taxes which ends up on your games

[wsoutlaw87]

No sales tax in New Hampshire

[Fil101]

yeah i get my games from asda or tescos

[SonyPS360]

Buying their game, regardless of where from, will still be rewarding this kind of behavior from them. They still get the same cut.

I won't be buying this game even if it's £25. Haven't done since COD4. Battlefield is the superior series that doesn't try to milk its fans.

[Anarki]

This ones set on England, so lets milk the English moar money! herp

[LOGICWINS]

If consumers are dumb enough to fall for it...thats their problem. If your selling apples for $3 each and you KNOW a competitor is selling them for $2.50...would you inform your customers that they could be saving 50 cents?

[DarkCharizard_]

Activision milking UK consumers Modern Warfare, and Modern Warfare 2, and Modern Warfare 3.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

that is alot more than $60 right?

[JamieLeeC93]

Yeah $83.46 haha

[bumnut]

Thats RRP, most games have an RRP of £49.99 but are priced at £39.99 so it is only £5 more.

But its still a rip!

[Trroy]

$60 + 10% sales tax == $66
$66 / 0.75 for ~25% combined federal+state income tax = $88
$66 / 0.8 for ~20% combined federal+state income tax = $82.50

Since VAT is basically sales + income tax, it's really about the same, although it varies depending on which US state you live in, of course -- some of them have no income tax, and some others have no sales tax. One has neither, to my recollection (New Hampshire? I forget)

[wsoutlaw87]

yep NH nas no state income or sales taxes. I live there but go to college in CT and it took me like 3 times to get used to the fact i have to bring more than 60$ when buying a game.

[SonyPS360]

@bumnut

Bottom line: It's £15 more than any other brand new game you'll find in retail stores.

[BeastlyRig]

home much is €54.99 in usd??

[AEtherbane]

If you have to ask...

[NateCole]

Well, a lot of people like being milked. I only bought MWF1. Because of my no resell policy i still have it.

Its the same sh1t every year but i guess some people just like the same sh1t every year. Its their money though so can't really say much about it.

[TVippy]

And americans still get it for measly $60? BULLSHIT!

[user1337]

Crazy isnt it. Although I did buy both mw2 and black-ops, I got them for under £25 from sainsbury's lol.

[hiredhelp]

http://www.shopto.net/page....

£45 max free deliery if you foolish enough to line activisions pockets.
For thoes who have a brain know whats good for them.
Same place can get battlefied 3 from same shop £39 max and limted edition..

[rabidpancakeburglar]

What a shocker a cod game that's gonna sell for £45, never thought I'd see that

/s

[rabidpancakeburglar]

How can anyone disagree with that comment? the going price for a new cod in most stores is usually always £45

[arjman]

It's £54.99

[rabidpancakeburglar]

That's the RRP, the games get sold for £10 cheaper than the RRP in most stores

[SonyPS360]

You don't seem to understand plain English when you see it, rabidpancakeburgler.

All games have a RRP. Most(if not ALL) sell for less. This article is stating that MW3 won't be selling for less like ALL OTHER GAMES DO, and will cost an insulting £55.

[NukaCola]

Uh every game is basically the same price. It's usually really expensive, unless it's a shovelware game, which are sometimes too expensive still. Am I missing something?

The best bet is to shop around. I always rack up tons of credit on Amazon. Buying the last three games just purchased be inFAMOUS 2 for free, so it's pretty sweet to be honest.

[iHEARTboobs]

I always order from amazon. Was about to pre-order infamous 2 but after seeing the Kessler skin in action, i'm going with Best Buy.

[AKissFromDaddy]

Amazon gets the Reaper skin though, looks cool.
Link : http://tinyurl.com/3qgxnzg

[Mr PS3]

That until tesco advertise it for 25 quid
It's worth 25 quid but not a penny more

[MidnytRain]

Almost all full retail games for the 360 and PS3 are priced this way. Why is this considered news?

[bumnut]

Not true, they usually have an RRP of £49.99 but sell for £39.99

Not sure why Activision think cod is worth an extra fiver

[MidnytRain]

To maximize profits because they know lots of people will buy the game.

[guigsy]

Doesn't matter, supermarkets always try to undercut each other on launch day, meaning it will cost significantly less.

[CarlosX360]

Exactly. I still don't get how this piece of news is #1 of N4G news. Baffles me. If news like this is getting this much traffic, I'd be posting it by now.

[nopunctuation]

Come on is this even news?

[AtomicGerbil]

What a surprise, RRP £10 higher than most other games out there.

Activision ask us why all the hate, here's one reason.

[NarooN]

The only way I can see this is news is because Activision just loves bamboozling people out of money. $15 USD for a FUCKING map pack? GTFO.

[xtremexx]

lol BULLSH*T, Sainsburys and Tesco FTW - Only £25-£30

[Der_Kommandant]

Addicts will do anything to get the money for their next fix

[IGAMEHARD]

60 dollars 4 the game and an additional 60 for maps... lol doesnt quite balance out 2 me... i'll never buy CoD DLC

[thegreatest7884]

What a shocker. That's sarcasm, by the way.

[vicechris]

i only bought the world at war DLC.
now the new Cod DLC is $15 with no new weapons or feats.

[tompoulo]

LOL! Seriously Activision???? Bigger price tag than any other game out there?
I was planning on buying Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 both day 1 but at this price I am gonna buy Battlefield 3 and rent Modern Warfare 3. I just can't stand the price tactics Activision is using. I mean seriosuly whats next? Monthly fee???

[DeFFeR]

You're only JUST realizing this? This started years ago...

[SuperSaiyan4]

Will have to look better and have destructable environments to even consider getting that over BF3.

[ian72]

£54.99, or about that price, is what game shops will charge. Supermarkets have good deals on day one with high selling titles, MW2 was £26 at Sainsbury's and £32 at Asda. Black ops was only £25 at Tesco if you got a £20 PSN voucher at same time.
All supermarkets will sell this game for £39.99 or less.
I never buy new from game shops, always go to supermarkets. Game shops are alright for used games, but supermarkets like Tesco are doing used games now.

[lizard81288]

54.99 EUR = 78.1474 USD

so more or less, with a straight conversion, it will cost you $78
I could only assume, they would round up to $80

[jetlian]

and most non usa people think its 60 here more like 64-66 after taxes. Add on import charges countries add and overall higher taxes in those countries and 80 sounds right

[DrillaKid]

Most places dont sell at the rrp. The price will be £40 in most places but the supermarkets might go £25 for a few days like mw2.

[Cosmit]

People really love to hate COD...
Seriously why is this news? Its gonna be the same price as other games..... $59.99
What's the big deal?

[DeFFeR]

It's not $60 in the UK... read the article much?

NOT the same price as other games... THAT is why it's news...

[AtomicGerbil]

While I agree that most game stores will sell for £40 to £45 and supermarkets will sell for £25 to £30 the point being made is that nearly every premium title RRP is £44.99 and this is £54.99.

This is what Activision want to see it sold for. It speaks volumes about their attitude to the consumer that has given them billions for what is basically the same game since MW1.

[Rahim92]

Didn't every new release had a fixed price ? which was $60 ?

[NarooN]

$ =/= £.

[pepsilover_2007]

good thing bout cod is that when one comes out the last one(which is the same game anyways) is cheaper :)

[jay2]

You do know that the COD loves will get the standared edition of COD will be about £70 in a couple of years.

[Hitman0769]

its 7,000$. Period.

[FaSCoRP]

why this crap "new" is on the top five ? a price for a game is one of the most viewed news ? (oh crap I also read it)

[KillerPwned]

What is so special about the price of MW3? It should be the same as any other game. This game is nothing special at all.

Now if it was a huge Military Simulator that be a different story.

[alex3369]

omg im so suprised........

[tigertron]

MW2 was £25 at Morrisons at launch, if I recall.

£55 for a game is just day light robbery, especially for a COD.

[Kemicalbeliefs]

Taking the piss.

The thing is though, they'll get it as well.

edit: actually its the rrp which like blu-rays, is usually a stupid figure. I still see Black ops for £45 in places, what a joke.

[Gamer_Z]

Instead of buying this can't I just play MW2 and pretend its MW3

[DeFFeR]

but... but then you wont have that new... um... what's that one new thing they put in there?

Ok... yeah, I guess you can just pretend.

[AKissFromDaddy]

lol, that is funny :)

[Jack-H]

Couldn't PAY me to play this after Black ops. I know they are by different teams all owned and raped by activision so it really doesn't matter which group of pawns makes it. I refuse to support the very essence of what is wrong with the gaming industry.

[death2smoochie]

Not only is the game expensive, but it's dated as well. That's one expensive of piece of doo doo.

[Ninjamonkey82]

The likes of Tescos and Asda supermarkets will drag the price down for the consumer in the UK that will be to the advantage of the gamer. Instead of having the GAME stores and Activsion rubbing there arms in. £35-£39.99 a fair price imo no more.

[Treyb3yond]

I'm not buying it anyway. BOOOORING!

[NBT91]

lol wut we barely know anything about it officially. Just like hey "we are making MW3,its out in 5 months and we will charge extra for it so... Go buy it kthbai"

[TheFifthSparrow]

How is the game coming out at the normal price the biggest story of the day? Sad ... very sad.

[Shuklar]

And it will set new records, proving once again how stupid humanity is.

[Vherostar]

So sad that people will actually pay this price I mean I agree about Sainsburys etc.. But there are still hundreds of thousands who pre-order from GAME etc..

[BlackSharinganX]

OMG I NEVER IMAGINED IT AT THAT PRICE (can you feel the sarcasm flowing trough your veins)

[Niightzz]

They must be having a laugh

[bozebo]

No game is worth £55, compared to the price of other games right now.

[Pledius]

Battlefield 3

[VIDS4F1]

The release date is the same in Australian & NZ as well. so its most likely going to be out in Australia a few Hours before the Americans

[immanikehead]

this is the stupidest post ive ever seen. all games on the earth that are ps3 and 360 are retailed for $60. this is the most pointless news ive ever seen. why would it be less or more than 60?....smh sometimes n4g posts the gayest things

[yamzilla]

i'm going to buy a second copy of the witcher 2 and leave it unopened just to show CD Projeckt love and pirate the hell out of mw3, i might pirate it on all 3 of my gaming computers and my wifes laptop just to fuk wit them,,,

....lol....no i really won't, but I should, i have never pirated anything, not even a song...

I'm no saint , don't get me wrong, i stole shit in real life though, when i was like 12..im 30...i have a job now..i buy whatever that hell i want.,..

[macca28]

simple dont buy it

[JMyers]

£ 54.99... What a joke. First it went up to £50.

Like I said, Activision is milking consumers with the same game every year. No improvements, innovations or change. Poor campaign, broken and imbalanced online, glitches, a patch fest,same engine... yet consumers pay more... The DLC will go up as well. Do the gaming Industry a favour people and invest in other games.

[Raider69]

True.But people still buy that crap.

[JMyers]

Yeah I know. I don't understand why. My last COD was MW2. I gave up on the series after seeing how that turned out.

[jashmister]

Just wait Australians will be $120 or $130

[stragomccloud]

That's ludacris.

[jessupj]

In conclusion, Activision sucks and can GTFO

[abc1233]

lol, funniest thing I've read all day. I'd rather get the cheaper yet infinitely superior UC3 thank you very much.

[Senden]

Wait what, £55 rrp? Nobody sold black ops for that price.. all game shops sold it for £45 and ofcourse supermarkets sold it for a little bit less.

[Rybakov]

call of duty anywhere should be dirt cheap cause of low production values and suckiness of the game....not to mention you pay 15 bucks for every dlc so take those off the price of the retail game if there not gonna be smart and give them with the game

[G-Ham]

£55 for the same old shit or £55 on a really good baseball bat to smash the dick thats trying to rob us of £55

[Apollyn]

I would rather chop my own nuts off whilst docking a mascara brush
That buy another cod game

[Raider69]

A rip off by Activisio!But they know that the COD junkies will buy it anyway so no reason to put it lower.Stop buying COD shit and they will lower the prices!

[Shalawsorchi]

what a ponytless article

[HoustonTexaz713]

Bs i cant belive people allredy pre order this is amazon alredy is da same crap over n over