It’s a big week for fans of Activision’s hit annual franchiseCall of Duty, as the latest game is now only days away from launching. Call of Duty Vanguard takes the franchise back to World War 2, the conflict that the massive franchise originally took place in before moving to the modern era. This time around,Call of Duty Vanguardfocuses more on special forcesthan the typical frontline grunt, offering a look at allied soldier’s on the four fronts of war: Eastern, Western, North African, and the Pacific.

This year’sCall of Dutygame is headed up by Sledgehammer Games, so the return to the World War 2 setting should be seamless as the developer’s last game also took place during this time frame. However, one of Activision’s support studios, Beenox, was placed in charge of the PC version of the title and making sure it takes advantage of a number of PC exclusive features which has been hilighted in the latest gameplay trailer.

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In addition to new gameplay footage, the latestCall of Duty VanguardPC trailer shows off plenty of exclusive technology users on that platform can utilize. Ultra wide aspect ratio is available for players who’s system supports that as well as improved input latency, 4k graphics, and the ability to customize the performance. The game even supports Nvidia Deep Learning Super Sampling AI rendering technology and AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution.

In addition to highlighting PC features, Activision also released the official system requirements including minimum and recommended specs.

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WhileCall of Duty Vanguardofficially launches on November 5, PC players who have already pre-ordered the game on Battle.net can get a jump start on the download process starting tomorrow. On November 2 at 10AM PT, thedigital version ofCall of DutyVanguardcan be preloaded ahead of launch. For those who don’t opt to download during the preload window, Call of DUty Vanguard can be found under Partner Games from the Battle.net Launcher instead.

Players will have about a month to get familiar with Call of Duty Vanguard before Season 1 officially launches on December 2. Even still, Activision has been promoting Season 1 quite a bit, giving fans an early look at what to expect including an announcement of aremixed version of the fan favorite map Shipmentbeing added later this month. Warzone is set to recieve a big shake up, moving players out of Verdansk and into a completely new Battle Royale map known as Caldera.

Call of Duty: Vanguardreleases on August 06, 2025, for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.