Activision: Call of Duty Modern Warfare III Is Priced “Accordingly” At $ 70

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Activision has confirmed they are pricing Call of Duty Modern Warfare III at $ 70.

CharlieIntel shared this statement from Activision via tweet:

“Activision has confirmed that Modern Warfare III is a full premium release and will be priced at $70. There is no upgrade price, and it’s not an expansion.

“As stated in numerous Activision Blizzard quarterly conference calls, Modern Warfare III is a premium release. It will be price accordingly at $70 USD,” an Activision spokesperson tells CharlieIntel.”

This statement seems to be a clear pushback on the online narrative that Call of Duty Modern Warfare III is just Call of Duty Modern Warfare II DLC. In fact, we had just reported on dataminers finding that Call of Duty Modern Warfare III shows up as add-on content for Call of Duty Modern Warfare II on PlayStation’s database, but Activision is saying something else.

If Call of Duty Modern Warfare III really was originally Call of Duty Modern Warfare II DLC, there is a possibility that Activision planned for something huge for Call of Duty Modern Warfare III DLC. Maybe it originally didn’t have enough content to be its own game, but Activision changed their plans relatively recently to take it to that state.

While fans are hung up on the notion that there won’t be enough game in Call of Duty Modern Warfare III to justify that price, we need to look at the bigger picture here. We know that Call of Duty Modern Warfare III will be the last game to be released under Sony’s exclusive marketing contract for the franchise.

We also know now that Microsoft is likely to complete its acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, before Call of Duty Modern Warfare III even releases. However, at the time of Activision’s last financial quarter,