Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 on PS5 Missing Platinum Trophy

The PlayStation 5 version of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 does not currently have a platinum trophy, sparking concern about the structure of its launch.

The PS5 version’s trophy list appears connected to last year’s Modern Warfare 2, which seems to have been restructured to act as a hub called Call of Duty HQ.

Yesterday, ahead of the launch of Modern Warfare 3’s early access campaign, IGN reported on Call of Duty’s enormous 234.9GB install on PS5. This install includes the unavoidable Call of Duty HQ, the battle royale Warzone, and Modern Warfare 3’s campaign. It does not include other unreleased parts of Modern Warfare 3 such as Multiplayer and Zombies. Players are able to delete some parts of the Call of Duty games to reduce the install size.

Call of Duty HQ now appears to be a launcher from which Call of Duty games such as Modern Warfare 3 can be played. But the missing platinum trophy is present and correct on the PlayStation 4 version of Modern Warfare 3, which has its own trophy menu. This does not appear to be an issue on Xbox, either. Over on Steam, there’s a somewhat bizarre situation that sees Modern Warfare 3’s Steam achievements listed as Modern Warfare 2 DLC.

All this confusion, and the missing platinum trophy, may have something to do with release issues stemming from Modern Warfare 3’s origins as an expansion for Modern Warfare 2. Modern Warfare 3 comes out just a year after Modern Warfare 2, breaking the Call of Duty cycle of at least two years between sub-brand sequels. Activision reportedly originally planned for Modern Warfare 2 to see significant DLC this year in the form of a premium expansion, but this plan was changed to position the expansion as a fully fledged and full priced Call of Duty sequel called Modern Warfare 3.

Equally, it may simply be the by-product of Modern Warfare 3 launching as, essentially, DLC for the rebranded Modern Warfare 2 (now Call of Duty HQ), and thus the PS5 is unable to consider it a 'game' in its own right that would have its own platinum trophy.

Activision declined to comment when contacted by IGN.

The Modern Warfare 3 campaign was developed by Sledgehammer Games in partnership with Infinity Ward, and is the direct sequel to last year’s Modern Warfare 2. It includes 15 missions, each of which rewards players with items upon completion. These rewards can be used across Multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone.

Here are the Modern Warfare 3 campaign rewards:

• “Breather” Calling Card
• 30 mins Double Player XP Token & 30 mins Double Weapon XP Token
• “Corso” Operator
• “Ghillie Guy” Calling Card
• 30 mins XP Token and 30m Weapon XP Token
• “Pathfinder” Operator
• “Toxic Drip” Calling Card
• 1 hour Double Player XP Token and 1 hour Double Weapon XP Token
• “Doc” Operator
• “Skull Rhapsody” Calling Card
• 1 hour Double Player XP Token and 1 hour Double Weapon XP Token
• “Jabber” Operator
• Campaign Completion Emblem
• Campaign Completion Weapon Blueprint

Modern Warfare 3 launches proper November 10. It's the first Call of Duty game to launch following Microsoft’s $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard, but don’t expect it to hit Game Pass until 2024. Check out IGN’s Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer review in progress to find out what we thought of the recent open beta.

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