Modern Warfare 2's Prestige Edition includes fully functioning night vision goggles

Now this is how you do a special edition. Activision and Infinity Ward look to be going all out for its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 "Prestige Edition," with not only the usual accoutrements like a special casing and an art book, but also what is described by Community Manager Robert "fourzerotwo" Bowling as a "fully functioning NVGs -- night vision goggles." No idea how well they work, but it's got alternating modes and MW2 branding. That's pretty awesome, but we gotta imagine it's gonna demand a pretty penny -- this is definitely more than that $80 "collector's edition" for $80 GameStop is currently listing. You won't be able to get your actual hands on the game until November at the earliest, so in the meantime, hit up the read link to get a glimpse of the "official" unboxing.

Update: Joystiq's reporting it's gonna cost $149.99 for the prestige bundle.

[Thanks, Joey]

[Jakko @ Jul 13th 2009 9:39PM]

FIRST.

This is crap. Normal edition for me please.

[Aguiluz @ Jul 13th 2009 9:46PM]

Your comment is crap.

[Frostblade10 @ Jul 13th 2009 9:56PM]

Lol, that's not very nice. At least he was on topic after "FIRST"

Your comment was more pointless than his, you didnt even care to contribute to the posting.

Anyways, it's hard to imagine $20 NVGs. But I also can't see them putting the most utterly shitty NVGs in a bundle like this.

I guess ill wait for a hands-on. Engadget? Will you snag one of these and do a review of it?

[Quantumphysics @ Jul 13th 2009 10:09PM]

This is unnescessary. After the monster of a game CoD4 was, they don't have to do anything to get people to line up to buy it except announce it. This game doesn't need hype. This game is gonna go Platinum weeks prior to release.

[Aguiluz @ Jul 13th 2009 10:12PM]

I just can't resist posting a comment there.

Ok... I suck.

[Templarian @ Jul 13th 2009 10:31PM]

@Quantumphysics, agreed. But there is that opportunity to make a little extra off a select few and they are going to do their best.

[Frostblade10 @ Jul 13th 2009 11:09PM]

Yeah, after they pull down their pants. Perfect for those times you are in the dark closet of an undressing co-ed.

[OneLove @ Jul 14th 2009 12:54AM]

But did they handle all the hacking bullshit?

For years I swore I would NEVER be a gamer. I said it was lame, I laughed at the expensive equipment and constant expensive upgrading.

...But then I met cod4 MW and before i knew it I was 10 upgrades deep, 295 GTX, core i7, watercooled and losing sleep every night.

..Alas the constant PC hacking has spolit it for me and I find it very frustating they havent spent more time to fix this plague.

- Just my take.

[OneLove @ Jul 14th 2009 12:57AM]

omg, why does "fourzerotwo" sound like hes drunk? lol.

[SimbaDogg @ Jul 14th 2009 1:11AM]

oh gah'd...no way did he refer to infinity ward as "i-dub". something about that bothers me

[blueangel00100 @ Jul 13th 2009 9:39PM]

iWANT and i will BUY!!!

[Fir3lord @ Jul 13th 2009 10:12PM]

but what is the price for prestige?

[Laron @ Jul 13th 2009 11:00PM]

yes...yES...YEESS!!!

[SOCOMRAIDER @ Jul 13th 2009 11:18PM]

Should be an Engadget give away! Both a PS3 and 360 version.

[XxDonnyxX @ Jul 13th 2009 11:32PM]

Hey I never got ur FB request you were talking about.

[Harkonian @ Jul 14th 2009 10:56AM]

Swimming goggles with a mini flashlight attached. Voila! Night vision goggles.

[Gibblitz @ Jul 14th 2009 12:44PM]

@SOCOMRAIDER
What no PC version?

[TERRY @ Jul 23rd 2009 4:31PM]

r u really tht hot in person ?

[Bruno @ Sep 17th 2009 7:36PM]

Blue angel what console do you play on

[Edgar Valles @ Jul 13th 2009 9:40PM]

I want this!!! cant wait

[Gregorian @ Jul 13th 2009 9:40PM]

Hopefully it makes the "PweeeeeEEEEEEE" noise when you turn it on.

[Seanross @ Jul 13th 2009 9:46PM]

I second this motion... although I'm sure i'd want the option to turn it off.

[Jeff R @ Jul 14th 2009 12:02AM]

hahaha, if it does, im in.

[IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (BarCODE) @ Jul 14th 2009 5:59AM]

Real military Night Vision make zero noise when turned on. Not even the switch makes a peep.

[Kev - LG @ Jul 14th 2009 8:38AM]

These night vision goggles seem a little weird looking - surely they're supposed to have three green lights on the front, that you can see perfectly but are somehow invisible to bad guys?

In other news. I WANT THIS.

[WiiFTW @ Jul 13th 2009 9:41PM]

I put on the NVGs and-

JIZZ IN MY PANTS

[Happymunting @ Jul 13th 2009 10:24PM]

lawl....

[Esteban @ Jul 13th 2009 11:35PM]

A truly fantastic comment. Well done sir. haha

[Amun @ Jul 14th 2009 2:32AM]

You realize that these will be nothing more than a crappy CCD with some infrared lights and a lame plastic housing, right? You could probably make one that works better for $15.

Prove me wrong, Activision.

[Cal @ Aug 4th 2009 9:34AM]

seriously everyone, dont expect actual night vision like in the actual game. That is what military grade generation 3 night vision looks like. I would be willing to bet everything i own that these arent even 1st generation night vision. These are without a doubt like Amun said based on IR lights.

[dalek_caan1 @ Aug 9th 2009 11:45AM]

THAT DEMO'S A SPY!

[Roncore @ Jul 13th 2009 9:43PM]

Think of all the money I could save on my electric bill...

[ajy0903 @ Jul 13th 2009 9:44PM]

Does PC version of this game will also have collectors edition that will includes that XBOX 360 version of this game, which is the one that shows in the video?

[NeoK-182 @ Jul 13th 2009 10:13PM]

The PC version is confirmed to have the collectors steal box edition, the 'hardenend edition' as it's now called. This new prestige edition is not confirmed for the PC and since no mention of the PC is given at all i'm going to say that it's probably just 360/PS3

[leland @ Jul 13th 2009 9:44PM]

Nightvision goggles will still not help you find a girlfriend.

[azhyen @ Jul 13th 2009 9:51PM]

It will at night!

[Shadowfox952 @ Jul 13th 2009 9:53PM]

It'll help you stalk her though.

[Samboini @ Jul 14th 2009 4:25PM]

It'll also help me traverse my mum's basement with the lights out.

[DanielT @ Jul 13th 2009 9:46PM]

Having sex while owning this will not happen.

[ric @ Jul 14th 2009 6:10AM]

*willing* sex, that is

[PedoJokerBear (aka Deeznuts) @ Jul 14th 2009 9:31AM]

having sex while wearing it will though.

[LostMyLegsInNam @ Jul 13th 2009 9:48PM]

I'm not saying night vison goggles aren't a cool bundle, but this would've been so much better if they'd bundled a fully functioning gun instead...

[Gibblitz @ Jul 14th 2009 12:47PM]

Or you can just improvise and say you got that M4 you hide in your closet to keep the bullies away came with it.

[Nica @ Jul 13th 2009 9:48PM]

holy crap that is sick...
i'm going to take a wild guess, $120 bucks? so much money...
but it's so sick...
oh man, i'm way too tempted to pick this version up

[jeeptree @ Jul 14th 2009 9:50AM]

Im guessing more in the 200.00 or more rang.

[videonevin @ Jul 13th 2009 9:48PM]

I wish we had these when we were 13!
Better yet, we have them when were 40.

[A_N_T_H_O_N_Y @ Jul 13th 2009 11:09PM]

Wrong. Real quote:

- Can you imagine if we had these when we were twelve?
- Even better, we got 'em when we're forty.

[Esteban @ Jul 13th 2009 11:37PM]

@A_N_T_H_O_N_Y

douche

[mark @ Jul 14th 2009 8:32PM]

lol, good one

[Rubbinz @ Jul 13th 2009 9:49PM]

The NVG's are the same as the cheap toy version that's been out on the market for a while now. They're less functional than the Gen 1 scopes that were used in Vietnam. I'll stick with my Gen 3 NVG and scope mounted on my M4.