Earlier today at Gamescom, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy's The Division 2 - the sequel to its 2016 action-RPG/third-person shooter - is now available to pre-order. And, of course, there are a number of different editions of The Division 2 for fans to get hold of, each with more goodies than the last.

Regardless of which edition players pre-order, however, they will be granted access to a private beta (which set a registrations record for the company), as well as the Capitol Defender Pack, which comes with several in-game items and weapons. Ubisoft has handily explained what each edition comes with so as to help fans understand what exactly they'll be paying for.

  • Standard Edition - comes with just a copy of the game.
  • Gold Edition - base version of the game, 3-day early access to the game starting March 12, 2019, and the Year One Season Pass which includes 7-day early access to all free Year One Episodes, activities, and other content.
  • Digital Ultimate Edition - same content as the Gold Edition and three extra digital packs - Elite Agent Pack, Battleworn Secret Service Pack, and First Responder Pack.
  • Dark Zone Definitive Collector's Edition - comes with everything in the Digital Ultimate Edition, a 30cm figurine of Division 2 agent Heather Ward, steelbook case, a Book of Lithographs, a selected soundtrack, and a map of Washington D.C.
  • Phoenix Shield Collector's Edition - same content as the Dark Zone one but instead of a Heather Ward figure, you get one of Brian Johnson. This edition is only available at the Ubisoft Store.

Ubisoft also released some new screenshots, mostly showing off a destroyed Washington D.C. - the game's setting. According to Ubisoft, The Division 2 will feature a 1:1 recreation of the city.

destroyed washington
destroyed washington

The Division 2 has looked impressive from what we've seen so far, but the upcoming beta will be one of its first true tests with the public. It will be interesting to see what fans think about the game when they get access to its private beta, and how feedback from that beta will influence the design of the final product.

The Division 2  is set to be released on March 15th 2019 on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.