Players who buy the disc specifically because they have slow or limited internet access face difficulties post-release. The physical release is also an issue for video game preservation without a true hard copy, there is no way for players to experience Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 if Activision eventually delists it from stores. The disc’s sole purpose is to signal to the PlayStation or Xbox store that the player owns the game, allowing them to initiate a massive download. First, the game boxes and the discs are bad for the environment, destined to take up more space in a landfill. The decision to still release a physical version of the game has its well-cited issues. Even those that own the game on disc will need to wait for this massive download before they can play.

It’s unclear what those 72 MB on the disc are Polygon reached out to Activision for details on what is included on the disc and for additional comment, and will update when the company responds.Īccording to PushSquare, the base download for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is 151.4 GB, with co-op and multiplayer packs that can add a handful of bonus gigs. The 72 MB worth of data on the disc isn’t enough to play any of the game’s content.

Twitter account “Does it play?” - which catalogs game accessibility by determining how friendly it is to those without internet access - posted a screenshot of Modern Warfare 2 disc’s information panel on Wednesday.

How useless? It only comes with 72 MB worth of data printed on it.

However, the physical disc may not even carry the game’s data, and is almost completely useless. In classic Call of Duty fashion, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will require a ton of storage space.

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