Modern Warfare 2’s physical disc allegedly contains just 70MB of data.
next month – so users purchasing a physical copy will still need to download virtually the entire game, and still require the disc to play it.VGC has asked Activision for comment on this story.
If true, shunning disc storage raises issues of not just download caps, but preservation, and the environmental impact of printing what are virtually empty discs in plastic boxes. Many social media users have criticised the alleged move. Content creator Lance McDonald wrote: “Stop pretending this is normal. It’s not normal and should never become normal. Tethering a physical disk to a digital service that forces you into firmware updates, online ecosystems and DRM updates just to play a single player game is not a standard now and should never be”.added: “This is an utter waste of resources.
Without offline physical media, many games risk disappearing entirely in the future, should crucial services such as online platforms disappear.