Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will not be sold in Russia on disc. This was confirmed by representatives of the M.Video chain of stores and the publisher of the game Activision.
In a conversation with Lenta.ru, M.Video representatives said that the release of the new Call of Duty on discs is not planned: “According to information from the supplier, the boxed version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for consoles and PCs will not appear in our country”. The retailer noted that the game will only be available in digital format.
Moreover, the game will be available digitally on all platforms in Russia. “The digital release of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War in Russia on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in Battle.net is scheduled for November 13, 2020,” the message says. The previous part of the series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, was not released in Russia on PS4.
Earlier, the cancellation of the release of the game on discs was announced on the official VKontakte page of the M.Video store. “According to current information, there will be no disc version in our country, alas,” the message said. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is currently available for pre-order. The cost of the digital version is 4499 rubles.
A new part of the popular game series was announced in Russia at the end of August. The journalists attending the event said that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has a mission in which it will be possible to shoot Soviet soldiers. In March it became known that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remaster would not be released in Russia.
