Sony Nukes Latest Call of Duty for Russian PlayStation Gamers

You're out of luck as a Russian PlayStation player looking for the remastered Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. | Source: Activision

• Sony is refusing to sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered on the PS Store in Russia.
• Neither Sony and publisher Activision have offered up a reason for the decision.
• The controversial terrorist mass shooting ‘No Russian’ mission is likely to have played a part.

Much like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare this past October, Sony is refusing to sell the newly-released shooter, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered, through the PlayStation Store in Russia.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s ‘No Russian’ Mission

Publisher Activision confirms as much but stopped short of providing the reasoning behind the decision. Once again, it’s likely the controversial ‘No Russian’ mission played a part. ‘No Russian’ sees players mow down civilians at an airport alongside a terrorist group.

After considerable backlash upon release of the original back in 2009, Activision removed the mission from the Russian version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It does, however, appear uncut in the remastered version.

In a statement, Activision said;

Sony Interactive Entertainment has decided not to sell Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered on the PlayStation Store in Russia. We are looking forward to releasing Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered digitally in Russia on Xbox One and PC via Battle.net.

Russian Players Left Hanging

For the time being, the decision means Russian players are unable to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered.

Yesterday, alongside the big reveal for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered, Activision had some bad news for PC, and Xbox One players – the game is currently only available on PlayStation 4. Other platforms have to wait until Apr. 30.

As Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered is a digital-only release, PlayStation 4 players can only pick it up from the PS Store. The decision means Russian players are unable to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered at all.

The move mimics Sony’s decision not to sell the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot on the PS Store in Russia. In that particular instance, it appears that the negative depiction of Russian military personnel may have led to the decision.