Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PlayStation 5 gamers have started to come across a frustrating bug. Apparently, players who want to uninstall the game have found that they must first uninstall all data packets from the game manually. If this step is not done first, players will not be able to download the data packets again. User Puzzled-Soup revealed the problem on Reddit, claiming that the game claims that everything is installed, but it is not. Having tried several potential solutions, the only possible solution that Puzzled-Soup was able to discover is to install the game on a PS4 and then transfer the saved data to PS5.
The original Reddit post is embedded below.
If you remove Modern Warfare 2019 from the PS5 without manually uninstalling all additional game data packets, you will not be able to download them again by reinstalling them from r / PS5
It is impossible to say what causes this problem, but the solution is not very elegant. Many gamers tend to get rid of their old consoles once they have bought a new one, so not all PS5 owners will have a PS4 at their disposal to transfer saved data. It remains to be seen whether or not Activision will uncover the problem, but it’s easy to see how frustrating this can be. In response to the Puzzled-Soup post, several other Reddit posters shared similar issues, and one claimed that they got rid of the game completely.
Unfortunately, Call of Duty games have had some notable issues on next-generation consoles since the PS5 and Xbox Series X were released in late 2020. In particular, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Xbox Series X gamers have encountered several issues with the crashing game. It’s not uncommon for developers to have issues with the new video game hardware, and it’s clear that Activision is still figuring things out about it. Unfortunately, this does not help any of the fans who are forced to wait for solutions in the meantime.
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