Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players on PlayStation 5 have encountered a frustrating bug. Apparently, players who want to delete the game have discovered that they must first manually delete all in-game data packages. If that step is not taken first, players will not be able to download the data packets again. User Puzzled-Soup exposed the problem on Reddit, stating that the game claims everything is installed, but that’s not the case. After Puzzled-Soup tried several possible solutions, Puzzled-Soup was able to find the only solution to install the game on a PS4 and then transfer the saved data to PS5.
The original Reddit post can be found below.
If you uninstall Modern Warfare 2019 from the PS5 without manually removing all additional in-game data packs, you will not be able to download them again when reinstalling from r / PS5
It is impossible to say what is causing this problem, but the solution is not very elegant. Many gamers tend to get rid of their older consoles as soon as they get a new one, so not every PS5 owner has a PS4 on hand to transfer saved data. It remains to be seen if Activision will fix the problem, but it’s easy to see how this can be frustrating. In the responses to Puzzled-Soup’s post, a number of other Reddit posters shared similar issues, one of which claimed they lost the game altogether as a result.
Unfortunately, Call of Duty games have had some notable problems on next-generation consoles since the launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X in late 2020. Most notably Call from Duty: Black Ops Cold War players on Xbox Series X have encountered a number of issues with the game crashing. It’s not uncommon for developers to run into problems with new video game hardware, and it’s clear that Activision is still figuring things out in that regard. Unfortunately, that doesn’t help any of the fans who have to wait for fixes in the meantime.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is currently available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. You can check out all of our previous coverage of the game here.
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