Modern Warfare on PS5 reportedly breaks the game

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players on PlayStation 5 started to experience a frustrating bug. Apparently, players looking to uninstall the game have found that they need to manually uninstall all of the game’s data packs first. If this step is not taken first, players will no longer be able to download the data packs. User Puzzled-Soup brought the issue to light on Reddit, stating that the game claims everything is installed, but it doesn’t. After trying several potential fixes, the only possible solution Puzzled-Soup could discover is to install the game on a PS4 and then transfer the save data to PS5.

The original Reddit post can be found embedded below.

If you remove Modern Warfare 2019 from PS5 without manually uninstalling any additional data packs in the game, 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 old consoles once they buy a new one, so not all PS5 owners will have a PS4 on hand to transfer save data. Whether or not Activision will fix the issue remains to be seen, but it’s easy to see how frustrating that could be. In replies to Puzzled-Soup’s post, a number of other Reddit posters shared similar issues, with one claiming that they got rid of the game altogether, as a result.

Unfortunately, Call of Duty games have encountered notable issues on next-gen consoles since the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X in late 2020. Notably, Call from Homework: Black Ops Cold War Xbox Series X gamers have experienced a number of issues with the game crashing. It’s not uncommon for developers to run into issues with new video game hardware, and it’s clear Activision is still figuring things out in this regard. Sadly, that doesn’t help any of the fans who are forced to wait for fixes in the meantime.

Call of Duty: Modern War is currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. You can check out all of our previous covers of the game here.

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