New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on October 21, 2022) follows:
COD: Modern Warfare 2, the long-awaited sequel to the Modern Warfare reboot released in 2019, is about to arrive. The game will be available to everyone starting October 28.
The beta stage of the multiplayer mode has been available for a few weeks now. Thanks to that, players reported issues like crashing on Xbox and game getting stuck while searching for updates.
However, those who pre-ordered the game through any digital platform can enjoy an interesting advantage. Basically, they have ‘early access’ to the campaign mode one week before launch.
That said, it appears that some players who pre-ordered COD: Modern Warfare 2 are currently unable to access the campaign mode of the game.
COD: Modern Warfare 2 campaign missing, not available or starting
According to multiple reports, COD: Modern Warfare 2 campaign mode is missing for some eligible players. There are cases where the game mode is not available for download.
Meanwhile, in other cases the campaign isn’t starting after downloading it. When players try to run the game, they receive a message saying that the DLC pack is missing.
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Also, the problem is happening on multiple platforms (both consoles and desktop clients).
Try these workarounds
Fortunately, there are some workarounds that can help you access the Modern Warfare 2 campaign. First, players on Battle.net can change the language of the game to the regional language:
Players on Steam can try restarting both the client and the computer (without updates queued for download):
If the above method for Steam didn’t work, you can also try the following:
If you are a PS5 player and you cannot access the game, you can try to solve it in this way:
Lastly, Xbox players who are facing the issue can try the following:
There is still no official acknowledgment of this issue from the Modern Warfare 2 developers. We will update this story as events unfold.
Update 1 (October 24, 2022)
01:51 pm (IST): Here’s a workaround suggested by a Redditor that might help you fix this issue. You can check it out below.
Finally decided to reformat completely, and it still didn’t work. Which blew me away. So last thing I could think of was to update bios, and sure enough after that it launched. Sounds insane but worked for me, may work for you. (Source)
Update 2 (October 26, 2022)
04:20 pm (IST): An affected player was able to resolve the problem by moving the game from the ‘D’ drive (most probably an HDD) to the root ‘C’ drive (SDD).
Update 3 (October 27, 2022)
05:00 pm (IST): Here’s a potential workaround that can help resolve the issue where the campaign appears unavailable on PSN.
Update 4 (October 28, 2022)
05:20 pm (IST): Modern Warfare 2 has been launched globally. So players can now update their game and see if they are still facing this issue.
NOTE: You can also check the COD saga bugs/issues tracker.
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