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Original story (published September 23, 2022) follows:
Currently, many gamers are enjoying the COD: Modern Warfare 2 beta across multiple platforms and consoles.
COD: Modern Warfare 2 (aka “Modern Warfare 2” or “MW2”) tries to refine everything that made the original Modern Warfare 2 so successful, combining it with some more modern gameplay elements.
However, the beta rollout of the game is not without problems. For example, some Xbox players will not receive any codes needed to access the beta.
Now many other COD: Modern Warfare 2 players are stuck on the ‘Check for Updates’ screen and also dealing with crashing issues on Xbox consoles.
COD: Modern Warfare 2 hangs on ‘Checking for update’
According to multiple reports, many Modern Warfare 2 players are unable to launch the game because it gets stuck in a “Check for Update” popup.
‘Check for updates’ is one of the first screens when starting the game. This is where it checks for new content or changes made on the server side.
Stuck on the boot status screen for “Checking for update…”. Steam restarted, files verified, uninstalled + reinstalled. Nothing. It takes me 9 minutes to download the full game but I can get stuck on this screen for 10+ minutes alone.
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Every time I load Modern Warfare 2 I’m stuck on a screen that tells me to check for updates. I have tried restarting the game and even restarting my PC. Anyone else having this problem.
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That said, there is a potential fix for PC gamers that will reportedly help get past the “Check for Updates” screen.
Modern Warfare 2 crashes on Xbox while logging into Demonware
Another serious issue facing many Modern Warfare 2 players is the Xbox constantly crashing, making the game inaccessible.
The crash occurs during the first login screen, where players attempt to connect to the Demonware platform.
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Anyone else experiencing the “Login to Demonware” crash? I’ve been trying on Xbox Series S for an hour now and I can’t get on the servers forever. I’ve tried resetting my console and I tried the workaround someone suggested in this reddit and that doesn’t work either.
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@CallofDuty @InfinityWard Fix Xbox crashing while connecting to demonware. It has been crashing since 1pm EST when the beta went live. It’s now 10pm
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This also seems to be a server level issue as even a complete reinstall of the game doesn’t help to fix it.
Fortunately, the Infinity Ward team is already aware of the MW2 crash issue on Xbox consoles and is working on a fix. However, there is no ETA for it yet.
We are aware of an issue with crashes on Xbox platforms and are working on a fix. Please stay tuned.
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We will update this story as new related developments arise in the future.
Update 1 (September 23, 2022)
4:52 PM (IST): Here is a possible solution that does not require you to uninstall the game.
To do this, players must first make sure that the game is completely closed (if necessary, extinguish the process with the task manager). Then go to the Steam library, find the game in the games list and do the following:
Right click on Modern Warfare 2 beta in the list -> Click on ‘manage’ -> click on ‘browse local files’ -> open the ‘root’ folder and delete the following files:
– toc0.dcache
– toc1.dcache
– data0.dcache
– data1.dcache
Now go back to the Steam client, go to the Modern Warfare 2 beta section, click ‘Stop’ and restart the game. The game may crash when restarted for the first time, but a reboot should work.
You can watch this whole process in the video below for a better understanding:
Update 2 (September 26, 2022)
11:52 a.m. (IST): Infinity Ward support has confirmed that they have released a fix for the crashing issues on COD: Modern Warfare 2.
We will be rolling out a fix for this beginning later in the evening. PC crashes have also been fixed by an update that just went out. Visit @BeenoxCODPC for more information on PC issues. (Source)
REMARK: You can also check the COD saga bugs and trouble tracker.
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