Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Players Are Angry With New Update

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Players Are Angry With New Update

Key Takeaways

  • Modern Warfare 3 players are angered by the new Call of Duty update after it deletes all game files.
  • The shooter’s latest update introduces a new UI overhaul for the Call of Duty HQ app ahead of the release of Black Ops 6 on October 25.
  • Fans were forced to re-download Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer, campaign, and Zombies mode, as well as the entirety of Warzone.

As a dedicated fan of the Call of Duty series who has invested countless hours into Modern Warfare 3 over the years, I must say that this latest update left me feeling more than a little frustrated. To find out that my game files had been wiped and I needed to re-download everything, even after pre-ordering Black Ops 6, was a real punch in the gut! It’s like Activision is trying to test my patience (and hard drive space) with these updates!


Players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are vocalizing their frustration on social media over the game’s recent update, which introduced a fresh UI for the Call of Duty HQ app and erased users’ game data simultaneously. The new 55GB update for Call of Duty is now available for download across all compatible platforms, featuring both multiplayer and Zombies files for the upcoming Black Ops 6 launch. However, Modern Warfare 3 players are displeased as they have been compelled to re-download their game data entirely.

As Black Ops 6 is set to launch in a few days, Activision has decided to give the Call of Duty HQ app a complete makeover with a completely new user interface. This UI update for Call of Duty is only one of the many changes being made in anticipation for Black Ops 6, and it will affect every Call of Duty player, whether they’ve pre-ordered the upcoming shooter or not. On the downside, players who intend to continue playing Modern Warfare 3 are feeling frustrated because the update not only removes their game files, but also installs Black Ops 6 on their devices.

The UI revamp in “Call of Duty” was eagerly awaited by gamers, but what nobody foresaw was that the update would erase all game files for every player of “Modern Warfare 3” and “Warzone”. It wasn’t long before fans discovered that they had to reinstall the multiplayer, campaign, Zombies mode, and even the entire “Warzone” from scratch. To add salt to the wound, players found that the update installed game files for the upcoming multiplayer and Zombies modes of “Black Ops 6”, regardless of whether or not they had pre-ordered it.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Players Angered After Update Deletes Game Files

On the subreddits dedicated to Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty, there are many complaints about Activision for requiring players to re-download multiple game files. Reddit user Kyeithel mentioned they were kicked out of a multiplayer match and forced to update the game, finding out later that their previous game files had been erased. They called the policy “illogical.” In response, Reddit user Fortunes_foe said that the Call of Duty HQ app is “the most terrible launcher” and remarked that “it’s astounding how poor it is.

Despite facing criticism, Activision maintains that the revamped user interface for their Call of Duty series will facilitate better management of individual games. With all new Call of Duty releases consolidated under a single application, storage concerns have been echoed in the gaming community due to the substantial size of files, like Black Ops 6 at approximately 145GB when all modes are installed. This means that with previous games included, the Call of Duty app occupies around 300GB. However, thanks to the new user interface, users can now more efficiently manage which games and modes are consuming valuable hard drive space.

The highly anticipated “Call of Duty: Black Ops VI” is slated for release on October 25th. To build excitement among fans, publishers Activision and developers Treyarch have been posting daily updates on their blog for the past week. These posts have been unveiling intriguing details about everything from the weapon mastery camouflages in “Black Ops VI” to its reintroduction of the classic prestige system, all contributing to the anticipation for the next installment in the “Call of Duty” series.

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2024-10-22 15:13