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— Activision Support (@ATVIAssist) June 11, 2020
Activision is looking into why the latest patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is 80GB for some players on Xbox systems.
With the Season Four update to Modern Warfare now live, the process of downloading yet another large update for the game is underway for players around the world.
For most people, the update is about 34GB but some Xbox players began to notice that the patch was supposedly 84.82GB. After players have voiced their concerns with the hashtag #80GB on Twitter, which was trending for a few hours, Activision has announced that it is looking into the issue.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 4 Screenshots
“We’re actively investigating an issue for Modern Warfare where some players on Xbox are seeing a larger than expected download for today’s update,” tweeted Activision.
You can check out the tweet below in the replies, you’ll find plenty of Xbox players upset about the amount of space the latest update requires.
We’re actively investigating an issue for #ModernWarfare where some players on Xbox are seeing a larger than expected download size for today’s update. Stay tuned for updates
— Activision Support (@ATVIAssist) June 11, 2020
Twitter isn’t the only place where Xbox players are voicing their concerns about the update’s size. A quick look at the Modern Warfare subreddit will net you plenty of posts with upset players, including a thread with over 2500 comments about the issue.This update size issue comes at a time where Modern Warfare has just undergone many new changes as part of the game’s fourth season. Read about all of the Season Four details for Modern Warfare and Warzone while downloading the update and then check out the Season Four trailer for a quick look at what’s new.
Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
