How can the digital version work but not the physical?

Discus and support How can the digital version work but not the physical? in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I purchased the modern warfare 2 physical cross gen disc and its missing the content packs 1-3 AND 5-6. It literally only has content pack 4. Which... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by BenG17, Dec 31, 2022.

  1. BenG17
    BenG17 Guest

    How can the digital version work but not the physical?


    I purchased the modern warfare 2 physical cross gen disc and its missing the content packs 1-3 AND 5-6. It literally only has content pack 4. Which essentially makes the disc worthless. After numerous hours on the phone with Microsoft, xbox and activision (what a joke!) It was decided that the game disc itself did NOT have the content it needed to download the game. I bought the digital version and it worked instantly. How can this happen?? Premature launch?? Update after discs were sent to retailers to be sold?? DO BETTER ACTIVISION!

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    BenG17, Dec 31, 2022
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  2. SwordofWhedon Win User

    How can the digital version work but not the physical?

    Microsoft has no responsibility for the discs Activision has pressed or their contents

    Over the last 5 years, the industry has gone from 6 major disc pressing plants to one, which is grossly overcapacity for at least another year. Discs have to be submitted to be pressed months in advance, which prevents the disc from containing anything but a loader and maybe some base assets. It's possible that disc was run off as early as May, 5 months before the code went gold

    The disc allows you to download any content the Cross gen version allows you to access. Day one patches, major ones, required for play have been common for about a decade.
  3. BenG17 Win User

    How can the digital version work but not the physical?

    Understood. Then Activision really dropped the ball on this one. I edited my post.

    This is all a foreign language to me anyway. Gaming has come a long way since my Nintendo days.

    If its just a link to a online download on the game disc why could they not just fix it on their end vs me having to return the disc? Either way we got it solved after five days. I now have a happy boy! Thank you for the reply. I had no idea about the pressing process.
  4. Simple OJ Win User

    Play Anywhere Gears 5 bought on Amazon

    It only works with the digital version, not the physical.
  5. Skyrider Y Win User

    Midnight Club Los Angeles

    I don't know about the digital version, but the physical one works just fine! I think only Battlefield 3 has some problems with this, the game only works with the physical media, the digital version can't be played on the Xbox One.
  6. XB1R Hades Win User

    Fallout

    Hey there, It should work on all versions of the game both digital and physical.
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