Why won't any of my games update after install to be able to play?

Katie n Quinn Morrison · Dec 12, 2023

I just got the Xbox x series, my first game worked like a charm, so I bought 4 more games (discs). I can get them installed but before I can play them from the disc I have to update them but none of them update. I've restarted the console, cleared locally saved, rebooted the Internet and nothing works.... Why can't I get any of my games to update from the disc and play?

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kyle_m4496

Hi Katie. My name is Kyle and I'm an independent advisor.

I understand how frustrating it must be that your games aren't updating. What happens when you try to update them? Do you get any errors? If possible, please send over some photos to demonstrate this issue.

Thanks,
Kyle

MischevusManix7

So I am actually talking to support about this game right now. After I updated my computer to the 1903 update and installed "Vampyr" my computer would give me the BSOD with a WHEA stopcode. After I uninstalled Vampyr and the update it stopped doing it.
I believe they are connected. I think there is an issue with the game that's why we can't install it. Its the only one so far that won't work.

Karachi King

Hi WhirlingHook,

If a game won't update, you should still be able to play offline.

I'm not sure why it won't update, but
EA took the servers down earlier in the year, so you wouldn't be able to play online anyway. Sorry.

t3rminator 300

Hey my console won't let me play any of my games or open any apps since the update came out tried re-installing them but didn't seem to work any ideas for that

Enzoweb

No,it didn't update to 64% in 2 minutes, it continued where it left off after I disconnected from the net.

It took another hour and 20 minutes to download and update before I could play. So why does it say "Ready to Start" when it isn't?

Why can't it download the update in the background, let me play while it's downloading, then ask to apply the update which is what other software does? Windows doesn't stop working while it downloads updates. I work in IT and I don't tell my users that I
need to apply a patch so they have to wait while I download it from the internet.

The game is on disk, not a download.

You haven't answered my other question - I installed the game on launch day, so why does it have to re-install?

What I am annoyed about is that I expect to put the disk in, allow for some time for it to install to the HDD, then be able to play. But with both Forza and COD it won't let me play until it's downloaded an update, and this has taken literally days. Looking
at other forums, everybody is complaining that game installs stick on 0% for hours, or shoot up to 98% and sit there for hours with no indication on how long it will take.

Why won't any of my games update after install to be able to play?