For those who can’t wait to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the game’s early access is now live — at least for the campaign. However, there seems to be an issue plaguing some players, as there is a Modern Warfare 3 campaign early access “disc required” error that has surfaced for some players.
Thankfully, there seems to be a workaround spotted by the community, though it is not a fool-proof method that will work for everyone.
Modern Warfare 3 Campaign Early Access Disc Required Error Fix:
The error players will see is the same as the one shown in the image above. Would-be players of the campaign via early access will see the message “You own the Cross-Gen play disc version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II for PlayStation 4, which requires a playdisc to play the game on your PlayStation 5 console. Please insert a playdisc for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and retry.”
For those wondering why it shows Modern Warfare II as opposed to “Modern Warfare III,” it’s due to how Activision changed it so that there is a “Call of Duty launcher” where everything stems from.
How to Fix the MW3 Disc Required Error?
Here’s a workaround from Reddit user Juhhelihha. Note that it doesn’t seem to work for everyone, but some tried it and it worked for them.
This isn’t the last of Modern Warfare 3’s woes, as we reported yesterday that the PS5 version of the game does NOT have a Platinum trophy, while the PS4 does feature one.
Modern Warfare 3 officially launches on November 10 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Update: Activision has rolled out an update to fix this error.
🛠️ #MW3 Campaign
An update has gone live to address an issue causing some Players to encounter a "disc required" error. Please restart the game for the update to take effect. https://t.co/6lFdnV8ZUH
— Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) November 2, 2023
If it hasn’t worked for you, leave a comment below and let us know.
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My mw2 will now, not work, I’m left with a black screen, no picture, no sound, I’ve uninstalled the mw3 campaign and it’s still the same, i have an xbox series x, to pre order mw3, to download the campaign, then to be left with a black screen is quite simply frustrating, no8even mw2 won’t load, no error messages seen either. You guys need to fix this immediately. Simply not good enough! I’m in the uk btw.
I have a digital ps5. I had a disc PS4 and a cross gen copy of MW2. I’ve pre ordered MW3, but cannot access the campaign as it keeps asking me to insert a disc.
Help please