The Open Beta phase for the upcoming Call of Duty is almost here. Soon, curious players will be able to dive into the limited build for this year’s brand new FPS premium from Activision. But before that, some major news has ended up disappointing a lot of fans.
For the uninitiated, players who want to try Modern Warfare III Beta need to have a certain app installed on their consoles or PCs. Well, this app is what’s making the community annoyed lately, thanks to the massive amount of space required.
Install 100 GB of COD HQ and play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Beta
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Yes, that’s exactly what the players have to do in order to try out the limited build. MWIII Beta will require players to have the COD HQ software installed on PlayStation, Xbox or PC. The Beta is basically going to be an add on pack to the HQ app. However, the latter is what’s causing chaos among the players online.
The Modern Warfare 3 beta will require players to have Call of Duty HQ downloaded to play, as the beta will be an add on pack to the HQ. The HQ app is around 100GB.
So if you don’t have COD downloaded yet and want to play the beta, be sure to download the Call of Duty base file. pic.twitter.com/tGcGBRGvFu
— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) September 30, 2023
The size of the Call of Duty HQ app is almost 100 GB, and it’s necessary to be installed. Otherwise, one cannot play the Beta at all; the base HQ file needs to be there no matter what.
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As expected, this news hasn’t met with favorable reactions on social media. Since the information first spread online, players have come forward to express their disappointment. It seems like Call of Duty is just going to expand infinitely in the future in terms of its scope and, most importantly, the size!
Fans are extremely frustrated with COD HQ’s 100 GB size for Modern Warfare III Beta
Most of the players are already not happy with the way things have been regarding the FPS series in the last year or so. On top of that, the newly revealed size of COD HQ is now making them losing their cool. It becomes evident from the reactions below.
Fans are definitely concerned for their hard drives trying to accommodate Modern Warfare III Beta after installing a 100 GB of app. And one user has expressed this concern, stating, “Hard drives going brrrrrrrr.”
Hard drives going brrrrrrrr hearing this info
— FNATIC Stallion (@StallionStreams) September 30, 2023
Another user has echoed the sentiment, wondering why the size is so big!
That’s a a lot of space 💀
— ƬƤ Ghost of Uchiha #RESPAWNRecruits #Adxpt (@MichaelTaub7) September 30, 2023
100GB cod be tweaking pic.twitter.com/UEULqIBJVz
— Sammy ♡ (@sabotage_xo) September 30, 2023
Meanwhile, other players are just not okay with the unexpected size of MWIII Beta and the reason behind it. Here’s what they are saying about the ongoing situation:
lol we left warzone 1 because it was a over bloated client that was dog shit and don’t work together between games so this time around we are gunna launch mw2 then magically name it call of duty but this time hey… this is cod hq
— Alec (@alecnorton60) October 1, 2023
Call of Duty HQ is an L
— CrakT | SKYL PhantomLion (@xPhaNToM_LioNx) October 1, 2023
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Clearly, the feeling is not good at all. Fans are now missing the days of having to just download the game and play.
Sometimes modern gaming gets too complicated and it’s in some aspects worse than before
Like, what happened to just downloading the game you want to play? I feel that it’s also easier for developers to make a game on a simpler architecture, without too many dependencies
— PurGameStories (@PurGameStories) October 1, 2023
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It will be interesting to see how the makers will tackle the problem of Call of Duty’s growing size on many devices. Will they introduce a change that can eliminate the need for installing massive updates? Only time will tell. As for the upcoming MWIII Beta, it will start on October 6 for PlayStation consoles.
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