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How to fix Call of Duty MW3 offline multiplayer DEV ERROR 12502 Bug on PS5, PS4, PC, or Xbox

Struggling with the frustrating Call of Duty MW3 offline multiplayer DEV ERROR 12502 on your PS5, PS4, PC, or Xbox? Try these effective solutions to get back to dominating the battlefield in no time.

How to fix Call of Duty MW3 offline multiplayer DEV ERROR 12502 Bug on PS5, PS4, PC, or Xbox

Solution 1: Change On-Demand Texture Streaming settings

  1. Launch MW3.
  2. Navigate to Game Settings > Graphics tab.
  3. Locate the “On-Demand Texture Streaming” option.
  4. Set “Allocated Texture Cache” size to “Small“.

Solution 2: Lower the quality of graphics settings

If the first solution doesn’t work, lower the graphical settings of MW3 to resolve the issue.

Solution 3: Update MW3

Check for any available updates for MW3 and install them if found.

Solution 4: Clear cache of your system

Developers has recommended this solution, they says you need to clear cache of your system.

  1. Open the browser and visit Clearing Cache and Deleting Files on a PlayStation, Xbox, or PC.
  2. Ans follow the steps to clear cache of your system and then check error fixed or not.

Solution 5: Restore license on PS5 and PS4

For PS5

  1. Navigate to Settings > User and Accounts > Other > Restore Licenses. Navigate to Settings > User and Accounts > Other > Restore Licenses.
  2. Choose Restore. Choose Restore.

For PS4

  1. Navigate to Settings > Account Management > Restore Licenses.
  2. Choose Restore.

Solution 6: Rebuild Database on PS5

  1. Turn off PS5, but don’t unplug it from the wall socket.
  2. Long press the console’s power button until you hear two beeps, on the second beep release the button, it will boot into safe mode. Long press the console's power button until you hear two beeps, on the second beep release the button, it will boot into safe mode.
  3. Now, using a USB cable to connect your DualSense controller to the console.
  4. On the controller, press PS button.On the controller, press PS button.
  5. Using D-pad, scroll down and select Clear Cache and Rebuild Database.
  6. Select Rebuild Database > OK. Select Rebuild Database > OK.

Solution 7: Delete saved MW3 game data

  1. On PS5, go to Settings > Storage > System Storage.
  2. Select Saved Data option, then select your game’s saved data.
  3. Press Options, then select Delete. Now, select the saved data file that you want to delete, then select Delete.

Solution 8: Contact Activision Support

If all solutions failed, then contact Activision Support and submit a support ticket.

By following these straightforward steps, you’ll be well on your way to enjoying a seamless MW3 experience once again. Happy gaming!