Like many other online games, Modern Warfare 2 also features an in-game ‘Store’ from where players can buy bundles and cosmetics for their weapons and operators. But unfortunately, due to some bugs, the store is currently not working. Store not working error in online games is one of the common issues as it happens in most of the online games.
In the case of MW2, players are reporting, when they click on the “Store” tab, they see “Error: the store could not load”. After a while, the store gets empty and players are sent back to the home menu for no reason. Thankfully, there are multiple solutions you can try to fix this error.
How to Fix Modern Warfare 2 Store Not Working Error
When the ‘Error: the store could not load’ triggers, players are unable to upgrade their cosmetics and also, they can’t purchase anything from the store. At the time of writing this post, the developers are yet to acknowledge this issue. But we have come across a few potential solutions to fix the “store not working” error in Modern Warfare 2.
1. First of all, restart your PC and game once and check if the issue is resolved or not. Many players have fixed this issue simply by restating their PC and/or game so give it a try first.
2. Next, make sure you have a fast and stable internet connection. Currently, the gaming servers are overloaded and so the game client might not be able to retrieve the store items in time if you have a slow or poor internet speed.
3. If your internet connection is fast enough and still you are sent back to the home menu, then try to verify the integrity of game files. To do this:
– Open up Steam Library
– Right-click on Modern Warfare 2 and click on Properties
– In a newly opened dialogue box, select Local Files
– And click on Verify the Integrity of game files
– Once done, run the game again and the error should be eliminated now
This process might take a bit of time but should fix missing or corrupted game files if any and resolve the store not working error in Modern Warfare 2.
If the above solutions don’t work, then the issue must be from the server side and will get fixed by the developers in their next update/patch.
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