Sometimes, after you download the latest updates for Gears 5, the game may fail to launch specific modes. When that happens, you may get the following error message: “This mode is still downloading“. Although the update seems to have completed, nothing actually downloaded. Or the game can’t detect the update.
It is worth mentioning this error message often pops up on Xbox Series X consoles.
How to Fix Mode is Still Downloading Error on Gears 5
Install the base game and the upgrade on the same drive
This problem may occur after you ported Gears 5 from your Xbox console to an external drive. When you download the latest game updates, they will install on your Xbox SSD. However, the game is on your external drive because you previously ported it. Many users agree this may be causing the glitch.
In other words, the latest game update was successfully downloaded but Gears 5 fails to registered it. Oftentimes, if you hit Uninstall, the game will throw an error saying the “Game is installed on two storage devices“.
The solution
Navigate to your storage settings and ensure the Gears 5 game base as well as the upgrades are installed on the same drive. Uninstalling and reinstalling the game on your console’s internal SSD should work. Long story short, you need to make sure the original game and the subsequent upgrades are installed on your console’s internal drive.
If that’s not the case, you’ll need to perform a full reinstall.
Reinstall Gears 5
First, uninstall your game. Then download it again on your console’s internal drive. The most important part is to make sure there’s no external drive attached to your console while you’re downloading Gears 5 again.
- Go to your Xbox One home screen.
- Then navigate to My Games & Apps.
- Select Gears 5 and press the Menu button on your controller.
- Select the Uninstall option. Wait until the process is over and restart your console.
- Then return to My Games & Apps.
- Go to Full Library and select All Owned Games.
- You should now see the list of all the games you bought. It does not matter if you uninstalled those games, they should be visible on the list.
- Select Gears 5 and hit Install.
We hope these methods worked for you. Happy gaming!
References:
- Series X – “mode is still downloading”.
- Game is still downloading on Gears of War 5 Support.