I don't think this is the same problem i am having because when i try to start a match in the demo i press start and it just shows the black screen it dosent show the charecters
I’ve been stuck with this issue for days now and I’ve been doing exactly what this video and everyone else has been saying and nothing is working. It’s absolutely ridiculous that 2k had literally YEARS to perfect this game and free it of game-breaking bugs like this and they can’t even do that!! I spent $40 on this game and probably an additional $15-$20 on the DLC and I could only enjoy it for like 3 or 4 months before this crap happened and ruined it. And according to what I’ve been reading this demo mode glitch HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE LAUNCH BACK IN MARCH!!!!! Absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable that after all these patches they released they still haven’t fixed this huge issue. I’m absolutely never buying another wrestling game produced by 2k this is an absolute joke
Had the same problem but it's now fixed. You just have to let the game run 20 or 30 minutes. Play demo matches if you want to. Just let the game run and after 30 minutes, the game will be fully installed. It's disturbing because there's not mention of it but the installation is still going on while you're stuck in demo mode.
You guys made my day! Wonderful video and most useful comment - I did the same today and it was successful. After about playing for 10 minutes and leaving the console for about half an hour I was able to play all matches. It scared the hell out of me.. thought I was fooled to buy a trial version!
It took me 40mins for WWE 2k22 to work. The reason the game is stuck on demo mode is because the game has this update that the console your playing on doesn't tell you. To fix this issue you need to do is 1. update the game to the latest update 2. play a one on one demo game 3. once your one one demo match starts (game loads), pause the game and wait for 30mins to an hour 4. Unpause the game and finish the match. Once you win/lose the match and return to the menu, the game will not be in demo mode and the game should be fixed.
Does ur 2k account have to be linked, because once u turn off your internet it doesn’t let you log/sign up again. It’s not an issue but I’m asking is this supposed to happen?
I'm so pissed cuz I just downloaded the game two days ago and it's been stuck on demo mode I have tried to delete& reinstall it twice and its still stuck in demo mode...anybody know what to do
I was able to finally download WWE 2K22 for my PS4 without any problems after watching your very helpful video. if the video is going too fast for you then look at the steps in the description.
Here's what to do on PS5 if it's in demo mode: Close WWE 2K22 > Go to Game Library > Press the options button on PS5 controller to select "Information" on WWE 2K22 game. There you will see how many more GBs you have left before the system downloaded the full game. Initially when it's demo mode about 8GB has been downloaded. WWE 2K22 is 60+ GB. So yeah it'll take a while. I'd suggest leaving it on the information page and let the console get the game without any interruptions.
It worked. Thank you so very much for your helpful video. I think a lot of people will have this issue, and I fully recommend your video to anything who is having the same issue. Thanks again for the help.
This garbage a** game already messing up and I can’t even get in the match. Thank you for helping out with this issue. 2k really be ok some stupid sh**t
If these don’t work do not worry, it’s most Likley that the game has not fully download yet, hover over wwe 2k22 press options then press information, if it is still downloading then it will be stuck in demo mode, wait a few hours, come back and check. After that you should be able to play, and not have to worry about being in demo mode.
@@jusltv This "glitch" was probably some bs way of giving you a tutorial. I just got the game and dealt with this. The problem was fixed after I beat Roman Reigns with Mysterio (not that I had much of a choice). Thankfully, the AI won't be too rough on you. After you exit the match you won, the game will tell you it's finished installing, the music (which is also missing during the glitch) will pop on and the menu will properly open up as it should
Just let the game run for a bit or leave PS on Low Battery Mode. It’ll install in the background but it doesn’t say it anywhere. It’s a system error. But after a while, depending on your storage, it should download within an hour or two.
It worked thanks heaps brother , I had the Same issue was wondering why it wasn’t working you have to play the game in demo mode for about 30-40 mins and then it will download properly and work fine
Lol thank you!!!!!!!!!!! I was doing the steps I got on to the Roman reigns and Rey mysterio one and it just worked randomly honestly thanks man I thought 2k just robbed my money. subbed 🙂
Just got the game for PS4 and did this… after running some errands and I realize I’m still impatient. I gotta do some productive with my time while I wait for my game to load completely. 😂sorry for rambling, about to create my wrestler and His name is going to be Razor Ramon
I got it to work on a physical copy! Just leave it on the home screen after it says its finished installing until you hear the disc drive stop making noise. It's still installing data from the disk even though it doesn't actually say this anywhere, I left it for like 30-45 mins and it worked.
@@digitalv619 Yea either this or if you have ps plus just buy the wwe 2k22 trial for me it said would you like to use the disc version now everything seems to be fine.
@@zovumejovan take the game out but don’t close the app if it’s Disc . Then put the disc back inside you should hear ur ps4 make a noise let it make that noise for 30 mins it’s downloading then press play on the game you should get the Drew gulak intro worked for me what a weird glitch on the game
I've been in demo since I bought it it's heartbreaking . I'm gonna try this although I'm worried uninstalling will confuse it further. I know that makes no sense but who knows with this game.
Same thing happened to me. I got tired of the CAW screen glitching and tried Uninstalling it and now it's on permanent demo mode... I'm going to try and reinstall the base game from the disk with network turned off just to see if that even works. For the third time now... remember when you could just put in a game and press play!!!
But on the possible upside, if I play the one on one match (Rey vs Roman as one of the two), I would earn a little extra in-game cash, just as long as I win. That could help me save a little bit towards some major stuff to unlock.
Bro wtf is this shit got this bih for Christmas and it fr pulling this shit game been out for like i 8 months tf 😭😭 Edit- It worked appreciate you dawg
I bought and downloaded the game today I left the game paused for 45 mins on a one to one match but it still doesn’t unlock the full game. What I think is that the game hasn’t fully downloaded yet as I play from PS4 and it might take hours to download everything. At this point I have downloaded the demo content only. That’s what I think
disc installed, update installed, logged into 2K, played about a dozen matches with the limited roster.... . Still demo mode.. uninstalled and reinstalled 4 times... left running overnight nothing happened..
I got round it by going into ps4 storage and just deleting the save data of the game not the whole games data . Didn't have to reinstall. Might have been a fluke , let me know if it works for you
If it says cannot upload because you don’t have internet, connect to your internet, go to notifications, press on the cannot upload section and it should say, data to start application All data
sadly, there is no work around. the game installed a lot better on current gen, but that shouldn't need to be an option. Sorry these steps didn't help and thank you for sharing your results.
Wha worked for me on ps4 was totally deleting all of the data saved on my external hard drive and reinstalling the game and data on the main drive. Lost all my created characters but now the game is working. Definitely a ghost install hat could be causing the issue as well.
All of you saying this thing worked for you are liars. It didn’t work any sh*t, I’m still tryna get my game of demo mode and I’ve tried this process three times
Mine does the same. Did you purchase the game online? (No physical disc) because this video seems to be for those with a disc, not an online purchased copy
IM SO UPSET! I BOUGHT IT..LET IT RUN ALL NIGHT ON SLEEP MODE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GAME FULLY DOWNLOAD AND YET IM STILL STUCK ON DEMO MODE! HELP SOMEONE
I am very confused bc I got the game from the ps store and it is Doing this problem and then the network part is confusing bc I can’t redownload the game without using Wi-Fi
I’m on Ps4 and i haven’t completed the whole download yet, only the half that gets you on Demo Mode, but everytime I tried to play it just got stucked on the loading black screen, help!!
steps on the description.
I need help
@@tmbtechy I'm having the same problem
If I restart my PlayStation will it delete all my games and apps
@@OFFICIALYYARTURO No
I don't think this is the same problem i am having because when i try to start a match in the demo i press start and it just shows the black screen it dosent show the charecters
man do you remember back then when just insert the disk and play
the golden days
Hy
Yeah those days were much more simple
this system was till wwe 2k15 I guess
I’ve been stuck with this issue for days now and I’ve been doing exactly what this video and everyone else has been saying and nothing is working. It’s absolutely ridiculous that 2k had literally YEARS to perfect this game and free it of game-breaking bugs like this and they can’t even do that!! I spent $40 on this game and probably an additional $15-$20 on the DLC and I could only enjoy it for like 3 or 4 months before this crap happened and ruined it. And according to what I’ve been reading this demo mode glitch HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE LAUNCH BACK IN MARCH!!!!! Absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable that after all these patches they released they still haven’t fixed this huge issue. I’m absolutely never buying another wrestling game produced by 2k this is an absolute joke
Yea and this wasn't a first this was going on way back when WWE 2k18 was launched.
Same thing i let the game working for 2 hours straight and nothing changes
Yeah same nothing has worked AT ALL for me. 2k is absolute dog 💩
Had the same problem but it's now fixed.
You just have to let the game run 20 or 30 minutes. Play demo matches if you want to. Just let the game run and after 30 minutes, the game will be fully installed. It's disturbing because there's not mention of it but the installation is still going on while you're stuck in demo mode.
Do you have to turn off network to do this one
@@kylosibot1238 Nope, i didn't
I left the game running for a day and this shit still isn't fixed
You guys made my day!
Wonderful video and most useful comment - I did the same today and it was successful. After about playing for 10 minutes and leaving the console for about half an hour I was able to play all matches. It scared the hell out of me.. thought I was fooled to buy a trial version!
It's been 4 hours and it didn't work
It took me 40mins for WWE 2k22 to work. The reason the game is stuck on demo mode is because the game has this update that the console your playing on doesn't tell you.
To fix this issue you need to do is
1. update the game to the latest update
2. play a one on one demo game
3. once your one one demo match starts (game loads), pause the game and wait for 30mins to an hour
4. Unpause the game and finish the match.
Once you win/lose the match and return to the menu, the game will not be in demo mode and the game should be fixed.
Does ur 2k account have to be linked, because once u turn off your internet it doesn’t let you log/sign up again. It’s not an issue but I’m asking is this supposed to happen?
Not working
@@kakarottoyt6405 u did it wrong then
@@colinhaggerty160did it work for you?
@@umairazhar3539 yea
You would think they would patch this by now but nope. Thank you for this.
I lost hope with 2K, I just hope we don't need to deal with this when 2K23 comes out.
@@VRSaskayzx I tried this
What you have to do is delete and reinstall it after the latest patch
I'm so pissed cuz I just downloaded the game two days ago and it's been stuck on demo mode I have tried to delete& reinstall it twice and its still stuck in demo mode...anybody know what to do
@@dehende07 what I did was delete it, then reinstall it, but leave it alone for a whole day / night, that worked for me.
I was able to finally download WWE 2K22 for my PS4 without any problems
after watching your very helpful video. if the video is going too fast for you
then look at the steps in the description.
Here's what to do on PS5 if it's in demo mode: Close WWE 2K22 > Go to Game Library > Press the options button on PS5 controller to select "Information" on WWE 2K22 game. There you will see how many more GBs you have left before the system downloaded the full game. Initially when it's demo mode about 8GB has been downloaded. WWE 2K22 is 60+ GB. So yeah it'll take a while. I'd suggest leaving it on the information page and let the console get the game without any interruptions.
It worked. Thank you so very much for your helpful video. I think a lot of people will have this issue, and I fully recommend your video to anything who is having the same issue. Thanks again for the help.
This garbage a** game already messing up and I can’t even get in the match. Thank you for helping out with this issue. 2k really be ok some stupid sh**t
It worked!!! Well currently im still in the demo match but i turned off the ps4 and deleted the application so now i gotta wait 45 min😁.
If these don’t work do not worry, it’s most Likley that the game has not fully download yet, hover over wwe 2k22 press options then press information, if it is still downloading then it will be stuck in demo mode, wait a few hours, come back and check. After that you should be able to play, and not have to worry about being in demo mode.
Thanks bro PS4 Literally tell me 5GB but when I open information its 53GB 💀💀💀
@@Plubbo sameee im literally stuck in it for 4 hours now
Do you put your ps4 in rest mode or keep the game on?
@@jusltv This "glitch" was probably some bs way of giving you a tutorial. I just got the game and dealt with this. The problem was fixed after I beat Roman Reigns with Mysterio (not that I had much of a choice). Thankfully, the AI won't be too rough on you. After you exit the match you won, the game will tell you it's finished installing, the music (which is also missing during the glitch) will pop on and the menu will properly open up as it should
Thank you. I just got the game today and was about to call play station for my money back
Bro this worked!
I contacted 2k and they didn't have a clue what to do...
Thanks a lot!
I am having this exact same problem now and when I try put myself in a match I’m stuck on a black screen nothings working
Did you ever fix this?
Just let the game run for a bit or leave PS on Low Battery Mode. It’ll install in the background but it doesn’t say it anywhere. It’s a system error. But after a while, depending on your storage, it should download within an hour or two.
Mine doesnt even let me like get in a game
@@okaniljazi8834same
@@okaniljazi8834mine either did you ever figure out a solution
Thank you so much..worked for me..I was scared and pissed I thought I wasted 2000 but you r a life saver...❤
It worked thanks heaps brother , I had the Same issue was wondering why it wasn’t working you have to play the game in demo mode for about 30-40 mins and then it will download properly and work fine
@Life is Random yeah bro
Lol thank you!!!!!!!!!!! I was doing the steps I got on to the Roman reigns and Rey mysterio one and it just worked randomly honestly thanks man I thought 2k just robbed my money. subbed 🙂
Hey so if I play Roman vs Rey it will work
How many min
@@louismcfowler1189 it worked straight away for me if it doesn’t for you just wait for a few minutes
@@mapleleafgrappling191 I have it for my ps4 how many Minutes
@@mapleleafgrappling191 how many Minutes
This worked. A million times thank you man. You've got a new subscriber
Just got the game for PS4 and did this… after running some errands and I realize I’m still impatient. I gotta do some productive with my time while I wait for my game to load completely.
😂sorry for rambling, about to create my wrestler and His name is going to be Razor Ramon
Finally it worked just select one on one and pause the leave it around 45 mins to 1 hour next time when you come back you can see every option
Did you play the demo match or did you leave it?
I got it to work on a physical copy! Just leave it on the home screen after it says its finished installing until you hear the disc drive stop making noise. It's still installing data from the disk even though it doesn't actually say this anywhere, I left it for like 30-45 mins and it worked.
I did exactly this and now mine is working
@@digitalv619 Yea either this or if you have ps plus just buy the wwe 2k22 trial for me it said would you like to use the disc version now everything seems to be fine.
For some reason it's not letting me get out of demo mode I've been trying for days now and still nothing :(
Same for me
BRO EXACTLY
Y’all lucky for me it’s stuck on a black screen😭
Same 😭
@@TheOriginalsVampiresHey have you maybe found a fix
@@zovumejovan take the game out but don’t close the app if it’s Disc . Then put the disc back inside you should hear ur ps4 make a noise let it make that noise for 30 mins it’s downloading then press play on the game you should get the Drew gulak intro worked for me what a weird glitch on the game
same
Same and I can't go to create or my rise or anything it just play
Ya no. It wouldn't even load the match up screen for me lol. After I picked the match they said nooo
Help me it didn't work I have waited for hours
this actually worked! appreciate it a ton 🙏
I'm still waiting after 45 min and still nothing
@@jessareneselename too idk what to do
bro i cant even load into demo matches. its just gets stuck on a loading screen. What should i do to fix???
This is my problem I can’t get pass the black loading screen, did u ever figure it out bro?
I initially uninstalled the game because it kept freezing when saving CAWs. Ever since then, it never gets out of demo mode. Giving this a shot.
let us know if it works, and good luck!
@@VRSaskayzx so far, no luck :( im kind of at a loss
I've been in demo since I bought it it's heartbreaking . I'm gonna try this although I'm worried uninstalling will confuse it further. I know that makes no sense but who knows with this game.
Same thing happened to me. I got tired of the CAW screen glitching and tried Uninstalling it and now it's on permanent demo mode... I'm going to try and reinstall the base game from the disk with network turned off just to see if that even works. For the third time now... remember when you could just put in a game and press play!!!
@@Rudy04 Did anything ever fix it? I deleted mines for the same reason and it's not working I'm trying this method now
Even tho it says it's done installing, it is not. Leave it on the homescreen untill your disc drive stops making noise.
The disk drive noise starts wen im selecting wrestlers
Hopefully it works
@@umairazhar3539 Did it work for you?
@@hshmonta4888 no😭😭
@@hshmonta4888 hbu?
9 months later and still making W vids
thank you.
Omg it worked on the 3rd try thanks so much man ❤️
Thanks man 😍😍😍😍. It worked for me at first attempt. Love you bro ☺️
Thank you!!!! Never been so happy to hear the terrible soundtrack!!!
But on the possible upside, if I play the one on one match (Rey vs Roman as one of the two), I would earn a little extra in-game cash, just as long as I win. That could help me save a little bit towards some major stuff to unlock.
I did that yesterday and it didn't work for me
Bro i know im kinda late but my wwe 2k24 disc game is stuck at 42% installation I've tried all tricks nothing happens
Same just got the game yesterday
Does it require network to start the game
Bro wtf is this shit got this bih for Christmas and it fr pulling this shit game been out for like i 8 months tf 😭😭
Edit- It worked appreciate you dawg
Don't you have to wait 45 minutes for you can get full installed
I bought and downloaded the game today I left the game paused for 45 mins on a one to one match but it still doesn’t unlock the full game. What I think is that the game hasn’t fully downloaded yet as I play from PS4 and it might take hours to download everything. At this point I have downloaded the demo content only. That’s what I think
Did it work yet?
@@umairazhar3539 yes it did I had to wait for the game around 3 hours to fully download
@@heyPrince3 did yu have to stay on the game or did you just put your ps4 in rest mode n waited?
@@heyPrince3 help us brother
My shit is 1.19 fully updated wtfff
I just had the same problem and I watch this video and it worked thanks 👍
Did not work
Bought this game for $20 for a reason.....MULTIPLE reasons actually.....
disc installed, update
installed, logged into 2K, played about a dozen
matches with the limited roster....
. Still demo mode..
uninstalled and reinstalled 4 times... left running overnight nothing happened..
I got round it by going into ps4 storage and just deleting the save data of the game not the whole games data . Didn't have to reinstall. Might have been a fluke , let me know if it works for you
i just read comments while waiting and then the music came up..its fixed
What music? The jukebox or post match wrestlers music?
Thanks so much for this video. It fixed the problem ☺️! I was about to give up then saw your video and now able to play the whole game
Glad I could help
Worked ! Thanks bruh
Ive deleted this 3 times and still nothing i played demo and no one is talking but the referee
Dm me back if you fixed it
Not help ful
So basically we just wasted money ??
Did not fixed my issue
Nothing is working for me been : weeks stuck in demo mode
give it another try, hopefully it works.
I’ll keep trying it’s crazy after only 7 months it does this
Do I delete everytime it doesn’t work? Or just keep trying the match?
@@jasonmoody8686did it work?
For me it updates 3 min but not the 45 min one how do I fix this game
Does the game have to be running or I can just leave it on rest mode while network off?
Did you figure it out man ?
@@ogloloo yeah brother it needs to be running and about and hour does the trick.
@@mhani6442 network off or on
@@ogloloo network should be off cause if not then the game starts updating itself and the process is stopped.
@@mhani6442 I’m off the network and it’s been over 2 hours I’m still stuck on demo mode at least I can play one vs one now too . How long did you wait
If it says cannot upload because you don’t have internet, connect to your internet, go to notifications, press on the cannot upload section and it should say, data to start application
All data
OMFFFFFGGGGGGG Thank you so freaking much I did not want to buy a new game
Does it make any difference if you choose to play as Roman or Rey?
not at all I just picked them as those are the first options.
@@VRSaskayzx I just wanted to give an update. It works now! Thank you so much for the detailed description
@@mr.baseball7223 awesome man, glad to hear that I hope you enjoy the game!
It didn’t work
Nvm
Is it required to download the latest version of the game if you have the disc?
It won’t work It’s been like this for over 2 months
sadly, there is no work around. the game installed a lot better on current gen, but that shouldn't need to be an option. Sorry these steps didn't help and thank you for sharing your results.
WOW MAN ITS WORK THANKS 💓
Wha worked for me on ps4 was totally deleting all of the data saved on my external hard drive and reinstalling the game and data on the main drive. Lost all my created characters but now the game is working. Definitely a ghost install hat could be causing the issue as well.
just came here to say that this doesn't works.
it worked for some people *shrug*
I has been updated to 1.21 version. If i deleted the base game,the update will deleted too?
I did all the steps its still on demo is there other ways to maybe fix it
All of you saying this thing worked for you are liars. It didn’t work any sh*t, I’m still tryna get my game of demo mode and I’ve tried this process three times
Same bro I think 2k are doing this on purpose
Load the full game and once its done clear the cache from Ps4 . Clearing cache can be done by unpluging ps4 for a minute. This will work
@@DjDoc nah its not working
I’ve tried doing the trick but it just stays on a loading screen when I press to start the match idk what else to do tbh
Mine does the same. Did you purchase the game online? (No physical disc) because this video seems to be for those with a disc, not an online purchased copy
@@ademeta1994 no I have a copy of the game on disc
Did not work from for me
IM SO UPSET! I BOUGHT IT..LET IT RUN ALL NIGHT ON SLEEP MODE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GAME FULLY DOWNLOAD AND YET IM STILL STUCK ON DEMO MODE! HELP SOMEONE
Return it
We have to wait 45 minutes or it will work?
Thanks for the help I got the game to work🎉
I am very confused bc I got the game from the ps store and it is Doing this problem and then the network part is confusing bc I can’t redownload the game without using Wi-Fi
WHAT DID HE TRY TWICE ON I NEED TO KNOW
I would recommend giving it another try, if it doesn't work maybe rebuilding the database on the console could help to speed up the issue.
Now, enter the match before downloading and after. If you enter after, the match will not work. It will hang on the black screen😭😭
You did it wrong
Same
I’m on Ps4 and i haven’t completed the whole download yet, only the half that gets you on Demo Mode, but everytime I tried to play it just got stucked on the loading black screen, help!!
I have the same problem as you, if you find a solution tell me
I have the same thing if you found any solution tell me
I have to wait 45 minutes?
What a crap company to release a game in this state
Do you need Wi-Fi before restarting it
I don't have the disc I brought it off the store what do I do about that?
🙄💀
This worked for me!! Thanks so very much
well for me after selecting rey and roman and then start the match, and I'm stuck at a black loading screen. somebody help?
Same for my brother
Same
Same
It’s still not completely installing….. that’s why there’s no music either on the title screen. At least that’s what I’m guessing.
It worked, thanks man❤.
No luck been sitting for 45 mins quit and Nothing trying again
just let the game run for like 20 to 30 minutes its still downloading
thank you so much i sub and like keep up the good content
Thanks, will do!
And any idea what to do if uninstalling, restarting, and this idea doesn’t work? Only option I can think is returning the game…
Please help sir not working pls help
How long does match take to load
Bro u have installed the full game
@@Purewal_editz_4kyes
Question if you make a mistake during this process do you have to start all over or no
just to be on the safe side I would start the process again. good luck!
Bro please reply did we have to do with internet ya without internet
I try to do it it's not letting me do it
Waited 45 min and still nothing!
Hi guys I fixed it..all I had to do was to clean the back of the disk with a soft cloth!
@@jessareneselena frl
For me it just didn't fully downloaded
I heard that 2k23 have a similar problem like this, 2k….
Can you do a slower breakdown of this video because it was moving quite fast.....thanks
you can play the video at a slower speed if needed.
Will it always work then??
The demo matches don’t even load up for me
Did it fix for you
@@hshmonta4888 nope. I left it running earlier tho I’m gonna check again when I get off work hopefully I can get it going
@@jay5th87did yu get it to work?
this seriously needs to be patched
It not working wat I do
please retry, it has work for others.
I just tried playing for 30 minutes and it didn't work. Idk what to do. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling too. That didn't work either
sorry to hear that man, did you get it sort out or are you still having issues?
I'd like to know as well. Need some hope here.
@@VRSaskayzx Still having issues. I did a factory reset and that didn't work either
@@BlueMysticNinjaRanger have you figured anything out for it cause I'm still stuck on this